ppphase

New to this forum and cycling in general (I'm not counting my middle school bmx days) so bare with me.

Just picked up this Miyata 414 for a pretty good deal.
I believe everything is original besides tires and I think the drop bar. It's in pretty good condition and rides well.

What else should I know about this bike other than what I read in the catalog?
Any tips on what components to upgrade?

gurry

Can you get more pics of the other side? The good stuff is on the other side of the bike.

cb400bill

Welcome to Bike Forums! That is a nice find. I really liked the 312 I had.

As far as changes, I would get rid of those yellow tires and that awful splash bar tape.

auchencrow

^ Bar tape and tires! ^
Very nice bike though - you should also service all of the bearings before you ride it. Unless you know the history, it could well have gone 22 years without a lube.

brian3069

Firsts thing, the kickstand has to go.

oldskoolwrench

+1

If the bike fits you frame wise, then I would ride it for a while and learn the ins and outs of a road bike.
You have a good base to build from, but if this is your 1st time then ride her until things wear out.
Get to know her a bit. Go on a long ride, and let her do all the talking. Find out her 'personality'.

Oh yeah, and 86 the kickstand, too.

ppphase

Thanks for all the suggestions. Here are more pictures of the components on the other side.




I think I will take oldskoolwrench's advice and ride this for a bit to learn the ins and outs of the bike. Also gonna get the bearings serviced as well. Everything is in good shape and the tires look new. I got the bike for $100 and I think I made out pretty good.

There's also a silver piece on the frame I was thinking of ripping off, but I'm worried of damaging the paint. You can see the silver piece in the second picture.

nuron

Yup, take off the kickstand and reflectors--it'll help clean up the looks of it a bit. That silver part is the chain stay protector--I'd leave that one on.

oldskoolwrench

That is a stick on chainstay protector to keep the chain from dinging up the paint. You can take it off if it's all dented up, but personally I'd leave it on; one of the little 'touches'
of a C & V frame.

Nice score for a Benjy!

Novakane 

Check out this website - it has a large selection of old Miyata catalogs: https://www.miyatacatalogs.com/
I recently got a 1990 Miyata and it's a great bike, congratulations on your find and welcome to the forum.

As to which components to replace, that depends on their condition. If they're not broken or abused you can probably just clean them up and re-lube all the parts and get by fine.
I'd replace all the cables (housing, maybe, depending on it's condition), brake pads, chain and cassette. These are generally considered consumable parts and need to be replaced as they wear out anyway.

ppphase

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.

I checked out the MiyataCatalogs site before I bought that bike to do some research. I'm still geeking out on all the scans they have on there.