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Old 07-10-20, 11:06 AM
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Trash Find Miyata

Taking my morning walk I found this 1986 Miyata One Thousand on the curb. Before snatching it up I double checked with the owner who said take it! Though dirty, it is in great shape. 7 out of 10.

Nice set of Deerheads.

Excited to get it on the road!

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Score! Is it your size?

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Fits great!
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Wow, amazing score. One problem...no picture = it didn't happen!

You need to get your post count up to 10 (over 2 days I think) to paste a photo, or you can post the photo url here for somebody else to post.
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Old 07-10-20, 03:03 PM
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Oh, trash.

I was kinda hoping to see a Teas.
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Old 07-10-20, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
Oh, trash.

I was kinda hoping to see a Teas.

Sorry, supposed to be trash find.
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Old 07-10-20, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Gaff
Sorry, supposed to be trash find.
So I understand. But as I'd just laid my eyes on a Zotz for the first time in my life, my expectations were somewhat different ...

Never mind. Please, carry on.
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Old 07-10-20, 04:22 PM
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I’ll see what I can do. Can I link to a Flickr page?
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Originally Posted by Gaff
I’ll see what I can do. Can I link to a Flickr page?
I think you can't post links, but partial links are OK- try without the www prefix.
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
I was kinda hoping to see a Teas.
Earl grey? Camomile?
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I was teased for a Tom Teesdale.

But cool story and amazing find nonetheless!
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Originally Posted by P!N20
Earl grey? Camomile?
Tea, Earl Grey, hot!
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86 Miyata One Thousand

Still trying to post photos.

I have begun disassembly and clean up. It appears to be totally original, right down to the Vetta saddle and tires. Tires are shot. The saddle was covered with a gel pad and in good shape As mentioned previously it was very dirty but is cleaning up great. There are a few chips in the paint. Nothing serious. Not sure how easy a match for Royal Platinum would be.

Putting it back as original as possible is going to be easy. Ordered a new chain, tires, cables etc. Going to try and find hoods for the Shimano 600 levers as they were nearly dust. I’m fighting the urge to put some spare aero levers on it.

I was not impressed with the frame color at first. The amount of crud on it had a lot to do with it. But with initial cleaning and polishing the Royal Platinum and gold head is actually nice looking.

I will try to post some before and after photos.

Thanks for your comments.

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Originally Posted by madpogue
Tea, Earl Grey, hot!
Make it so.
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Originally Posted by Wileyone
Make it so.
Engage!
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I think new members can post pics to the gallery and then get an assist from a member to put in the thread
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Awesome! Sounds fun, what a great trash find.

Once you have 10 posts, you should be able to post pictures and links in the thread. If you go to the introduction section in bikeforums, you can welcome people to the forums and quickly get 10 posts.

Originally Posted by Gaff
Still trying to post photos.

I have begun disassembly and clean up. It appears to be totally original, right down to the Vetta saddle and tires. Tires are shot. The saddle was covered with a gel pad and in good shape As mentioned previously it was very dirty but is cleaning up great. There are a few chips in the paint. Nothing serious. Not sure how easy a match for Royal Platinum would be.

Putting it back as original as possible is going to be easy. Ordered a new chain, tires, cables etc. Going to try and find hoods for the Shimano 600 levers as they were nearly dust. I’m fighting the urge to put some spare aero levers on it.

I was not impressed with the frame color at first. The amount of crud on it had a lot to do with it. But with initial cleaning and polishing the Royal Platinum and gold head is actually nice looking.

I will try to post some before and after photos.

Thanks for your comments.

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Old 07-12-20, 10:43 AM
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Thanks for the tip on posting photos!
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If you go to the Gallery and then Albums you will find Gaff’ 1986 Miyata One Thousand. I put 4 photos there.
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Sorry, you gotta pay your dues first -- send that bike to me and we'll consider it paid.

Seriously, a Miyata 1000 in the trash? Glad you saved it -- and it is your size (and mine, BTW... just saying... ^^see first line above ^^)
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Originally Posted by Gaff
If you go to the Gallery and then Albums you will find Gaff’ 1986 Miyata One Thousand. I put 4 photos there.
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I think my eyes would have popped out of my head if i saw that sitting to be picked up as trash. Cleaned up nice so far
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Dog-approved.

How do you like that stand? It looks handy, the way it appears it would fold up. Is it stable?
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I really like it. I got it many years ago from Nashbar. Yes it is stable. I have put all kinds of bikes on it. It up out of the way..
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Well no wonder it got thrown away! No bloody front mudguard!!
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