1981 Miyata 912 w/ custom horizontal track ends
- Serial
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J942436 - Manufacturer
- Miyata
- Name
- Mantis
- Model
- 912 w/ custom horizontal track ends
- Year
- 1981
- Primary colors
- Green
- Frame size
- 58CM
- Wheel diameter
- 700 C
- Tire width
- Narrow tire
- Drivetrain
- Fixed gear
- Distinguishing features
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This was the first bike I ever built up -- the frame was a Miyata 912 dumpster salvage with a busted rear dropout, but I took the frame to be fixed up by Bernie Mikkelsen in Oakland, who threw on a set of horizontal dropouts to turn it into a street fixie. It's a very bright green (more so than it appears in the picture) that sparkles in the sun, and the lugs have little 'M' cutouts.
Frame and fork
- Headset
- Dura-Ace threaded headset (for quill stem) Dura-Ace
- Fork
- Chrome Tange fork
Wheels
- Front Hub
- High flange track hubs, 32 hole, holographic sticker on outside of hubs Pro-Max
- Rear Hub
- High flange track hubs, 32 hole, holographic sticker on outside of hubs Pro-Max
- Front Rim
- Open Pro
- Rear Rim
- Open Pro
Drivetrain and brakes
- Cog/Cassette/Freewheel
- Phil wood 18 tooth fixed gear cog, shiny
- Crankset
- Hand polished Sugino 75 crankset (no branding, but backside of crank arms stamped NJS and 175) 75
- Chain Tensioners
- -
- Front Brake
- Shimano Dura-Ace caliper brakes Dura-Ace
- Rear Brake
- Shimano Dura-Ace caliper brakes Dura-Ace
Additional parts
- Handlebar
- Bullhorn bars wrapped with brown cloth tape and shellac'd. Tektro bar end plug brake levers RB-021
- Stem
- Pearl
- Seatpost
- Two bolt NJS seatpost Jaguar
- Saddle
- Honey Team Pro saddle, treated with neatsfoot oil (so it's now more of a dark brown color) Professional