80's Miyata Road Bikes
09-08-24, 06:25 AM
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1200's are really nice riding bikes. Had this one about five years ago, built up with full Dura Ace. Another one I wish I'd kept...
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09-08-24, 10:15 AM
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Glad the 1200 is getting some love. Had one and it was my favorite ride for several years. I imagine I'll get another if a great example comes along. A bike mechanic friend called it a "gentlemen's Team Miyata" and I didn't argue.
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09-08-24, 10:48 AM
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So much Miyata talk got me to pull and ride the 615 for some errands, the canti works well with the Campy levers.
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09-08-24, 05:21 PM
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Yes sir, in Sask. There are literally zero Miyata road bikes here that I have seen. I only started looking in Alberta because we go there multple times a year right now. Edmonton has a few as does Calgary. The farther west you go the higher the prices become. I just saw a 710 in Vancouver this morning listed for $1300. I will just go and buy a new one for that but that isn't what I am after. I want a real Chromo steel frame. I already have a newer light weight aluminum frame bike(s). I will never own a carbon frame as the prices are in the used car market and I have no intentions of ever racing or having to have the lightest fastest bike on the planet.
I have found a bare framed 1000 listed but the damn thing is the largest frameset they made. If I were a foot taller maybe...And its only $30.
I don't really "need" one, but want one. I think we all know how that goes. I also want to try my hand at building one from the frame up like I have with a few BMX I have done. And I do find it enjoyable even though I am not the most avid cyclist. I do find a great looking vintage road bike like a piece of art. The new stuff just doesn't have that appeal.
I have found a bare framed 1000 listed but the damn thing is the largest frameset they made. If I were a foot taller maybe...And its only $30.
I don't really "need" one, but want one. I think we all know how that goes. I also want to try my hand at building one from the frame up like I have with a few BMX I have done. And I do find it enjoyable even though I am not the most avid cyclist. I do find a great looking vintage road bike like a piece of art. The new stuff just doesn't have that appeal.
There's always been threads about super cool Miyatas- and I remember being ready to pay a STUPID amount of money for a gas pipe hi-ten boom bike with steel everything on it- because it said "Miyata" on it and it was orange. It does nothing to say "be patient- it'll come around," but it will. You have to keep looking and then you have to have the money set aside and jump when the light turns green. No dithering.
The old bike thing is a hobby of opportunity- Have a good idea of why you want what you want- and be able to cast your net a little wider and you'll score stuff. And once you score something cool, something cooler just happens along. And then something even COOLER is given to you for free. And then even COOLER stuff shows up and people PAY you take it!!! That's how you fill your garage full of bikes.
IMO- only get stuff that fits. Looking for something specific is a good way to overpay- but it's the way to go to get exactly what you want. I way overpaid for my 1985 Trek 620- because it was EXACTLY what I wanted and it was my size and I love that bike. After I got my Trek 720- I've had like 3 or 4 of them in my size dangled at me- each for about half what I paid for mine. Sometimes the world isn't fair.
Good luck!!!
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09-11-24, 12:03 PM
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I don't know how long you've been into the "old bike" thing- but when I got into it- I could find absolutely NOTHING in what I was interested in. The stuff I did find was prohibitively expensive both for me and just for what the things were. I live between Madison and Milwaukee- roughly around 50 miles from Trek. I've heard of this supposedly being referred to as "Trek Alley" as vintage Treks are supposedly a dime a dozen and if you don't watch where you're going you'll get hit on the head by a TX900 falling out of the sky. But I didn't see a ONE of them.
There's always been threads about super cool Miyatas- and I remember being ready to pay a STUPID amount of money for a gas pipe hi-ten boom bike with steel everything on it- because it said "Miyata" on it and it was orange. It does nothing to say "be patient- it'll come around," but it will. You have to keep looking and then you have to have the money set aside and jump when the light turns green. No dithering.
The old bike thing is a hobby of opportunity- Have a good idea of why you want what you want- and be able to cast your net a little wider and you'll score stuff. And once you score something cool, something cooler just happens along. And then something even COOLER is given to you for free. And then even COOLER stuff shows up and people PAY you take it!!! That's how you fill your garage full of bikes.
