uncle uncle

No, it's all good. Any discussion of bicycles is good discussion. I'm not familiar with that particular Miyata, the 750SR; what frame material are we talking here? In fact, I'm not sure I've ever seen a Miyata bicycle out in the wilds. We see certain brands quite often here, like Schwinn, Peugeot, Cannondale, Trek, Fuji, etc., mostly because I think that was what was sold locally during the 70's and 80's. But Miyata must not have been carried around here, because they rarely come out of the woods, or dumpsters.

I've road a few early 70's, entry level, Japan bicycles. And, they were all competent; they just seems a bit, well... "slow". It's been explained to me that the Japanese bicycles of the time reflected the thinking of the Japanese designers, who favored rugged frames over lively frames. I hope no one feels slighted by my choice of descriptive words here. I think as the 70's played out, the Japan companies learned to tailor their product to the likes of the American market.