The Miyata 1000 has proprietry tubing made by Miyata and is Triple butted ....

if you were to have a custom frame build with similar specced tubing, expect to pay well over $3000 USD for just the frame

if I compare it to my previous touring bike (a Surly LHT), the Miyata is a much faster bike and even with heavy loaded panniers, it handles superbly and you always feel that you are riding a race bike

It can fit 38mm tyres with mudguards, has 3 waterbottles, and you can fit front and rear racks etc .... it has 7 layers of paint etc etc