Miyata Elevation 7000
 

I have a Miyata elevation 7000 that has been sitting in my garage for years. I have been thinking about getting it rideable again.

is it worth the time. Haven’t ridden it in 10 years. I have the OE fork for it.

A bit of an open ended question without more info/pics of bike and where/how you plan to ride?
But it just needs normal maintenance - Lube, brake pads, maybe tubes/tires & it fits you, then yes probably worth the effort.
Specs on a Elevation 7000 - is this what you have?
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e6bae675e7.jpg

We owned an Elevation 1000 and 2000 I believe in Japan when I lived there, and brought them over. Cool bikes! I commuted on that bike as a kid for several years, so I have a bit of a soft spot for them.

That said, they are older now, and the bonded, screwed/glued type of construction is not as favorably looked upon as other construction methods. Who is to say how it may have aged. Still, Miyata made excellent bikes, so I would think it would be worth a refresh. Any pics?

It has Deore lx derailleurs, hubs, avatar Planet X crank, manitou forks it looks like the elastomer has melted and is running out of the fork.I think it would make good bike path bike. I have owned it since about 94 probably less than 500 miles.
It will not let me post a picture until I post 10 times.

Yes it is the bike in the picture. The one thing I concerns me is the carbon fiber bonding to the lugs is it durable?

This tends to be a divisive topic, while there is general agreement this was not an ideal construction method for longevity, there are lots of bikes built with this construction still happily in service. If you search "glued and screwed bikes" or "carbon frame aluminum lugs" you will get a firehose of information. One simple piece of advice is to carefully inspect the frame in good light and look for cracks, separations or loose connections, generally if you don't see any concerning signs on careful inspection you are likely good. Additional consideration would be the weight of the rider and how the bike is going to be used. Normal weight rider, casual use, probably fine. Riding rough terrain, heavy rider, more reason for concern. Finally there was some variation in how these (Glued bikes) were built, I am not familiar with Miyata's specifically, but some other bikes were bad early on and they got better in later versions as they refined the process.

Thanks, for your response.

Pic Assist - https://www.bikeforums.net/g/picture/32870226

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2be22f700.jpeg

looks pretty clean, maybe a light tune-up/brake pads and you are good to go!

Edit: and make sure that quick release on the front rim is secure, looks open

Huzzah! That is some anodizing of an era!

My wife is still riding her 92 Carbolite frame (Miyata Sky Runner) with purple clearweave carbon tubes and hot pink lugs. I like the bike as much or more than she does and have ridden it quite a bit myself. I worked at a Miyata dealer back then and these frames were not known to have bond issues.

Thanks, I had to remove the wheel to get it off the garage wall.

It belongs in a museum

That crankset is so cool.

I think the best advice is the careful inspection, which I suspect is going to reveal no issues. Then clean and lube it, and make whatever changes you wish to make. Afterwards, ride it and post a report with picture. Miyata has a bit of a cult following for a reason, they produced really nice rides.
You would never be able to replace it at such low cost and effort.