Hello,


I have a question about the Koga Miyata Terraliner Carbolite mentioned above.
I bought it in 1993 and it was from the year before. My bike has performed outstanding over the last 21 years, on many a short trip but also long (up to 4 months) trips, but now I have a problem :-(

A "small" introduction to me and my bike:
A few years ago, at the end of my trip from here in Amsterdam to the southern tip of Sicily I decided that the back wheel needed new spokes (first time since 1993!!!). In Palermo I ran into a street full of bike shops. I thought "if there was ever a place to have my wheel done, it's here". The street was lined with men setting up wheels from scratch. Since I love my bike and the hub and rim were still in good condition (Shimano Deore DX FH-M650 hub and a Wolber M59 622/700c) I asked the man in question to re-use these parts. Two hours later I picked up the bike and all was well.


Last year on a trip through England however, spokes started breaking. We got through our trip, but it was a bit of a pitty. Every time a spoke broke......I had a lot of trouble replacing it. All the other spokes appeared to be glued to the nipples.


So here we are now. Me and my wife want to go for a two week trip along the coast towards France but I have to do something about this rear wheel. It has been fine for a while but it has been making strange creaking noises the last month. I love cycling and can (sometimes temporarily) fix my bike on most trips BUT my knowledge of parts and different sizes is hopeless.


With other parts that I replaced in the past year I found out that the bike has become quite ancient (some say retro :-)).


Do you know what I have to look for? At this stage I would prefer to replace the entire wheel, including rim and hub. I have no idea what to look for. All numbers and sizes are spinning through my head.


I hope someone can help me and point me in the right direction.


Kind regards,


Herman