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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: factory pilot on March 10, 2013, 09:24 PM
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Saw some nos Mirage plates in the for sale section and on ebay last week. I always quite liked the brand bitd.
A little bird told me that this was a brand owned by Alan's(Wigan) and sure enough it was Alan's who were selling the plated on ebay.
Can anyone back this up ?
I remember plates and maybe brakeguards but does anyone remember if they made anything else ?
I then got thinking were there other brands owned by 'local' bike shops and not big corporations ?
Let me know your thoughts and memories and information :daumenhoch:
cheers Antony ;)
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yep it was Mirage was ALANS , they did number plates, power discs and bars :daumenhoch:
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I remember the power discs now...brilliant :4_17_5: never new they did bars too 8)
cheers mate :daumenhoch:
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I remember the power discs now...brilliant :4_17_5: never new they did bars too 8)
cheers mate :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/hh135/Badbaldie/IMAG0055_zpse4805e35.jpg)
there you go MIRAGE x bars :daumenhoch:
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I remember the power discs now...brilliant :4_17_5: never new they did bars too 8)
cheers mate :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/hh135/Badbaldie/IMAG0055_zpse4805e35.jpg)
there you go MIRAGE x bars :daumenhoch:
Nice, Lennie, very nice! :daumenhoch:
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Bloody hell, I recognise those bars but never knew what they were...they're someone in the 1987 Bmx Annual using them and come to mention it I'm sure he's got mirage discs too :4_17_5:
brilliant stuff..keep it coming :4_17_5: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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Mirage power disc. :daumenhoch:
(http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o700/photoandy70/2013-03-10215309_zpsc6a579f1.jpg)
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They did brake guards aswell :daumenhoch:
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when we went on the RADTOR ride last year in Wigan Alan had a free rafle for loads of stuff
the one thing that i remember is the original artwork/design for the mirage plates
well cool day
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Sawzall has a bike aswell. In the 1987 bmx annual I think its Andy Irwin with the GT with mirage bars. My fave freestyle bars :smitten:
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when we went on the RADTOR ride last year in Wigan Alan had a free rafle for loads of stuff
the one thing that i remember is the original artwork/design for the mirage plates
well cool day
YEA WAS,NT IT ALAN,S DAD WHO CAME UP WITH THE BRAND NAME, HE HAD A FEW DIFFERENT PROTOTYPE DESIGN,S IN THE SHOP.
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when we went on the RADTOR ride last year in Wigan Alan had a free rafle for loads of stuff
the one thing that i remember is the original artwork/design for the mirage plates
well cool day
Absolutely gutted i missed this :'(
Can we have another Alans/Wigan day soon ?
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when we went on the RADTOR ride last year in Wigan Alan had a free rafle for loads of stuff
the one thing that i remember is the original artwork/design for the mirage plates
well cool day
yep he did Stu and i was lucky enough to get one of the original art work pieces :daumenhoch:
Factory Pilot there will be another RADTOR ...... just waiting on M.K. dates to be confirmed and RADCHESTER dates to be announced then RADTOR 2 will be arranged :daumenhoch:
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when we went on the RADTOR ride last year in Wigan Alan had a free rafle for loads of stuff
the one thing that i remember is the original artwork/design for the mirage plates
well cool day
yep he did Stu and i was lucky enough to get one of the original art work pieces :daumenhoch:
Factory Pilot there will be another RADTOR ...... just waiting on M.K. dates to be confirmed and RADCHESTER dates to be announced then RADTOR 2 will be arranged :daumenhoch:
Awesome...does it include a tour of Marsh Bonk and Platt Vegas :4_17_5: :2funny:
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I won't be pedalling through Vegas and I bet the marsh bonk and orrell massive are sick of sitting in my road works .
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here's a pic of my mirage prototype made by birmingham wheels for alans :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2322.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2324.jpg)
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Stunning Phil :4_17_5:
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thanks matt ;)
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/hh135/Badbaldie/0012-4_zpsec13ab6e.jpg)
there you go Ant. original art work for the TORKER MIRAGE number plate ... also an early MIRAGE number plate ... and original hand drawn art work for the TORKER FREESTYLIST :daumenhoch:
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I've this brake guard..............
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii49/Paz68/Miragebrakeguard_zps2392fbbe.jpg)
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I am still waiting for someone to come up with and ad or a picture for an M-ZONE SPINNER!! ::)
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here's a pic of my mirage prototype made by birmingham wheels for alans :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2322.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2324.jpg)
I've been mad busy the last coupla days and only just seen this.... amazing.... so so cool... I love these ace rarities :4_17_5:
I am jealous this truely is super cool..thanks for showing us the piccies :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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I remember those GT brakeguards too..very cool :smitten: :smitten:... I loved them BITD..it was yet another cool 'extra' that only bmx bikes had.
Thanks to everyone who's contributed to this thread..it's ACE 8)
cheers guys :coolsmiley: