Originally Posted by
randyjawa
Initially, Miele did focus only on road bicycles, as nearly as I can tell. Towards the end of the eighties (best guess) they entered the mountain bicycle arena. I have run across quite a few old Miele MTBs and found them all to be fairly well made. The picture supplied by the OP is not clear enough for me to make any kind of call on quality of the bicycle.
Thanks for the info, Randy. It appears to be TIG-welded and without bottle braze-ons. I'm waiting to hear from the seller and will probably take a look at it. Heck, I might even buy it. Then I can boast I got a Miele for $20.
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