My Miyata Transformation - lots of pics
11-22-08, 05:23 PM
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My Miyata Transformation - lots of pics
Just went for a 25 mile maiden voyage on my modern Miyata 914. I just love it! Much smoother than before and the lighter wheel really makes a difference. I'm sure some of it may just be in my head, but I think it feels smoother, accelerates faster, and feels more efficient when powering uphill. And of course, more gears always helps.
This is how it looked like when I first got it in March 2008, a 1991 914SE NOS off Ebay:
I admit, I absolutely love the look of downtube shifters. I just don't like using them. And the original gearing was 53/42 front, with 13/23 back...I'm really not that fit.
So, transformation #1 - Sora 7 speed STI with 13/28 cassette:
Still wasn't happy about the gearing. So, further changes made...
May have chosen wrong bar tape - was trying to be creative. Should have stuck with black I think, as investing in a white saddle is too expensive. Also, bought the Hutchison Ultra 2 tires off Chainlove and they only had that silver color - doesn't really match.
I think I'll swap the tires from my Look onto the Miyata - should be a significant improvement.
This is how it looked like when I first got it in March 2008, a 1991 914SE NOS off Ebay:
I admit, I absolutely love the look of downtube shifters. I just don't like using them. And the original gearing was 53/42 front, with 13/23 back...I'm really not that fit.
So, transformation #1 - Sora 7 speed STI with 13/28 cassette:
Still wasn't happy about the gearing. So, further changes made...
- Ultegra SL shifters
- Ultegra 6600 FD and RD
- Ultegra 6650 Compact Crank
- SRAM 1070 Cassette (11-28)
- Ultegra 6600 Hub/Mavic Open Pro Black, 32 spoke 3x cross front & back
May have chosen wrong bar tape - was trying to be creative. Should have stuck with black I think, as investing in a white saddle is too expensive. Also, bought the Hutchison Ultra 2 tires off Chainlove and they only had that silver color - doesn't really match.
I think I'll swap the tires from my Look onto the Miyata - should be a significant improvement.
11-22-08, 05:43 PM
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I liked it more in original pic. Should keep it like that with new wheels and saddle. Yeah modernizing it would be good but you already have a modern road bike so the down tube shifters would have been fine.
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The stem kinda ruins it but the rest of the bike is beautiful. Did you get the wheels from bicycle wheel warehouse?
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I similarly upgrade an 84 trek to STI.
It's a great bike to ride and is comfortable as heck. It's blast to race on too! Though I wish I had my fit set up on it. That would have really helped the last time I rode heh.
It's a great bike to ride and is comfortable as heck. It's blast to race on too! Though I wish I had my fit set up on it. That would have really helped the last time I rode heh.
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About 22 lbs. Feels heavy compared to my Look, but it's a very comfortable ride.
