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Old 05-16-07 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by kaiju-velo
I have a Miyata 912 and it is a great bike. It rides like a dream--
stiff with no flexing in a bad way--but not a jarring ride. . .
YES probably due to the fact that it's one of the best bikes made between 1978 and 88,the 912 that is,
910s and 914s are great too. 912s are the best, the Team and Pro are "better", functionally ,the 912's right up there.allof this is my oppinion, ask T-Mar too. Ask anyone about Miyata. I have a 710,a notch below the 912,they both had 12 speeds from 79/80 'till 87/88 ? 110, 210 310 510/12 710 910/12/14 ,Pro and Team. The lowest two were HI-TENS. steel the rest were chromoloy, made, drawn, designed by Miyata,they had Pro-racing teams competing through-out Europe,late '70s -earl-mid '80s and beyond in the USA in dirt. Miyata is as old as Bianchi.. 1894,they "invented" tubing which Columbus copied years ago. I have a titanium Miyata and have had others,as well as other brands,none of which were "better".
Miyata is not just a great bike from Japan, it's a great bike by any standards for any given time that they were produced. Well that's a start. USAZorro ,I'm sure will agree that his bike compares favorably to many others,he surely knows bikes well enough to evaluate his Miyata in perspective to other rides.
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