Originally Posted by lala
Wow....very impressive. I have a soft spot for Miyata!
I've ridden Miyatas since the early nineties and I never wanted something instead of them. Their buildquality is second to none for a massbuilder and they also compare favourably to many non massbuilders. The top notch ones are probably also more exclusive than those of some non massbuilders.
Sad things went wrong for Miyata in the US early nineties. Is it some were a bit heavy (but sturdy!), a marketingcommunication flaw or an unfavourable $/Yen exchange rate? Probably a combination of those 3.
High quality Japanese bicycles rock! In the early nineties were I live people favoured Marins with MarinLite stuff over Panasonics with Japanese quality components allover. Of course, Marins were much better
You have one? (a Miyata)