81 Miyata cycle 750sr
02-23-21, 12:17 AM
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81 Miyata cycle 750sr
Picked up a miyata cycle 750sr for 125$ . I did learn that it's an 81 from the J at the start of serial number. Seems to not show up in any catalogs. Can't post a picture. Came with 700c Araya presta wheels, Shimano Altus derailleurs/ downtube shifter, tourney quick release brakes. Was it worth what I paid for it? 2nd hand store. Not perfect paint, but a decent looking bike. I dumped the drop bars for mtb bars and a b17 special. More than I paid for the bike 😄.
02-23-21, 01:18 AM
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Nobody can say if it was worth it for you, except you!
It sounds like you are already having fun with it though, and with it keeping you out of trouble(?) it may have paid for itself already(?).
It may be a Canadian-market model so perhaps not in any US-market catalogs.
What do the frame and fork tubing stickers have to say?
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It sounds like you are already having fun with it though, and with it keeping you out of trouble(?) it may have paid for itself already(?).
It may be a Canadian-market model so perhaps not in any US-market catalogs.
What do the frame and fork tubing stickers have to say?
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02-23-21, 01:24 AM
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In 2005, Citoyen Du Monde wrote:
"The Miyata 750SR was designed especially for Koga in the Netherlands. They however did not sell as well as expected and Miyata therefore had quite a few left over in Japan. They therefore sold them to a number of Canadian shops that bought directly. They had high tensile steel frame and very light wheels. They were better wheels than equivalent Miyata bikes of the day and lesser frames. They never did appear in any catalogue as they wer not meant for the Canadian market, they just happened! If I remember correctly they were labeled as Koga-Miyata and were sold in 1983."
"The Miyata 750SR was designed especially for Koga in the Netherlands. They however did not sell as well as expected and Miyata therefore had quite a few left over in Japan. They therefore sold them to a number of Canadian shops that bought directly. They had high tensile steel frame and very light wheels. They were better wheels than equivalent Miyata bikes of the day and lesser frames. They never did appear in any catalogue as they wer not meant for the Canadian market, they just happened! If I remember correctly they were labeled as Koga-Miyata and were sold in 1983."
02-23-21, 01:37 AM
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Miyata
If you look, a forum member a while back posted pics of a blue model identical to mine. Serial number is J470877. Im from Michigan. The bike came from Ted's bike shop in endicott NY. It's a nice lightweight bike. Nothing fancy or high end. Altus is pretty average correct? Thanks.
02-23-21, 01:41 AM
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Frame and fork have 1024 Steel stickers. Hi ten Steel. Nothing special. And a lifetime guarantee sticker at bottom of seat tube. 😄
02-23-21, 09:10 AM
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I recall MiamiJim stating that the 750SR was a special edition model only available to top selling Miaya dealers in very limited quantities. The J-code makes it 1981 manufacture but it could be a 1982 model if manufactured late in the year. The model was in neither the Miyata USA or Koga-Miyata catalogues and the decal scheme was didn't mention Koga, so I was inclined to go with Miami Jim's story.
At the time, Miayat was using plain gauge CrMO main tubes on all their models, so high tensile is a step down. Altus was considered entry level. Aluminum rims could be found on upper entry level models. So, while it relatively rare, it's nothing special, that warrants a premium price. Still, Miyata is arguably the best of the 1980s, Japanese, mass volume manufacturers, so providing it's in good condition, it should be worth the price paid.
At the time, Miayat was using plain gauge CrMO main tubes on all their models, so high tensile is a step down. Altus was considered entry level. Aluminum rims could be found on upper entry level models. So, while it relatively rare, it's nothing special, that warrants a premium price. Still, Miyata is arguably the best of the 1980s, Japanese, mass volume manufacturers, so providing it's in good condition, it should be worth the price paid.
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Reviving this thread, just before it slides into the archives, because I just picked up a 1980 750SR myself.
What I'm looking at is a bike that could well have been intended for the bottom rung of the Koga line-up. With its racy geometry and mix of Altus and Tourney parts it would not have looked out of place below the 1980 RoadWinner, which actually occupied that place in the catalog. Hi-manga tubing and a mix of Altus LT and 600:
But in those days Koga was upgrading its catalog every year. 1979 was the last year they had a 1024 bike in the offering. I guess it wouldn't be too surprising if a last-minute management decision at Koga, or some too-optimistic planning at Miyata had resulted in a batch of these having already been produced but nowhere to go.
In that scenario the explanations offered by miamijim and Citoyen du Monde in this thread certainly both make a lot of sense as two of the more useful outcomes of a brainstorm session in Miyata's sales department in late 1979. It does make me wonder what the other suggestions were ...
What I'm looking at is a bike that could well have been intended for the bottom rung of the Koga line-up. With its racy geometry and mix of Altus and Tourney parts it would not have looked out of place below the 1980 RoadWinner, which actually occupied that place in the catalog. Hi-manga tubing and a mix of Altus LT and 600:
But in those days Koga was upgrading its catalog every year. 1979 was the last year they had a 1024 bike in the offering. I guess it wouldn't be too surprising if a last-minute management decision at Koga, or some too-optimistic planning at Miyata had resulted in a batch of these having already been produced but nowhere to go.
In that scenario the explanations offered by miamijim and Citoyen du Monde in this thread certainly both make a lot of sense as two of the more useful outcomes of a brainstorm session in Miyata's sales department in late 1979. It does make me wonder what the other suggestions were ...
