Built this up for a friend of my girlfriend. Bike had been sitting in a garage for most of its life. Built some wheels from used but much newer parts. 105 rear derailleur. Modern thumb shifter. Removed the front derailleur since it’s only being used around the city. New saddle, bottom bracket, tires, tubes, chain, dual pivot calipers, handlebar, brake levers, grips, wires/housings. Nothing fancy, but a fun project.
by thisquietplace
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Nice!
Beautiful. Technically, not a “Mixte”, a frame design that has two parallel tubes going all the way from the head tube to the rear dropout or close to it. This is what’s usually called a “ladies” Frame.
Not a mixte but a great step-thru frame. Nice build.
Not a mixte, which has two smaller tubes running either side of the seat tube, joining the rear dropouts above the chain stays. Called a step-through these days, bikes like this were marketed as women’s bikes in the US; however, they are very practical for all people who can’t straddle a higher bar due to stiff hips, etc.
Might be an Asia-only model? Never seen ‘MIYATA CYCLE’ on their frames before.
Any before pictures with all of the original parts on there?
Special production bike for top dealers. Yes, it is a Miyata Ladies’ tourer, step through without mixte configuration. Miyata was top level. Made their own tubes, too. I have a 610 tourer. Loaded down, it handles best due to the construction being directed toward heavy touring. The bike shown here is really cool. I think it had curved-back, flat bars. Nice restore. Somebody is lucky.
Not a mixte, that’s a girls bike.
Got my wife a Miata mixte for our first Christmas in a house. Didn’t ride it much so it sat in our basement. Not a scratch on it after three moves. Couple years ago she wanted it on my old indoor trainer. Needed new tubes/tires, grips. Oiled chain, tuned derailleur. Works great.