| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Does anyone have an opinion on the Miyata Titanium model? I test
rode on at the local bike shop this weekend and was very impressed.
They run $2000.00 new and I was wondering if anyone out there owns
or knows someone who owns one. I am looking for general opinions
and some idea of how durable this model is. This is a good deal of
money to invest without any background on the bike. Thanks in
advance for your inputs.
Jim
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| 2596.1 | Recent MBA is all titanium issue | DNEAST::FIKE_MIKE | Wed Jun 16 1993 12:10 | 11 | |
Don't know about the Miyata specificially, but Mountain Bike Action has
an issue out that is dedicated to titanium bikes and components. It had
descriptions, prices and specs on most titanium models. Fat Chance now
has a gorgeous titanium frameset and bike! In the $2000 range, they
also mentioned the Diamondback Axis TT and the Raleigh (2 models-
forget the names). The Raleighs were made from Russian titanium and the
2 models were about $1500 and $2500 if I recall. They recommended the
$1500 as a good value.
Mike
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| 2596.2 | Mountain or road? | ATIS::BODGE | Andy Bodge | Wed Jun 16 1993 14:32 | 7 |
re: .0
Are you talking about a racing bike or a road bike? Miyata made a
titanium road bike but not a mountain bike, according to my 1991
catalog.
Andy (Miyata steel road bike owner, can't help with Ti)
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| 2596.3 | Both MTB an road I guess. | DNEAST::FIKE_MIKE | Thu Jun 17 1993 07:42 | 11 | |
re:-.1
Yes, they do make a MTB this year. I found that issue of MBA and
the model that they make is a 26 pound bike that retails for $2150
which is an excellent proce for a Ti MTB (complete bike). Re-reading
the original post it occurred to me that the post could be referring to
either a road or MTB (although the price range made me assume it was in
reference to the MTB).
The Miyata has a noticibly tall head tube for an MTB. I wonder what
the thinking was when they spec'd that??
Mike
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