Miyata 912 @ English Bay

For the past couple years summers I commuted around town and to work via a mountain bike I purchased 5 years ago. The ride was tiresome as the bike wielded wide mud tires, front suspension and weighted a lot! It was time for a change, and that ment an upgrade to a lighter more efficient bike. With an attractive price, the mountain bike had no problem to a co-worker who picked it up right from my desk. For the next week I asked Dennis, a friend of mine who now lives in Hong Kong to help me find a fast road bike in a decent price range. I’d like extend a big thank you to Dennis as he helped me find this bike. Without his help, I would have probably just ended up buying a newer, low end bike in the same or more price range.

The Miyata 912 is a true classic mid 80′s Japanese semi-pro road bike. To name a few things, it features a triple-butted Chromoly tube and cast fully lugged frame. Driven by all the numerous Shimano 600EX components from shifters, cassette, hubs, breakset, leavers, Crankset/Chainrings, to pedals – all factory stock might I add. The original owner used this bike for triathlons, so it shows some wear and tear; nothing like a good bath to restore some youth to it’s age though.

A couple errands held me back in the afternoon, so when I finally came home, I jumped on the bike and road along the seawall to English Bay in the sunset. The speed was captivating, the ride thrilling; any stress was forgotten about and left behind.

Now if I could only get a photo like the one above, with my Corrado and a Miyata 912 mounted on top!