You are not kidding!  What a bonanza!

On Apr 13, 11:09 am, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote:
> I count seven 1000s on the 'bay at this moment - frame-sets and full
> bikes. I've never seen that before. Spring cleaning has begun in
> earnest!
>
> Marty
>
> On Apr 11, 11:28 am, "Bill M." <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I bought aMiyata1000 frameset in 1983, and still have it.  It's been
> > built up many different ways over the years, from loaded tourer to
> > grocery getter to fixie.  I rode my first 100 miler on that bike, rode
> > it on fast training rides, towed my kids in a Burley trailer, and did
> > a little overnight camping.  It carries heavy loads easily, which it
> > should given how stout it's built.  IIRC the down tube is 1.2 mm / 1.0
> > mm/ 1.2 mm, the frame and fork together weigh around 7.5 lb.  There's
> > lots of clearance for wide tires.
>
> > The current build has a Suntour XC Pro seat post and XC pro canti's,
> > both bought NOS on e-bay, Suntour XCD derailleurs , Silver bar-end
> > shifters, a Sugino AT crank, 36 spoke Mavic sealed freewheel hubs with
> > narrow v-section rims (Velocity Aerohead in back, an old Ambrosio in
> > front), 35 mm Vittoria Randonneur Pros, a Nitto Randonneur bar and
> > Technomic stem, a Brooks Champion Flyer and a Carradice Nelson
> > Longflap.
>
> > The 1000 is a nice bike but lacks some of the refinements of more
> > recent, well designed tourers.  The BB height is around 11 inches,
> > much higher than necessary.  That reduces standover height enough that
> > one might have to ride a smaller size.  That and lack of any head tube
> > extension mean I have to run the Technomic near full extension to get
> > the bars up where I need them.  The bridge placements make it hard to
> > achieve a good rear fender line, and there are no threaded fender
> > mounts as we have come to expect these days.  The cable guides are
> > above the BB, which increases friction over the plastic under-BB
> > guides and (IMO) contributes to ghost shifting.  There are neither DT
> > shifter bosses, nor brazed on cable stops, so either clamp on shifters
> > or a clamp on stop are needed.  The Campy clamp-on stop I use may be
> > the one part that's been on the bike since the beginning!  The seat
> > post is 26.8, which made finding a nice one a little more difficult.
> > The decals were stick-ons, not clear coated, so they tend to fray
> > around the edges.  I removed all of them from mine save the one on the
> > head tube.  There's no kickstand plate.
>
> > Still, if you can get a good fit, the 1000 is a very capable loaded
> > tourer and barring catastrophic accidents it should live approximately
> > forever.  I doubt I'll sell mine as long as I can still ride a
> > bicycle.
>
> > Bill
>
> > On Apr 10, 1:21 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I still regret not buying the 1988Miyata1000.  That bike was
> > > spectacular.  I worked at aMiyatadealer and stared at that ride
> > > endlessly.
>
> > > On Apr 10, 1:09 pm, Will <wpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >http://bit.ly/aaRVmo
>
> > > > Don't know the seller, but recall Sheldon Brown's endorsement of the
> > > > mid-1980sMiyata1000.  (www.sheldonbrown.com/japan.html#miyata)

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