Dear all,
I was thinking of buying a second-hand bike, and I stumbled upon a 1991 koga miyata Gents racer carbolite with No.2 tubing (sic). Now, I'm a complete beginner at road riding on a race bike but this bike looks amazing - although admittedly very old. It's a rusty brown colour with a leather saddle and gold (?) inlay in several places on the frame. It looks totally unique and cool and retro. Problem is, I just want to exercise and do some cycling at the weekend with a club. My question is to you experts, if I may, is whether you would recommend this bike? Or is it more of a collector's item, and not for regular use? The price of the bike is pretty high at around 900 dollars, so I can't really buy it if it can't be used for some semi-vigorous training. I don't have the budget to buy the Koga AND a regular training bike. Thanks in advance for any help!
I was thinking of buying a second-hand bike, and I stumbled upon a 1991 koga miyata Gents racer carbolite with No.2 tubing (sic). Now, I'm a complete beginner at road riding on a race bike but this bike looks amazing - although admittedly very old. It's a rusty brown colour with a leather saddle and gold (?) inlay in several places on the frame. It looks totally unique and cool and retro. Problem is, I just want to exercise and do some cycling at the weekend with a club. My question is to you experts, if I may, is whether you would recommend this bike? Or is it more of a collector's item, and not for regular use? The price of the bike is pretty high at around 900 dollars, so I can't really buy it if it can't be used for some semi-vigorous training. I don't have the budget to buy the Koga AND a regular training bike. Thanks in advance for any help!
