Road Test/Bike Review (1989) MIYATA Alumicross
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Road Test/Bike Review (1989) MIYATA Alumicross
The MIYATA Alumicross was the fourth of seven bikes reviewed in the "Seven Hybrids" section from Bicycle Guide, Jun 1989.
The section intro and BIANCHI Tangent review are here: Road Test/Bike Review (1989) Seven Hybrids -- Intro / BIANCHI Tangent
FISHER Hybrid here: Road Test/Bike Review (1989) FISHER Hybrid
BRUCE GORDON Rock 'n Road here: Road Test/Bike Review (1989) BRUCE GORDON Rock 'n Road
The section intro and BIANCHI Tangent review are here: Road Test/Bike Review (1989) Seven Hybrids -- Intro / BIANCHI Tangent
FISHER Hybrid here: Road Test/Bike Review (1989) FISHER Hybrid
BRUCE GORDON Rock 'n Road here: Road Test/Bike Review (1989) BRUCE GORDON Rock 'n Road
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11-21-23, 09:33 AM
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Thanks for sharing. I've started looking for a high-end hybrid and Miyatas are usually high on my list.
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Having spent a few months riding through Somerville, Massachusetts about thirty years after this article was written; that is an incredible opening paragraph.
Really something they had two bikes and neither one had the right HTA, wonder if the production runs were actually correct or not?
Really something they had two bikes and neither one had the right HTA, wonder if the production runs were actually correct or not?
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"...solid hybridity." 
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