1981 Miyata Grand Touring 1000
05-06-20, 08:09 PM
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1981 Miyata Grand Touring 1000
Unbelievably happy to pick up this old girl for $75! Best Buy of my life! She’s a beauty!
‘Note that I have the original front rim, the front tire was flat so I installed this one temporarily.
surprised to see 2 listed on eBay one for $1000 and the other for $1,600.
Did I just score?
was it a home run!
super excited to share
‘Note that I have the original front rim, the front tire was flat so I installed this one temporarily.
surprised to see 2 listed on eBay one for $1000 and the other for $1,600.
Did I just score?
was it a home run!
super excited to share
05-06-20, 08:13 PM
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dunno. looks kinda huge and unrideable. 
Great score.
Great score.
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she is a big girl, biggest that I can handle and I can handle some big girls, 6 foot tall.
I just picked her up today and switch out the front wheel and she rides like a dream.
but she needs a lot of work to make her rideable.
I just picked her up today and switch out the front wheel and she rides like a dream.
but she needs a lot of work to make her rideable.
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Nice score! She looks like she could use a bath, among other things, but they've got strong bones!
Here's my 79 Gran Touring:
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Yes, that's a very nice bike. You're lucky to have gotten the front rack--they ride extremely well with a front load. The crankset is non-original.
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The seller said that it has thousands of miles on it, he said it was all over Australia and the US.
i am surprised to see the original 40 spoke rear rim with that many miles on it.
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Unbelievably happy to pick up this old girl for $75! Best Buy of my life! She’s a beauty!
‘Note that I have the original front rim, the front tire was flat so I installed this one temporarily.
surprised to see 2 listed on eBay one for $1000 and the other for $1,600.
Did I just score?
was it a home run!
super excited to share
‘Note that I have the original front rim, the front tire was flat so I installed this one temporarily.
surprised to see 2 listed on eBay one for $1000 and the other for $1,600.
Did I just score?
was it a home run!
super excited to share
These bikes are really cool- there's so many ways to take the build and still end up with an ultra classy machine! I'm looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for it!
As far as those prices- Those are HUGELY inflated. Keep in mind, anyone can list whatever they want at whatever price they want- it doesn't mean anyone is buying it. To get a better idea of what people would be paying is to change the search terms under 'advanced' to 'sold' or 'completed.' A mid 80s-early 90s M1000 would tend to be more desirable, thus command more money. These days tourers are going for much less than they were 5-10 years ago. You still got a hell of a score.
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05-09-20, 05:23 AM
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Not so surprising--in my experience, the original Araya rims are as close to indestructible as any rim can possibly be. Especially the 40-spoke ones. The 27-inch rims do limit your tire options, though, especially with regard to width.
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Not to hijack the original thread, but is there really a way to go from 27" to 650B without having a framebuilder reposition the cantilever studs? I found it challenging enough to convert my 1000 from 27" to 700C.
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That poor Cyclone rear mech looks like it's in some serious pain.
05-09-20, 07:19 AM
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Yeah, $1,400.00 for a miyata 1K is dreamland, but I think the late ‘80s and early ‘90s models are worth between 4-600 or there abouts, at least to me, who really likes touring bikes AND Miyata’s.
But dude, 75 bucks is a SCREAMING deal! I’ve seen those old Sears bikes go for 75! I don’t think Myata was using their own tubing yet, but I bet it rides really sweet. I’d love to take a spin on a pre-80’s GT.
But dude, 75 bucks is a SCREAMING deal! I’ve seen those old Sears bikes go for 75! I don’t think Myata was using their own tubing yet, but I bet it rides really sweet. I’d love to take a spin on a pre-80’s GT.
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i suspected that the crank wasn’t original, `the seller did mention something about the crank.i could of swore that it had the rear rack the first time I seen it. There was a bolt sticking out the hole without a nut on it for the rear rack and 2 screws that was hand tight so it was on there not long ago.
The seller said that it has thousands of miles on it, he said it was all over Australia and the US.
i am surprised to see the original 40 spoke rear rim with that many miles on it.
The seller said that it has thousands of miles on it, he said it was all over Australia and the US.
i am surprised to see the original 40 spoke rear rim with that many miles on it.
05-09-20, 08:39 AM
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The rack was definitely on there not long ago judging by the bolt without a nut on it just sitting in the hole and the 2 side bolts there and just hand tight. I could of swore I seen that rack on there when I went there in the morning to fix his refrigerator but by the time I got back at the end of the day to pick the bike The rack was gone.
I was planning on sending him some pictures after I get it back on the road like he requested and at that time mentioning the rear rack to him.
05-09-20, 08:43 AM
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My thoughts exactly. Great score, Rdrett ! That bike is one for which I am always on the lookout. If I had that, I'd do a 700c or maybe 650b conversion. The latter wheel size might be problematic based on the location of your cantilever studs, but there are ways around that also.
i can just barely stand over the bike.
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Nice score! I love sport touring bikes of that general vintage
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I have used these successfully, but I'm still leary of them. Mavic also used to make some horseshoe-looking device that raised or lowered your canti posts, but I believe they are hard to source now. Perhaps Mavic stopped making them.
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05-09-20, 01:01 PM
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I have an '82.
I switched from 27 inch to 700c a while back. It looks like the stays were spread to 126mm by the previous owner.
I had no issues doing the wheel conversion. I will note the 40 spoke rear wheel is strong, but heavy. However, I have no doubt that the wheel will last a long time! The bike goes well with brown and silver accents, much like mine. Only downside is the lack of braze-ons, which ultimately may affect the value.
I switched from 27 inch to 700c a while back. It looks like the stays were spread to 126mm by the previous owner.
I had no issues doing the wheel conversion. I will note the 40 spoke rear wheel is strong, but heavy. However, I have no doubt that the wheel will last a long time! The bike goes well with brown and silver accents, much like mine. Only downside is the lack of braze-ons, which ultimately may affect the value.
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I have an '82.
I switched from 27 inch to 700c a while back. It looks like the stays were spread to 126mm by the previous owner.
I had no issues doing the wheel conversion. I will note the 40 spoke rear wheel is strong, but heavy. However, I have no doubt that the wheel will last a long time! The bike goes well with brown and silver accents, much like mine. Only downside is the lack of braze-ons, which ultimately may affect the value.
I switched from 27 inch to 700c a while back. It looks like the stays were spread to 126mm by the previous owner.
I had no issues doing the wheel conversion. I will note the 40 spoke rear wheel is strong, but heavy. However, I have no doubt that the wheel will last a long time! The bike goes well with brown and silver accents, much like mine. Only downside is the lack of braze-ons, which ultimately may affect the value.
i thought about putting bar end shifters on like bargo’s bike if I keep it.
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Assuming the Promax folks are right about the extenders adding 16mm of reach, that that should suffice for a 700 to 650B conversion, but would be well short of what you'd need to go from 27 to 650B. Or maybe I'm doing the math wrong. Have you actually used these to go all the way from 27 (630) to 650B (584)? It would be cool if they did work.
