Eisuke Miyata<\/a><\/span>, a bowyer and engineer from Tokyo who also pro Miyata Manufacturing was established in Kybashi, Tokyo, in 1881.\u00a0 Ironically, The factory made knives for the Navy as well as weapons for the Imperial Japanese Army<\/a><\/span>, such as the Murata rifle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1889 A visitor from outside came to Miyata<\/a><\/span><\/strong> bikes to seek the gunsmiths to fix his bicycle. The engineers fixed the bike, and the company started doing bicycle repairs as a side gig.<\/p>\n 1890 Miyata re names the business Miyata Gun Works after opening a new plant in Kikukawa. Eitar, Eisuke’s second son, who had a degree in mechanical engineering, creates the first Miyata prototype bicycle utilizing rifle barrels made at the factory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1890 a new factory in Kikukawa. This was renamed Miyata Gun Works. Eitar\u014d, Eisuke’s second son had a degree in mechanical engineering from Kyoto University.\u00a0 Consequently, he went on to manufacture the first Miyata prototype bicycle using rifle barrels produced at the factory.<\/p>\n 1892 The early success of Miyata’s bikes<\/a><\/span> was boosted by a request from crown prince Yoshihito (later Emperor Taish\u014d).\u00a0 He commissions Eitaro to build him a bicycle.<\/p>\n 1894-95\u00a0 Unfortunately, even though they were successful, Miyata halted production of bicycles<\/a><\/span> to focus exclusively on arms manufactured during the First Sino-Japanese War.<\/p>\n 1900 Japan<\/a><\/span> changed its laws to allow the import of foreign He produced bicycles under the Asahi and P\u0101son brands. Miyata’s entire production of Asahi bicycles was purchased by the Imperial Army.\u00a0 This continued until the end of the Russo-Japanese<\/a><\/span> War in 1905.<\/p>\n In the 1930s, Miyata introduced its first lightweight, high-quality bicycles. These models gained popularity among professional and amateur cyclists alike.\u00a0 In the 1950s, the company pioneered the use of chrome-molybdenum steel, a lightweight and durable material, in their bicycle frames.<\/p>\n Miyata pioneered triple butted frames and revolutionized frame building techniques.\u00a0 \u00a0Consequently, Miyata was contracted by multiple local brands to build their bicycles.<\/p>\n 1959\u00a0 Panasonic<\/a><\/span> Corporation becomes a shareholder. Late 1970\u2019s Miyata begins using the same names writing out the numeric names (e.g., Miyata Seven Ten).\u00a0 1970s to mid-1980s Miyata bikes<\/a><\/span> are built with high-quality Series Number System<\/a><\/span> 90 and 100 series were sports\/entry level bicycles.\u00a0 200, 600 and the 1000 models were touring bicycles, with the level of bicycle increasing with first digit in the series.<\/p>\n In general, a 200 series touring bicycle would be roughly equivalent to a 300 There were know to be sub-categories of some models.\u00a0 For example, there was a 110 and a 110SP model.\u00a0 The 110SP had aluminum rims<\/a><\/span> and self centering brake calipers which the regular 110 did not have.<\/p>\n The top line, pro series bicycles were named non-numerically.\u00a0 \u00a01000 series and X000<\/a><\/span> series bicycles were competition\/fitness models with non- ferrous frames.![\"Miyata\"](\"http:\/\/classicjapanesebicycles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Miyata-head-badge.png\"){kind=icon}
<\/a>duced parts for rickshaws, founded the 1840\u20131900 Miyata company.<\/p>\nVISITOR MOTIVATES MIYATA TO REPAIR BIKES<\/h3>\n
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\nrifles.\u00a0 Subsequently, the flooding of the market with cheap imports hurt Miyata’s business. Upon Eisuke’s death on the 6 of June, Eitar\u014d converted the business entirely to bicycle manufacturing.<\/p>\nMIYATA INNOVATION AND RELIABILITY<\/span><\/h2>\n
MIYATA TRANSFORMS FRAME BUILDING<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nEarlier Miyata models<\/a><\/span> carried numeric names (e.g., Miyata 710).<\/p>\n
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\nseries competition\/fitness bicycle.\u00a0 The 300, 400, 500, 700, 900 series were mid-range competition\/fitness bicycles<\/a><\/span> \u2014 with the level of quality increasing with first digit in the series.<\/p>\n
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