Originally Posted by old and new
...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.
old and new - Thanks for the compliment. T-Mar is the real expert on Miyatas here though. I do like my 210. It is well designed, well finished, and as mentioned, very stable.
The only thing I would consider changing about it is the weight. Mine is one of the Chrome-Moly triple butted ones, but it is still quite heavy. Without any extras, it is close to 30 pounds. I suppose that's incentive to find a 610 or a 1000.
