Have never seen one of these in person. At least not that I remember. But the first one - wow! Listed as 32s and there is tons of room under that fork crown.
Bikes like that really interest me. Then if the pull gets too great, will go out for a ride on my Hillborne. Seems to clear the bike lust right up. Not that the black one isn't tempting. And close to my size, too. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Apr 13, 6:54�pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Somebody here should bid on this one: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/MIYATA-1000-One-Thousand-Touring-Bicycle-Original... > > but maybe not this one: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/MIYATA-1000-LT-TOURING-BIKE-63cm-BICYCLE-LOADED_W... > > On Apr 13, 12:44�pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > > 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)-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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.