IMO- only get stuff that fits. Looking for something specific is a good way to overpay- but it's the way to go to get exactly what you want. I way overpaid for my 1985 Trek 620- because it was EXACTLY what I wanted and it was my size and I love that bike. After I got my Trek 720- I've had like 3 or 4 of them in my size dangled at me- each for about half what I paid for mine. Sometimes the world isn't fair.
Good luck!!!
There's always been threads about super cool Miyatas- and I remember being ready to pay a STUPID amount of money for a gas pipe hi-ten boom bike with steel everything on it- because it said "Miyata" on it and it was orange. It does nothing to say "be patient- it'll come around," but it will. You have to keep looking and then you have to have the money set aside and jump when the light turns green. No dithering.
The old bike thing is a hobby of opportunity- Have a good idea of why you want what you want- and be able to cast your net a little wider and you'll score stuff. And once you score something cool, something cooler just happens along. And then something even COOLER is given to you for free. And then even COOLER stuff shows up and people PAY you take it!!! That's how you fill your garage full of bikes.
IMO- only get stuff that fits. Looking for something specific is a good way to overpay- but it's the way to go to get exactly what you want. I way overpaid for my 1985 Trek 620- because it was EXACTLY what I wanted and it was my size and I love that bike. After I got my Trek 720- I've had like 3 or 4 of them in my size dangled at me- each for about half what I paid for mine. Sometimes the world isn't fair.
Good luck!!!
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09-11-24, 12:06 PM
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Seller claimed it was 63cm but I think it measures more like 61.5. It may look proportionally taller because the top tube is only about 58cm.
09-13-24, 09:28 AM
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I think the frames became more "capable" as you roll into the 90s. My theory is that before 1985 or so, the flagship level touring bike was supposed to walk the line between prestigious, graceful, lightweight and sturdy. But as the ATB/MTB took over the business- a "touring" bike didn't need to be prestigious or lightweight or graceful... it needed to be able to haul loads for long distance. My 1990 M1000LT is heavier- but way more stiff than any of my other tourers; It came with Deore/Deore DX level components (one down from XT, and the brake levers were 600).
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09-13-24, 06:50 PM
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Absolutely. And talk about bang for your buck. I bet it sold for well under $300 in the showroom. Chromo triangle and under 25 lbs. Quite a package for such a reliable and fast machine.
The crazy thing is, if reburb'd, it may well ride better now than it did then. And you can probably still get one for $300. 🤯
The crazy thing is, if reburb'd, it may well ride better now than it did then. And you can probably still get one for $300. 🤯
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Hello SonicEuphoria,
Love the enthusiasm on this thread.
You may be interested in this, Miyata made some models available with smaller frames, probably based on designs by Georgina Terry. In 1987 the models 512 and 615 with a smaller front wheel.
Here is an example that I found on BikeIndex.
Miyata 615 from BikeIndex.
Love the enthusiasm on this thread.
You may be interested in this, Miyata made some models available with smaller frames, probably based on designs by Georgina Terry. In 1987 the models 512 and 615 with a smaller front wheel.
Here is an example that I found on BikeIndex.
Miyata 615 from BikeIndex.
09-18-24, 04:11 AM
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1986 Miyata 310. Rebuilt from the ground up from a behind-a-shed Craigslist find. The frame and the crank are the only original parts left...the rest was either trashed from weather exposure or was a cheap replacement. Derailleurs and brakes were originally Shimano Golden Arrow, but were in too poor shape to use...replaced with a later mix of 600 and Ultegra. The fork is actually from a Univega, which was the only decent fork I could find with a long-enough steerer and approximately the same color. The wheels were new pulls from a 2006 Cannondale whose owner stored them for 18 years.
The end result is a very nice bike. I can't speak for the other bikes you're looking at, but I can vouch for the 310 as being exceptional.
The end result is a very nice bike. I can't speak for the other bikes you're looking at, but I can vouch for the 310 as being exceptional.
