This is my 85 Miyata 1000. I found it in a junk pile and gave one dollar for it. I put the front racks on, taller stem and seatpost, repacked the BB, new chain and brake pads, and an old rando bar. It has the original wheelset, new sealed bearings. I doubt this bike had over five hundred miles on it when I found it. It is a small frame for me, but I like that in a tourer, so it was worth it. I have put several thousand very comfortable miles on it so far. I have been choosing it over my newer touring bike. Just used it to do four hundred fifty miles in the ozark mountains. It is very stable, I hit forty on some downhills and it was great.
Also got an 86 610 in the same pile, it has a sloping top tube which I have not seen in any other 610. It is my spare, for a shorter friend tourer that I can loan out.
