1984 Miyata Refurbish 

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I've been there brother. I was in the middle of building my current gravel bike and the handle bars swung around and dented my top tube. I completed the build and still ride it almost everyday. Every time I look down at the dent I get a little aggravated. We learn so much from our mistakes. That is how we grow. I have no doubt you will continue to do great things. You went above and beyond and it paid off. Amazing Job Bruce!!

Thanks for,hanging in there and saving this bike. I have a soft spot for Miyata’s. As I watched your video it was like watching an experienced surgeon saving a life. A patient who was in a bad place and you got to work. Almost surgical. Battleship grey is a cool color. I want one but with a “pop” of neon to create depth.

Really nice job on the restoration of a great-looking vintage Miyata. Congratulations. I have a project right now with a similar stuck seat post situation on a 1970's bike that is being converted from a 10 speed into a single-speed. After attempting to loosen the seat post in various ways with no results in sight, I simply cleaned it up and left it at the height it was stuck at. With the seat I have installed, the seat post at the exact position for the rider ... lucky

Going through a similar 84 Miyata 710 rebuild/upgrade now. Thanks for the inspiration.

I was impressed with your dedication to the projects - coast to coast on a walmart bike is no joke; but this takes it on whole another level.

Stellar video! Loved all the details, and insane commitment to the frame repair. Thanks for the crown race installation tool idea lol...better than my screwdriver technique

Man you have skills, you took this bike build to a whole new level. Awesome job!

What a bummer with the seatpost and the dents. Great job fixing it again and pulling through! What a life lesson for us all to remember: Be patient... and always check the seatpost when buying a steel bike second hand! :)

Satisfying video to watch! Worth the time and frustration for the restoration! I have an '84 Miyata 1000 Grand Touring as well. Friggin' love that Cadillac of a bike!

That was a really therapeutic video to watch. Great job, Bruce! The bike looks beautiful.

Bruce very nice job. Like always I appreciate your "ingenuity" (who will forgot the brake adapter on your mtb to road bike conversion!) of doing stuff the way you think, even if you are mistaken I feel you have learned something, and it's a beautiful message to pass.

Great video. Excellent editing, content, and music. Thank you.

Beautiful restoration of a very nice bike, thanks. Ben from Koga country

Dude! What a wonderful treatment you did in this building 😻👏👏👏🤓🚴‍♂️💨

Watching at work 💪 Nice paint work

You are a legend. You made a mistake of being in a hurry, I know that feeling all to well, and f'd a classic frame up that deserves better and then (legend status) you cowboyed up and gave it the love and set it back on its destiny.. Props and respect!!!! You are a Champion!!

You really put some WORK in! Great content

Was a bit surprised when i first saw the different color at start of the video. But then after seeing what followed, it made sense. Good job fixing it. Also, pretty sure you're driving someone crazy with that drivetrain comprised of campy, shimano, sram, microshift, and others. I personally love it. Whatever works.

Super nice bike man! Well done!

Awesome job!! The bike looks great!

Great refurb!

Nice work homie.I was having flashbacks watching you paint, and how i said i would not paint another bike.

That bike looks great!

Love the trophy, I should have a few on my desk too. My experience with Shimano shift cables in Campy shifters is that the lead head on Shimano is just a little too big and can make it a booger to get out the next time. Thanks for the video.

Great job!

Dude must’ve super glued the seat post or something 😂 Nice work!

Best rebuild I've ever seen. I like rebuilds.

Your videos are so relaxing I really love it

Excellent work. Love your videos

That bike looks fabulous! Great job 🚴🚴🚴👍

Que buen trabajo

Great video!! I'm planing to get a miyata le tour bike next week from a local shop.

My friend, you are an artist! The bike was sensational, very beautiful indeed. I even think that you should have left your fork painted red. It would look even more beautiful. A big hug and until the next video.

Great result! I presume the downtube shifters are not indexed? How do you like them with the nine speed cassette? My project idea was a 1x10 setup with downtube shifters, but it's near impossible to find compatible indexed shifters apparently and I've never tried pure friction shift so I'm unsure about that. Maybe bar end shifter is the way to go, though I really don't like the looks of those.

outstanding!! you sir have skill. i hope to get as deep as you do on a build.im looking at a few bikes that may be good candidates for a complete take down and restore

かっこいい。自転車を愛する気持ちが伝わってくる。

Nice! A couple of questions... Wouldn't it be possible to pull out the dents in the top tube like on a car dent repair? Good idea with the 9 speed 1x9 - great with the link to the Microshift cassette - i'll be using that... but I prefer STI shifters instead of downtube shifters - do you know any STI shifters that work with the Sram derailleur?

Great video! Who'd have thought that music (Eric Satie?) would go so well with a bike build? It makes me feel better that I'm not the only person who lost patience and made a costly mistake during a bike build. I guess you learn from those kind of mistakes though!

the devil's in the detail, 10/10 for a great build, beautiful bike, thanks from U.K.

Six hours of hacksaw?! Man that's dedication! Nice rehab, I enjoyed watching it.

