Miyata 1000 questions
09-06-19, 03:00 AM
#51
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Which front rack did you choose?
Did you mount the fender to the rack?
What do you think of the ride- as an unloaded rider?
What pressure are you running the Sand Canyons at?
Again, my Miyata 1000 is a 1990 model- so it's naturally going to be different. I don't know how the earlier Miyata tourers were in comparison to the other companies' tourers- Where my 1985 Trek 620 and 720 are outrageously long- they also have a lot of "give" in the ride. Where some people refer to them as "flexy," I'm not a masher, so that give translates to smoothness. My Miyata 1000, however is much more stiff, but it's also not as long and weighs more (with splined, butted tubing). Do you find your bike to be as stiff as you like it? A lot of people say a lot of the elements of the bike really shine when there's more of a load on the bike. IMO- a load is a load- but then again, I haven't had the Miyata out with a full load. Yet.
M1000 Dec 2018 2 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
Did you mount the fender to the rack?
What do you think of the ride- as an unloaded rider?
What pressure are you running the Sand Canyons at?
Again, my Miyata 1000 is a 1990 model- so it's naturally going to be different. I don't know how the earlier Miyata tourers were in comparison to the other companies' tourers- Where my 1985 Trek 620 and 720 are outrageously long- they also have a lot of "give" in the ride. Where some people refer to them as "flexy," I'm not a masher, so that give translates to smoothness. My Miyata 1000, however is much more stiff, but it's also not as long and weighs more (with splined, butted tubing). Do you find your bike to be as stiff as you like it? A lot of people say a lot of the elements of the bike really shine when there's more of a load on the bike. IMO- a load is a load- but then again, I haven't had the Miyata out with a full load. Yet.
M1000 Dec 2018 2 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr
09-06-19, 06:01 AM
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Thank you!
The rear rack on here is a “blackburn”of unknown vintage- sometime after 1985.
The front rack is a Vetta copy of a Blackburn style “wraparound” rack. Again- I’m unsure of the age.
The rear rack on here is a “blackburn”of unknown vintage- sometime after 1985.
The front rack is a Vetta copy of a Blackburn style “wraparound” rack. Again- I’m unsure of the age.
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