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09-01-08, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz

You should ask him for pics and also what frame it is....it sounds like it could be a Team Miyata road frame, which would be about right for $290 if it is NOS. There is an ebay seller who has a couple in his ebay store and he wants $800 for them. It is a ridiculous price but they were excellent frames back in their time. Miyata created their own tubes and they were very good at it.

Auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Miyata-Team-...2em118Q2el1247

Oh, yeah! If it's a Miyata Team frame, NOS, it's probably worth $250-$350 on Max's Official Scale of Value (You know, the ol' MOSoV). Those are sweet. A friend of mine had one (too big for me) that he sold to buy a Steamroller. I couldn't believe him.

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