Author Topic: Mirage - anyone know anything or bike shop brands/products? (Read 1108 times)

factory pilot · « **on:** March 10, 2013, 09:24 PM »

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

cheers Antony

Badbaldie · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2013, 09:26 PM »

yep it was Mirage was ALANS , they did number plates, power discs and bars

factory pilot · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2013, 09:28 PM »

I remember the power discs now...brilliant

never new they did bars too

cheers mate

Badbaldie · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2013, 09:30 PM »

Quote from: Factory Pilot on March 10, 2013, 09:28 PM

I remember the power discs now...brilliant never new they did bars too
cheers mate

there you go MIRAGE x bars

Clean · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2013, 09:31 PM »

Quote from: Badbaldie on March 10, 2013, 09:30 PM

Quote from: Factory Pilot on March 10, 2013, 09:28 PM
I remember the power discs now...brilliant never new they did bars too
cheers mate

there you go MIRAGE x bars

Nice, Lennie, very nice!

factory pilot · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2013, 09:52 PM »

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

brilliant stuff..keep it coming

Andy1970 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2013, 10:06 PM »

Mirage power disc.

Taipan · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2013, 10:12 PM »

They did brake guards aswell

stu27 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2013, 10:29 PM »

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

mattfx81 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2013, 10:31 PM »

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

Bigbadsam · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2013, 11:39 PM »

Quote from: stu27 on March 10, 2013, 10:29 PM

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.

factory pilot · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2013, 12:45 PM »

Quote from: stu27 on March 10, 2013, 10:29 PM

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 ?

Badbaldie · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2013, 02:36 PM »

Quote from: stu27 on March 10, 2013, 10:29 PM

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

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

factory pilot · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2013, 03:40 PM »

Quote from: Badbaldie on March 11, 2013, 02:36 PM

Quote from: stu27 on March 10, 2013, 10:29 PM
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
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

Awesome...does it include a tour of Marsh Bonk and Platt Vegas

crazycraig · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2013, 03:46 PM »

I won't be pedalling through Vegas and I bet the marsh bonk and orrell massive are sick of sitting in my road works .

sawzall · « **Reply #15 on:** March 11, 2013, 05:13 PM »

here's a pic of my mirage prototype made by birmingham wheels for alans

Swivel · « **Reply #16 on:** March 11, 2013, 05:17 PM »

Stunning Phil

sawzall · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2013, 05:21 PM »

thanks matt

Badbaldie · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2013, 05:23 PM »

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

Andy68 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2013, 10:24 AM »

I've this brake guard..............

deeman · « **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2013, 10:39 AM »

I am still waiting for someone to come up with and ad or a picture for an M-ZONE SPINNER!!

factory pilot · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2013, 09:14 PM »

Quote from: sawzall on March 11, 2013, 05:13 PM

here's a pic of my mirage prototype made by birmingham wheels for alans

I've been mad busy the last coupla days and only just seen this.... amazing.... so so cool... I love these ace rarities

I am jealous this truely is super cool..thanks for showing us the piccies

factory pilot · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2013, 09:18 PM »

I remember those GT brakeguards too..very cool

... 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

cheers guys

Author Topic: Mirage - anyone know anything or bike shop brands/products? (Read 1108 times)

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