Grail bike

[Drmojo]

Miyata Century
1990
Carbon tubes
Gold plated lugs
I recall when this first came out but
have never seen one.
My cursory web search found a couple
pix- better ones of the mountain bike
version Miyata also produced.
My questions:
anyone have more info/better photos
of this bike?
Better still- anyone have one to sell me?
(half joking)
No not joking

[ultraman6970]

I wanted one of those back in the day.....I beieve had super thin titanium tubes wrapped in carbon... and I believe one of my friends has one (cant remember if this one or another carbon model or the titanium model), his is like a size 60, no idea if he would sell it but so far i can tell you the frame is mint, had been hanging easy for the last 7 or 8 years.

Oh I think he has the carbonthech.

[froze]

I had several Miyatas over the years and one I bought new so I was sort of into them but I never seen the 1990 Miyata Century in real life just in pictures.

[colker]

Have you ridden one of those? It may not keep grail status if you do..
Not saying they are all the same but those early 90s carbon/ lugged hybrids could be a disappointment. I had a trek 8700 in a great deep red color. It looked so cool but felt so dead and flexy. It gave the impression of having a rear flat tire all the time. Could not be happier the day i sold it and immediately bought the first steel bike i found.. felt like back to the living.

[m_sasso]

Big Miyata fan here, own an 81 Team and an 83 Koga-Miyata SuperWinner, yes, some of the older Carbon tubed bonded Miyata frames/bikes have a beautiful appearance, however I have never read a substantiated positive ride review on any of the bonded Miyata frames/bikes. If you are looking for a wall hanger more power to you, a rider look else were.

Lots of Miyata talk over on the Bike Forums in the Classic & Vintage section.

[icepick_trotsky]

For reference:

[froze]

Originally Posted by m_sasso

Big Miyata fan here, own an 81 Team and an 83 Koga-Miyata SuperWinner, yes, some of the older Carbon tubed bonded Miyata frames/bikes have a beautiful appearance, however I have never read a substantiated positive ride review on any of the bonded Miyata frames/bikes. If you are looking for a wall hanger more power to you, a rider look else were.

Lots of Miyata talk over on the Bike Forums in the Classic & Vintage section.

Did the bonding between the lug and CF fall apart? or was the ride rough or dead? what was the problem with them?