Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Medford MA
Bikes: Ron Cooper touring, 1959 Jack Taylor 650b ladyback touring tandem, Vitus 979, Joe Bell painted Claud Butler Dalesman, Colin Laing curved tube tandem, heavily-Dilberted 1982 Trek 6xx, René Herse tandem
The 210 got cantilever brakes later than the others, I believe. Also, the 210 may have never gotten mid-blade fork eyelets for low-rider front racks. These features, which are in my mind essential, trickled down the Miyata product line from the 1000 to the 610 to the 210, sometime in the '80s IIRC.
I don't know about tubing, but I would welcome any knowledge!
I also think the Miyata tourers are pretty much the same as (and I believe were made in the same factory as) the Univega tourers (e.g. Specialissima, Gran Turismo). The Univegas are usually sold at a lower price point because fewer people know what they've got.
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