Miyata 610 tourer

[WVBicycles]

Made some progress today on the Miyata before I had to go to work.

 

[Iverider]

Very cool! Tonight I discovered my '85 610 will fit a 700cx40 wtb Nano which makes me excited to get going on the gravel bike project! I'll post some pics when it's finished to the lightweight section. I'm going to stick a dt Swiss 240 hubset on it for fun.

 

[WVBicycles]

Yeah I was gonna do the gravel bike direction but I had a Scwhinn Le Tour Luxa with Pasela's a few years back and it was a blast to ride on fire roads. Pasela's are awesome tire for on or off road riding .

 

[Iverider]

Paselas are used for the Little 500 race at Indiana University which is run on a cinder track.

 

[WVBicycles]

I finally finished the Miyata this past week and took out it for its first ride today. It road like a dream, perfect gearing, shifting was precise, the cantilever brakes with Kool Stop pads can stop on a dime and the Pasela tires are killer on or off road. The Suntour Superbe Pro pedals work perfect for boat or sk8board shoes. I may get some other goods in the future such as VO hammered fenders, possibly a Caradice saddle bag over the current VO one and maybe a handlebar.

 

[bulldog1935]

came out great - i'm a junkie for leather bar wrap (and Kool Stop pads)

my daughter has the same pedals on her Team Fuji, and she has used them with running shoes before.

 

[WVBicycles]

Thanks. The bar tape isn't leather its Brooks 3M perforated comfort bar tape which looks like leather but doesn't have the slip like leather bar tape.

 

[bulldog1935]

I can't remember how long it's been since I wrapped bars with anything but leather and never experienced slip if you're referring to grip.
I've had leather tape approaching 8-y-o become loose because it was stretched and weathering.

 

[Iverider]

I've been riding mine for a few weeks now and it might be my favorite rider at the moment. Not sure about the crankset just yet. The whole thing weighed in at 25.2 pounds.

 

[bulldog1935]

the bike looks like a joy

If you want to solve the looks on the crankset, you can set up a compact double using a Sun XCD or TA cyclotouriste

These 50.4mm bcd crank arms can be set up as a single, double, or triple, or even a double with a chain guard in place of the outer ring, using TA or Sun XCD chainrings, which are interchangeable.
this also needs a wide bottom bracket spindle

or a Sugino XD2 triple with a chain guard in place of the of the outer ring - 110 mm outer bcd, 74mm inner bcd

this works with a normal 112mm bb spindle