not a Miyata but I just picked up a 1991 green/Ivory Bridgestone RB-1 off Craigslist. Paint looks pretty good too. I'm excited! I read somewhere that this year and model was Grants favorite.
Woohoo! On Apr 13, 12:17 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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)- Hide > > > > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
