Sports1

Hi All,

A Newbie here so not able to post pictures. Appreciate if any member could post my pictures from my photo album.

Looking for some help. I am the original owner of this 1984 Miyata RidgeRunner SE which I purchased new in Edmonton in the mid 80s (HIgh Country Cycle).

The bike is in excellent shape. Everything is orginal except the handlebar and of course the tires. I swapped the handlebar out when I purchased the bike because it was too wide for my likings. This bike is the SE model which I believe was a limited production bike. It was not even included in the Miyata catalogue that year. I was told it was one of the first high end production MTBs in line with the first production of the Stumpjumper.

Lots of highend features on this bike for the 1980s. Features like 3 sets of bottle cage braze-ons. Braze-ons for front and rear racks and fully sealed hubs. This bike was also manufactured in Japan as indicates on the sticker. Bike is 17.5 inches which was consider the small frame for Miyata MTBs. Fits someone 5'6" to 5'10".

Like most of us when we were young and foolish, I purchased a bike way more than I needed. Bike was hardly used for what it was intended for. Mainly used on light trails, gravel and paved roads.

Saw the exact same bike posted on Pinkbike in 2016. The seller listed the bike for $5,000.00 US. Not sure if he ever sold it or not. I think this bike is definately a vintage collectors bike being that it was one of the first highend production MTB with a limited production. For the old timers, collectors and MTB enthusiast would you know how much this bike will be worth today? Would there be any interest for this type of bike?

Thanks for your feedback and comments.

wrk101

Early Stumpys can be had in the $400 to $600 range, and I would put them higher than your Miyata. Production volume does not matter. It's all about what people want.

The example I use is the Ford Mustang. The first two years, Ford made over 1 million of them. At the same time, a competing product, the Rambler Marlin, only 17,000 were made, over three years. The Mustangs bring all the money today. Performance wise, the Marlin was the winner. Value wise, not even close.

I have several bikes that did not appear in catalogs. Realize materials were sent out to printers months before actual production. I find catalogs useful, but not the final word. Production specs changed, models came up later.

Collectors are more attracted to the niche brands, rather than the usual stuff. So Fat Chance, Ritchie, some of the more flamboyant Kleins, and some others, bring the top $$.

soyabean

I buy bikes like these for $50 on both criteria:

1. Bike needs only new tubes/tyres.
2. I have space in my home to hang it.

If you are still riding, my honest opinion is to just hold on to it and use it.

No one will ever steal it from a train station.

Sports1

Thanks for the feedback!
Any chance you could post the pictures of the bike from my photo gallery. I was told Newbie's can't post photos but existing members could post the photos on behalf of the Newbie.

Thanks!!

curbtender

SoCaled 

Great looking bike and love the color, but @wrk101 is pretty much always right. Probably in the $195-350 range and depending on where you are might require patience to get the higher end of that range.

Edit: Now that I can see the pictures clearly, I would say go for $350, If it was my size and local, I would pay $250 (and I am Cheap)

pic assist - continued from curbtender post above

WGB 

I had that same bike when I was in the army in Germany. Great bike. Thank God you are in Alberta and it's too small.......

bikemig 

If I were looking for a vintage MTB, I'd happily pay $200-$300 US for this bike but not a heck of a lot more. To a collector, this is worth more but finding that right buyer might not be easy. I hate to say this but you may want to check sold eBay prices on some of these parts. It wouldn't surprise me if that is where the value is. It's easier though to just sell it complete to someone at a price you can live with.

Clang

Like those Sakae MTP-100 "Speed Trap" pedals have value to the BMX crowd, and they have deep pockets.

cb400bill

No buying or selling in the Appraisals forum.

Buying or selling is only to be done by paid forum members and only to be done in the Forum Marketplace.

marius.suiram 

I sold a Ridge Runner a couple of month ago for 500$ plus shipping. It sold in less than a week.
Mine was not so nice like your, but was a large frame, don't remember if 20 or 22". With some parts replaced in time.

Sedgemop 

Yeah, I thought some of the appraisals above seemed a little low. The first gen mountain bikes are rising in value for sure.

abdon 

I love that fork. There was a sweet spot on the early mountain bikes where they were lugged and most of the oversize tubbing available was very high quality; it was still too early for the cheap imitators to swamp the market with the cheap builds and the cheap steel.

To me any early hard tail mountain bike with lugs is worth pausing to take a second look. Their next generation without lugs can be just as fine but I'm a lug snob. II think this category of bikes are bound to see their spot in the sunshine sooner rather than later.

abdon 

OP, could you measure the chain stay length and top tube on your bike? I like to hunt down lugged hard tail mountain bikes for 650b touring conversions. One of the features I look for is that the chain stays are long enough.

brightsideofit 

Still have the bike? I'm interested in buying it. Thanks.

AdventureManCO 

That...is a gorgeous bike.