These are the pictures I took when I originally bought it. http://picasaweb.google.com/altinos/SpecializedExpedition It's still hanging up in the garage,...
In a message dated 6/3/2007 5:43:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, thespeedingtrain@... writes: Yes, this is correct. My 1981 1000 takes 26.8. ... Same for...
Hello all, Sorry if some of you consider this spam - please email me if you have a problem with my post and I can try to delete it. But I have a couple of...
What are the brakes? Shimano? If so, number please. ... From: toki_rocket To: MiyataSpecTour@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 7:11 PM Subject:...
To clarify - please email me personally. The brakes are Dia-compe NGC960 cantilevers and are date stamped for 1981. The rims are Araya 36H in the front and 40H...
Even though this is not a Specialized or Miyata the vintage Trek 720 touring bike might be of interest to some on the list since it was a top touring bike for...
... No, but I wish I had kept my 720. :-) (Blasphemer!) ... I could never get the two Expeditions I had (56 and 58cm) sized quite right for me, so I let...
... mentioned 1000, I was the losing bidder. Hope I win one before I have to refinance my house to pay for it. Been kicking myself for nearly 12 years for...
I wonder, does anyone knows what the sticker price of a Miyata 1000 was in 1986? I know that when I bought my Specialized Expedition in 1986, I paid $499 for...
I bought my Miyata 1000 in 1985 and it cost me $500 +/- a few dollars. Still have it and like it quite a bit. However, all the components on it are no lonegr...
... $820 ... the Expedition was $700 and the Miyata 1000 was $495 (Bicycling! July, 1984). Though that Miyata price seems a bit odd (lots of markup for Mr....
I'm getting my Miyata 1000 repainted and I've contacted a company that reproduces decals. My originals were black and white but I want the the new ones to be...
Thanks so much for the pictures of gold colored Miyata decals. I've forwarded them to the guy who makes them and now I just need to wait for them to be made. ...
... now. ... Can you share your process of using Oxalic acid. I just learned about Oxalic acid this week while searching a bike forum for some other info....
Hi, I've been lurking here for a few weeks but have only been a bona fide MiyataSpecTour owner for a few days. I just built up a 62cm 1984 Specialized Sequoia...
I also have been watching this group for a while and recently joined. I have been interested in the early Specialized bikes and components since they were new...
Hopefully someone more authoritative will chime in, but here's what I can offer... it's speculation based on what I've read about Miyata. Miyata built the...
I am enjoing the older postings on this site! Nice to know that I am not alone in this world (you know - 14 lugged steel bikes in my basement, stacked-up boxes...
Tim, What little I know is this: that Miyata did make their own tubing, and that they made it specific for each frame size, which no one else did. What this...
Hello all, I have posted a few photos of my Expedition, I hope you'll take a look. I'm the only owner of the bike, and took great care of it, as well as...
Your 56cm frame won't fit me, which is a shame, but you've kept grrrrrrreat care of the bike. As such, we could use scans or photos of the 3 decals so that we...
Hi folks, I have decided to sell my 1000. She is original and in wonderful condition. I purchased her a few years back but she is just too tall for me and...
Hi folks, I have decided to sell my 1000. She is original and in wonderful condition. I purchased her a few years back but she is just too tall for me and she...
