Hello there,

I have an old miyata that I bought at a garage sale for $90. Unfortunately it was a bit damaged and does not have the original paint (mind you it i have stripped the new stuff because of soooo many chips). I am not 100% sure if it is a 710 but after some research I think it must be.

Under the paint i removed there was some evidence of red and yellow paints in spots that are hard to strip e.g. the last person to strip it couldn't get everything.

The components were as follows (some are being replaced because they were messed up pretty bad):

Bar: SR Custom

Headset: Tange Falcon

Cranks: SR 305?

Derailleurs: Both Suntour Cyclone MK II

Shifters: Suntour

Wheels: Araya 20A (i believe)

Brakes: Dia Compe 500

Brake Levers: Shimano 600 Arabesque

Hopefully this will give you some hints. Also at the top of the fork it says Miyata and the serial number is (i'm not sure what the letter reads) :

(E?)324395


Please let me know if you think this is a 710 and what year you think it may be. Thanks. (I'm banking on an 84)