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I actually bought a sticker set for one when it cropped up on ebay as they are probably rare too. However I am still looking for the bike to put them on. :wink:

I am still after a white Mirage. there was one on ebay recently but it was a bit big so I bailed. I had one when I was a kid and fancy another but they are few and far between. Purple ones are available and as a last resort I may downgrade one of them to a Mk1 spec (assuming it was a mk1)...

Thanks for replying. I think I am happy that I get the rims based upon the tyre size. So I will look for some wheels that are 27 x 1 1/4. That was basically where I was unsure. I am probably going to have to order them online as I am having no luck finding some with 120mm rear spacing at the...

I had thought that this was a simple question but obviously not. Can someone point me in the direction of someone who might be able to help or a website that can explain this? What I have seen so far is suggesting that I look at the rim width which is smaller than 27 1/14. I want to make sure I...

I am I just want to check I have definitely got the size right first before I buy them. Can you confirm?

Right, I know this is a silly question but from this photo of the tyre size, I assume my wheels are 27 1/14? The only reason I ask is because the wheels are blatantly not 27 inches in diameter but that might just be me not understanding how the sizing works. I am just wanting to check...

Having thought about my post above when I was looking at some wheels, I have realised that by trimming the spacer on the hub I am going to make the wheel off centre.

I have been watching this one on Ebay. I have been tempted to buy it but am holding out for a white Raleigh Mirage instead as despite the fact I always wanted one of these. They came out about a month after I bought my old Mirage and loads of my mates got them and I was well jealous but I am...

Funnily enough I have been looking at a similar problem today as the Raleigh Flyer is 120mm at the back (have not looked at the front yet). Apparently this is not a common size these days. I am thinking about grinding down the ends of the hub a little to fit the frame. I can replace that...

Well, I have bought some decals for a white mirage from Ebay. The purple ones seem to be plentiful so I may get one of them strip it and paint it like the white one. However I am particularly broke this month so am not going to rush out and buy one straight away and see what crops up over the...

This looks good. Fancy a retro MTB. Am thinking I can restore bikes indoors when its raining and cars outdoors when its nice so am looking for another project. Is the frame on these exactly the same as the frame on the later purple ones? As far as I can see they are just a facelift but...

Have spoken to Triple S in Bingley. http://www.triple-s.co.uk/ Am having 2nd thoughts about what to do though. I might see if they can paint on the Flyer decals as its not that complicated but if I am getting them to do it should I maybe just do it myself? I can easily get the Raleigh...

That looks ace. Depending on whether or not I can get the stickers for mine in the morning, I might have to rethink my colour scheme. Hmmm. Going to have a look through the readers rides sections to see what I like.

Unless its a coincidence, I suspect H Lloyds and Decals2000 are one and the same as they are both on holiday until the 1st of May. I will speak to them tomorrow and find out. There are no Flyer decals at all that I can see on the PDF on the H Lloyd website and there are these on Ebay so you...

Had not thought of that. :oops: GR9 idea. Have emailed them.