Re: [CR]A Fine $15 Miyata Tourer!

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 15:35:18 -0800 (PST)
From: "Garrison Hilliard" <garrison@efn.org>
To: ABikie@aol.com
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]A Fine $15 Miyata Tourer!
In-Reply-To: <31.1df29837.292ae7d4@aol.com>


On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 ABikie@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/19/01 4:39:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> garrison@efn.org writes:
>
>
> >
> > Yep, it was a "Goodwill" purchase... can anybody tell me what years Miyata
> > made the "One Ten" serirs?
> >
>
> Great find,
> it may even be pre-Taiwan!

Definitely... the sticker down on the seat tube by the bottom bracket proudly proclaims "Miyata Industries Co., Ltd MADE IN JAPAN" ! And it's all original - a situation I'll soon remedy with a triple, a long-cage rear der., and a seven-speed freewheel, by the way!
> This was the entry level bike and sold for about $150.

It actually looks a lot pricier than that! I didn't know you could get a cro-moly, butted frame for that, even back then!

p.s. I'll probably be switching out the "1024 Hi-Ten" fork for the chromed cro-moly one on the Nishiki Olympic frame that I offered here and (luckily) didn't sell.