Hey gang, check out this curb find from a few weeks back. My late night deep diving into what direction to take this thing led me to your site. Should I be introducing myself somewhere?
This is a 1987 Miyata Terra Runner. It's too far gone to be brought back to OG beauty, so I think it's a perfect candidate for being rat rodded into a wild weekender. I've already secured some tan wall Panaracer Dirt Kings, a black Hite Rite, Kool Stops, and an Avocet Touring saddle. It needs Ourys, some exciting coloured housing, chain, and cassette. Headset and both hubs will need attention, and I have't pulled the cranks off to assess the bb, but I will assume it's shot.
Other notables: Front and rear brakes don't match, fronts are Exage, rears are XT. Front wheel looks aftermarket, but is still nice, Ukai rim on unknown hub. Rear wheel looks stock, hub has that rectangular diagonally placed 'sealed mechanism' sticker. Oh, and the grips are OG and the ends aren't punched out. Score!
Can anyone talk me into or out of spending the money on an NOS 600 ES 14-28 freewheel? I'd like to hear some arguments for spending 10x the money. I'm tempted to give it a spin with the original as it doesn't look TOO bad......