Great job Bruce...👍

That was a great build you did I have a Miata it's a 1985 and it's a survivor it's almost mint and it's the favorite bike I have I like it better than my carbon road bike

영상 잘 봤습니다. I really like your video. Thank you :)

Wow awesome work, is that bike originally a 27 inch bike? what tires did you use on it? what type of brake did you use to get to the 700c wheels?

quality build.So therapeutic watching someone build a bike.You certainly have some skills Bruce.Would you ever consider removing the left shifter boss for a cleaner look for a build like this one?

well done!

very nice work !!!

Nice job on the headset locknut, it was thrashed, but you brought it back to respectability!

great video.

I have had success getting a stuck seatpost out with liquid nitrogen and a heat gun. I do this first before attempting any other kind of removal such as a liquid penetrant or use of force. 1. Place the frame in a stand upside down, seatpost pointed down. Make sure that any holes to the inside of the post are plugged so that the liquid nitrogen does not run out. 2. Heat the seat tube gently with the heat gun. This will expand the seat tube metal. 3. Pour the liquid nitrogen down into the bottom bracket, and down into the seat tube. This will contract the seat post. The thermal difference between the post and seat tube will generally shock the seat post free, sometimes with a popping sound. However, I have a mallet ready to quickly knock the seat post out once I either hear the pop or I give it a few seconds to react. You don't have to really get the seat tube any hotter than a temperature that is uncomfortable for you to touch and hold. Anything hotter than this is just excessive due to the super cold nature of the liquid nitrogen. If done correctly, you won't damage the paint. If there are some nearby decals, those might be damaged.

I have a univega nuovosport pretty much similar frame- looking into DIY painting the frame myself. I noticed you didnt completely remove the initial paint layer. How did you approach the paint job? Just simply sanding down to some extent then straight to spraying? I see other videos where people will bring the frame down to bare steel, does it make any difference? Thanks

Hi Bruce…amazing restoration, I recently bought Pro Miyata but the rear drop out has a crack one on the detailer side, is that an issue?

Great video. What made you decide on the 42T 9 speed cassette, with the 38T crank ?

awesome!

Man if I was you I’d be putting the brake lever shifters in these bikes

Thats a beautiful bike.

🚲 gold 👏

Wow. Well done.

How long do you think the spray paint will last?

I have a MIYATA Pro Aero which I bought new. I did an upgrade and remodel in the late 80's . to include braze-ons and a repaint. Currently mostly Sun Tour Superbe derailleurs, brakes and bar ends.. Love the bike but I want to do something more interesting with it to make it more useful rather than the all out racer it was intended to be. Done with my "racing" days. I am curious about your gearing ; what restrictions, if any, on the 11/42 - 38 ? And would it be possible to use the bar-ends ? Excellent video, crazy good bike. Admire your ingenuity and tenacity. Liked and subscribed. PS I have a 1983 SOMEC, 2011 Rivendell Hunqapillar, 2018 Rivendell Cheviot, 1991 GIANT CFM III, mid 90s Trek Mtn Bike.

Amazing Build! By the way, did it take you this long or did you just take a haircut midway? 🤔🤔

Love the bike and I love the colour too you got some skill wish I did could you build one with more gear like so 1x12 to see if it better than the 1x9 thanks

Bike Therapy. Nice.

Six hours of hacksawing? That's more than 5 3/4 hours than I would have spent on it!

Good good good job 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻bravo ciao da Milano italy 💛👋🏻👋🏻

This is why steel bikes are great. No one is going to be doing this with old carbon bikes in the future. I also like that you made that trophy to remind yourself to slow down and think things through.

Good job on a common frame. A lot of labor on a 50 dollar bike. For future reference the lugs dropouts and seatpost dimensions are a dead giveaway for a high end frame if you can identify them. But good work above all

Love the trophy ;) you deserve it!

Steel is Heavy. but at the same time it both fails gracefully, and can be bent a surprising amount without compromising its strength. Yes the clamp mistake was regrettable, but hey. Lesson learned.

from miyata to a Stratovarius' bravo

Great video. Reminds me a lot of Oldshovel's videos.

You should have just used heat on the the seat tube since you were repainting it, could save you a hassle

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Excellent video,,,,,,Sure CARBON is beautiful but can’t be fixed no mater what method is done to repair it.. ,,,, the confidence/ trust is gone…. Steel is very forgiving Also,,, can you please light any light on decals and the brand of the bicycle seat ….

I did not see any flux when you were brazing...

Good job❤we share hobby😊

a plumbing pipe wrench and wd40 might've helped

Too bad about the seat post, I would have tried freezing the post and warming the bicycle tube with a heat gun & use a CO2 fire extinguisher or even put liquid propane on seat post, it would shrink maybe be easy to remove.

A new Tange headset is like $25

Seatpost stuck. I need more hammer.

Penetrating fluid and lots of time has only ever worked for me. Too lazy to hammer at it anyways, but nice finished product regardless of the struggle.

So, guessing steel seat tube + aluminum seat post = bad company

you cannot work that kind of magic with carbon fiber

Another RU-vidr destroys a thing. Yay.

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