Scvintage":8cswv32z said:Thanks, this bike has an old bike store sticker from Pennsylvania. So I know it sold in the USA. What seems weird is the made in Taiwan part. If it is a 92, that’s before the date a few internet references mentioned shifting from Japan to Taiwan. Not that this bike is special, it’s just hard to find info that matches the “made in Japan” bragging point of miyata.
Elev12k":19l56gpw said:Scvintage":19l56gpw said:Thanks, this bike has an old bike store sticker from Pennsylvania. So I know it sold in the USA. What seems weird is the made in Taiwan part. If it is a 92, that’s before the date a few internet references mentioned shifting from Japan to Taiwan. Not that this bike is special, it’s just hard to find info that matches the “made in Japan” bragging point of miyata.
I think the mentions you are referring to apply to Koga-Miyata. Koga-Miyata switched to Tw in 1996. Maybe Miyata US had a couple Tw made frames earlier than 1996.