Koga Miyata Roadspeed
By theodeluxe on 11/28/2013.
Bike tags: Road bike | Koga Miyata Roadspeed 58 cm.
Tange Champion / 58 cm. / 1982
Sakae Custom / SR forced
Tange Champion / Shimano 600
28" / Shimano Deore 32 / Mavic / Schwalbe
28' / Shimano Deore 36 / Mavic / Schwalbe
Homemade Suntour compact 48-33 / Shimano 600
Ideale / SR Custom
Speedplay / KMC
Shimano 600 / Shimano 600 'Arabesque, Suntour GT
Shimano DuraAce / Shimano Exage
9 speed mix uniglide hyperglide 14-28 / 48-33 /
none
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Tange Champion / 58 cm. / 1982
Sakae Custom / SR forced
Tange Champion / Shimano 600
28" / Shimano Deore 32 / Mavic / Schwalbe
28' / Shimano Deore 36 / Mavic / Schwalbe
Homemade Suntour compact 48-33 / Shimano 600
Ideale / SR Custom
Speedplay / KMC
Shimano 600 / Shimano 600 'Arabesque, Suntour GT
Shimano DuraAce / Shimano Exage
9 speed mix uniglide hyperglide 14-28 / 48-33 /
none
Garbage found, abandonet. Was in a terribel state but no problem for a bicycle technician like me :)
Original headset and bottom bracket where good enough for transforming this road racer for flat terrain (originally fitted 58-42 + 6 speed 12-21 pignon) into a real mountain bike. Great handling characteristics, original 600 brakes replaced for the superb DuraAce brakes & low gearing gave me lots of fun on the SustenpaB, Mont Ventoux, Mont Farron and many other challenges. Nice short frame; same as Gios Torino!
This year I swapped all non original parts to the Giant Peleton Superlite since that frame has even better handling characteristics in downhill racing.