Those Miyatas were and still are excellent touring bikes and very well- made. I saw a couple of them when I rode with a touring club in the 80's. Nice bikes as were the early Specialized Expeditions. Touring Cannondales ( I owned one T700, I think) were great for loaded touring too I think perhaps the 80's were a golden age for touring bikes. On another thread we've talked about run what you brung , but a purpose-built touring bike is really a pleasure
On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 11:08:22 PM UTC-6, Bill M. wrote: > > I have a sister to your Expedition, an '84 Miyata 1000. I'm the original > owner. AFAIK Miyata built the Expedition's for Spec. The geo differs just > a bit, mostly in the steeper ST angle of the Spec. The actual geo of my > Miyata is very close to that of an AHH in the same size. I have not ridden > the AHH, but I am sure the Miyata is MUCH stiffer. I was told BITD that > the DT was 1.2 mm / 1.0 mm / 1.2 mm with the other tubes in proportion. > Not 'planing' territory by any means. It rides a bit like a brick > unloaded, but gets pleasantly more lively with a rear load. > > Bill > Stockton, CA > > On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 8:54:55 AM UTC-8, Kevin Lindsey wrote: >> >> Greetings. >> I'm in the process of building up a 1983 Specialized Expedition (which is >> a really lovely bike). From a distance, the frame looks to have more or >> less the same geometry as the AHH or, possibly, the Atlantis. Does anyone >> have experience with the vintage Expeditions such that he or she could >> compare its ride to one of the Rivs? >> Thanks, >> Kevin Lindsey >> Alexandria, VA >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
