Updated Team Miyata
 

Not sure of the year, but with the aero top-mount dt shifter boss I would guess this Team Miyata is from the mid '80s(?). I used a fork made by Mike Terraferma, a really nice guy and an excellent frame builder here in Miami. The frame shows very little use and only a couple of minor chips, the worst being on the dt from the front brake. I built it with a Dura Ace 7700 group that I had waiting around for the right frame. It's fitted with Williams 19 wheels, a King NoThreadset, a Litespeed Ti stem, and Nitto Neat 420 bars. I finished it this weekend and took it out today for an easy training ride and I have to say it is outstanding in every way. It's no lightweight at 19lbs 6oz, but it's stiff, stable, and a real pleasure to ride.

Well, here it is. Hope you like it.

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The crank was a bit scuffed so polished was the way to go.

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I had a buddy of mine who's a machinist fabricate the dt cable stops

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I think this is a clever way of routing the shifter cables at the bb.

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I need to wipe the drool off my keyboard. That is amazing.

ooooohhhhh... Is there a model or was it a one off creation?

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Excuisite

Beautiful.

Yours looks more like a early 90's model.
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I'm excited for my own Team Miyata that is finally coming together....such nice bikes. Very cool cable routing for the shifters.

He just made this one.

I'm certainly not a Shimano expert, but I think the top-mount down tube shifters aren't that late, since by then SIS was around. I also have a Miyata 912 with the same shifter boss and it's an '84.

Wow!!!
Beautiful

Jake

i wanted a team miyata for a while.

i see them pop up on ebay once in a while

now, you made me want one even more......... ugh. most fantastic job i have seen.. and if ur friend is taking orders on that downtube cable stop, i think more than a few of us would be interested.

Damn!! You just dropped the bomb!

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Very nice! The one-off barrel adjusters are awesome, and 19 lbs. is nothing to scoff at!

Nice polishing work, are you related to Khatful? :innocent:

I resemble that remark!

EDIT: Sorry OP, meant to say that's an amazing conversion....wow.

No, I only went up to 2000 grit. I understand he goes all the way to 40,000.

What a beautiful job. Congratulations!

Did you say that frame finish is original? I'm amazed. It almost looks like a fresh powdercoat.

Really nice Miyata :thumb:

Nope, I stop at 2000 as well...just lots of Mothers.

How do I get my cranks to look like this? Just Mother's and some elbow grease?

Nice job on the build!

Thanks.

I bought the frame just like you see it and I'm fairly certain the finish is original. First, I doubt anyone would have bothered to professionally repaint a Team Miyata as they just aren't that valuable. Second, it just looks like a factory job, consistent with the paint quality of other Miyatas I've seen. Miyata paint quality for the most part is very, very good.

That is absolutely stunning. I'm jealous to say the very least!

I like it, it looks good.

The frame is from the early 80's.....maybe '81. Its been re-decaled.

I think you nailed it as a re-decaled '81. Funny, I didn't think to look that far back. The frame is identical to the one in this '81 Miyata catalog page:

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I think it was re-decaled a while ago, but I'm still pretty certain the paint is original.

Very nice, but I'd be afraid to ride that bike. It would probably live in the garage.

That's hot...

That is actually what I'm going to do with mine unless I can find one with that nice of a finish on it still. Apparently it will take more than spit shining Some DA 7400 to pass with the curve you're setting in this class.