Originally Posted by
metalrideroz
Did koga-miyata make steel mtbs? It seems you could do with one!
Out of curiosity I was browsing marktplaats.nl for koga-miyata, it seems your spoilt for choice and they seem rather cheap!
Is it just because they made so many of them?
I have kept my eyes open for a nice Koga-Miyata MTB but I'm not entirely sure what size I would need since I'm so tall.
It's not just Koga-Miyata bikes. Bicycles in general are cheap around here because many bikes end up back on the second-hand market since they are still quite good. There are more bicycles than people around here and I know of lots of people who own multiple bikes for different occasions.
But anything that is built better is more likely to survive. So there are still tons of Gazelle and Batavus bikes from the 50's and 60's being ridden daily by people as a daily commuter. Then again €700 for a bike that gets ridden daily and gets left outside isn't all that rare either.