My best riding bike ever was my 90 Miyata 914, built up with a complete 9sp Dura-Ace group. Mavic rims, though I forget which ones exactly. I always ran some nice, high end Vittoria 700x25c tires on it. It was just such a different, better, more natural, faster ride than any bike I've owned since. I've owned a couple handfuls of bikes, and that was the only one that was a true "race" worthy steel frame(supposedly the same as the Miyata Team, just came with a lower component group?). Maybe they're all like that, but I've heard many say the Miyata is a step above the other mass produced bikes. It was a hair too large for me. Hopefully I'll find another high-end Miyata frame in my size someday.

I sold it to a friend who bought it even though it's a little too small for him. He rode it on a ~20mi ride once and decided he wanted it. He put a little longer stem on it and doesn't mind being bent over pretty far. He rides it regularly and loves it. He's also had a couple handfuls of bikes and says there's just something perfect about that bike.