I’d be thrilled if I could get my bike as light as yours. I think the frames got heavier duty throughout the 80s, so I bet mine is just destined to be a little beefier.
Funnily enough it doesn’t have a third bottle mount—just a single braze on the underside of the downtube apparently for a CO2 pump. I wonder if I can somehow repurpose it to more useful ends.
Originally Posted by
clasher
I did part of a series on an updated miyata 1000. The stock wheels are definitely heavy... the rear is 40 spoke. I built some ultegra hubs on open pros and had the bike down to 24lbs with fenders and a brooks cambium on it. I didn't really make any effort to save weight on the build, doing it again I would use something like
these wheels but maybe build something with a wider rim but mostly the same semi-aero low spoke count wheel. I still like the miyata a lot and find the ride to be incredibly smooth with compass 32mm tires. I do think I'll use the bike on some rides next year. One nice thing about the miyata is the third bottle cage, I miss that when I'm on my carbon road bike.