Re: [CR]1981 to 1990 Miyata Catalogs Online

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From: <LouDeeter@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:57:52 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]1981 to 1990 Miyata Catalogs Online
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Angel Garcia sends us this link: http://miyatacatalogs.com/

I've owned a Miyata racing bike since 96.

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It came to me without decals, repainted without a fork. It has Pro on the seatstay caps and the shift bosses in the normal lateral place on the downtube, not aero. For years, people have been telling me this was a Pro model because of the letters on the seatstay cap. But, in the 1982 catalog, there is an Aero Team and a Team Miyata. The Team Miyata (non-aero) has the same Pro markings on the seatstay caps and is otherwise identical, so I think what I have is the 1982 Team model instead of the Pro. Thanks Angel. I'm not sure it makes a difference in the grand scheme of things, but it is nice to finally see it in a catalog. And, it reminds me that I should install the correct fork that I've had sitting in the garage for several years. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL

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