Hi people,
About a year ago or so I acquired Erkan's Century. I made a little photo footage than. View it here >>>
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ght=miyata
About a month ago fellow forummember 'Beepbeep' provided me a heads up on a NOS 18.5" one for sale through Blocket.se. Many thanks to 'Beepbeep' as I were able to get my hands on that one too >>>
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ght=miyata
So is this a rare frame? Not in my stable I fear, as the counter is at 3 :roll: I am pretty confident that doesn't reflect the actual situation of Century portion in world bicycle population though. I have them in 3 different sizes now. Erkan's I don't fit and is hence only suitable for display purposes. The 20.5" and 18.5" do work for me. The build one, the 20.5, I have ridden quite often and quite hard in the past. It is a great handling bike, probably also partially due to the direct Switchblades. It is also very sturdy, nevertheless I after a severe crash (that didn't cause damage to the frame and its most vital parts fortunately), I decided to retire it from serious hammering. It would be a shame to wreck it, as you will understand. Happy to be owner of those significant bikes in Miyata history. In the stable they are accompanied by several more Miyata milestones.
About a year ago or so I acquired Erkan's Century. I made a little photo footage than. View it here >>>
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ght=miyata
About a month ago fellow forummember 'Beepbeep' provided me a heads up on a NOS 18.5" one for sale through Blocket.se. Many thanks to 'Beepbeep' as I were able to get my hands on that one too >>>
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ght=miyata
So is this a rare frame? Not in my stable I fear, as the counter is at 3 :roll: I am pretty confident that doesn't reflect the actual situation of Century portion in world bicycle population though. I have them in 3 different sizes now. Erkan's I don't fit and is hence only suitable for display purposes. The 20.5" and 18.5" do work for me. The build one, the 20.5, I have ridden quite often and quite hard in the past. It is a great handling bike, probably also partially due to the direct Switchblades. It is also very sturdy, nevertheless I after a severe crash (that didn't cause damage to the frame and its most vital parts fortunately), I decided to retire it from serious hammering. It would be a shame to wreck it, as you will understand. Happy to be owner of those significant bikes in Miyata history. In the stable they are accompanied by several more Miyata milestones.
