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Friday, February 19, 2010
BOBCFL: 1980's Miyata 615 Shorty
Another rare bird! 24" front wheeled 615?! I didn't know they offered that! 45cm tourer! COOOOOL
Ok, here's a followup from the person who ended up actually buying this bike! was looking for a pic on google to show someone and found this. First of all, it fits better than any bike I've tried (I'm about 5'2) and rides like a dream...real smooth.
few things to note:
- stock tires (!) crumbled after about 200 miles they were quickly replaced -the gearing is kind of easy for a strong rider on level ground, but is perhaps a bit too hard for mountains. also biopace took a bit to get used to, not bad, just different - the steering is super twitchy due to the small front wheel. woah boy. I almost downed the bike a couple times fishtailing before getting the hang of it. it's second nature now. just good to know in case anyone's trying out a bike with a front 24.
mark, i love the blog.
ReplyDeleteUPDATE PLZ
Ok, here's a followup from the person who ended up actually buying this bike! was looking for a pic on google to show someone and found this. First of all, it fits better than any bike I've tried (I'm about 5'2) and rides like a dream...real smooth.
ReplyDeletefew things to note:
- stock tires (!) crumbled after about 200 miles they were quickly replaced
-the gearing is kind of easy for a strong rider on level ground, but is perhaps a bit too hard for mountains. also biopace took a bit to get used to, not bad, just different
- the steering is super twitchy due to the small front wheel. woah boy. I almost downed the bike a couple times fishtailing before getting the hang of it. it's second nature now. just good to know in case anyone's trying out a bike with a front 24.
Anyway... LOVE this bike!