1984 Team Miyata -- SOLD
56 cm CT. All in 98% perfect condition.
$700-$900 appraised value
Collector quality road bike. Top of the Miyata line-up in the 1980s.
Beautiful frame, with cut-out lugs and panto details.
Painted gorgeous azure with gold accents.
Full Shimano Dura-Ace.
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As said, all in fantastic condition, almost as in stock condition.
You'd have to look really closely for flaws:
- a very few minor scratches, the biggest a 1" paint scratch on the front fork, otherwise three or four ladybug-sized chips.
- wheels are not stock: instead of the Mavic tubular rims, it has Wolber clincher rims
- handlebar tape isn't stock, nor is it of the same vintage
- needs brake lever hoods: one is dried out and cracked, the other is missing. NOS Shimano is hard to find; Dia Compe hoods or Cane Creek ones seem to fit ($12, on Amazon or SJS).
- saddle is Selle San Marco Concor (stock says it should be Selle Italia Turbo).
- to my eyes, the tires (700x28C) look a bit oversized. Gum sidewall 700x23C might look better.
Catalog pages for the Team Miyata and the spec sheet, from
this site:
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This is a collector bike, looking for a collector. Not for someone to turn it into a fixie, ride it through winter, or abuse it in other creative but destructive ways.
Some more pictures of the actual bike that's for sale. Again. click the smaller pictures to see the much larger version.
Finally, some more pictures from the web...: This bike is a replica of the team bikes raced in 1980 (team IJsboerke) and 1981 (Capri-Sonne) in the classics and the Grand Tours. In the 1981 Tour de France, 17th stage, it was first to the finish on top of Alpe d'Huez. In 1980, it carried the green jersey winner to the podium in Paris.
