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From: marc@bmcg.UUCP (Marc Lee)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Need advice on bicycle models
Message-ID: <1884@bmcg.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 14:12:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 14:12:00 1985
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Organization: Burroughs Corp. ASG, San Diego, CA.
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I would agree with about everything Becky Bates said, with the following
comments about the Miyata 210.  

This is the closest thing to a "bulletproof" bike I have seen, short of a
mountain bike.  I bought one about a year-and-a-half ago, for "sport-
touring" reasons (I also had to give up running), and for $270 I was
very impressed with Miyata's component selection, eg. aluminum rims, QR
hubs front & back, excellent Dia-Compe brakes, etc.  Can't comment on
the Schwinn or Cannondale, but I remember when I was shopping around,
the Miyata was the only bike with the features I wanted for under $300.
One slight negative -- Miyata makes their own tubing, and their bikes are
known for being strong (stiff) but a little on the heavy side.  The 210,
at least the year I bought it, used straight-gauge tubing, which makes
it a little heavier.  I also discovered that the inside two chain rings
are steel, a fact which is obscured by the outside aluminum ring.  This
makes the bike a little heavier still -- mine runs around 27 lb, with
triple crank and rear rack.  The bottom line, though, is that I put on
over 3000 mi. (before "graduating" to a Vitus and learning how much
maintenance an all-out racer needs) without doing a thing except clean-
ing the chain once.       

                                         Marc Lee
                                         Burroughs DSG
                                         San Diego


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