Did you miss out on a new bicycle during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, or 2000s? Have a hankering for a bicycle from a past, alternative reality? New, custom, handmade steel frames in the classic style or a completely renovated, used steel frame that you supply. Threaded 1″ headsets and quill stems only. Rim brakes and mechanical shifting or single-speed/fixed-gear only. Non-aero or aero brake levers. Like-new or new, old-stock parts.
“…gang aft agley, an’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, for promis’d joy!” ― Robert Burns, To a Mouse Wherein the first phase of the plan leads to both disappointment and delight. The frame was readied for travel to have it stripped of paint and rust, and to make the desired alterations. Preparation Before …
“The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men…” ― Robert Burns, To a Mouse Wherein I complicate a project just for the fun of it. What is the source of fun? Obviously, any well-considered answer to the question, “What if…?” The Vision: 1984 Koga-Miyata Luxe The 1984 Koga-Miyata Luxe is a bicycle never produced, nor …
“Do not be in a hurry, the right [bicycle] will come at last.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Some of the best things in life arrive in boxes: bicycles, bicycle frames, bicycle parts, bicycle tubing, bicycle tools, bicycle accessories. Sometimes you can tell what is in the box by the size or the shape. …
“I am excessively diverted.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice A short diversion comparing and contrasting three Koga-Miyata production bicycles: the 1979 Koga-Miyata Pro Luxe, the 1979 Koga-Miyata Pro Racer, and the 1984 Koga-Miyata Pro Racer-S. These, plus more, are related to the anticipated arrival of my 1979 Koga-Miyata MXA frameset. “How?” you ask… 1979 Koga-Miyata …
“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice The seeds of a vision had been planted more than forty years ago …
