My local wrench has an older (late 70's to mid 80's looks like) Suntor with a Miyata fork and miyata brakes/crank. Frame is in great shape, with no rust or any signs of significant crash damage. Moustache bars, also. Rims are not marked but look like old Mavics and are steel (I don't like how steel rims brake) with a flip-flop rear hub, not sure of brand. Gearing is 46 up front but unknown by me, in the rear, though likely to be 17/18/19.

So do you guys think this is worth $100? I know him rather well so I might be able to get it for less but I haven't talked to him about it yet. The reaon I don't know much about the bike is I just looked at it quickly at the shop last night before they closed and he wasn't there to give the specifics.

Also I should note that I have never ridden a fixie/SS and am relatively new to road biking as well (avid MTBer for many years, though) and just thought a simple project like this would be fun.

Any thoughts, opinions, spare change, or advice is welcome.

Cheers-

$100 is pretty good for a bike that works.

Are you sure it isn't a Miyata frame with a Suntour fork?

Are you sure it isn't a Miyata frame with a Suntour fork?

This is one of the things I looked at specifically, and the stamp right on the top of the fork arm is Miyata and the Seat tube on the frame says Suntor. The Frame looks like it has been painted over at least twice as it was hard to make out the stamp on the fork but I actually did make it out to be Miyata, also with some help of one of the guys at the shop who likes older stuff and recognized the font of the stamp.

So, Mod, you think it is worth it?! Good to hear. I might just make him an offer he can't refuse...

Any input on this particular frame/fork/components would be nice before I really decide for sure.

Cheers-

100 for a rideble fixie ain't bad. Miata's were decent bikes.

Yeah, folks have cobbled things together for less. But folks have spent quite a bit more getting well-used "finds" to work as well. A new, out-of-the-box fixie starts at 4-500 bucks.

I'd say, if you want to try riding a fixie, and this thing seems to fit and work reasonably well, you've got a relatively inexpensive way to check out fixed gear riding and a fair deal as well. Let's put it this way: all sorts of things cost more and nothing is likely to cost very much less (certainly, unless you find somebody to pay you, there's no way to save more than a hundred bucks here).