I'm new to biking as an adult. Last time I owned a bike I was 13 and it was from Walmart, lasted about 2 summers max!
I've been doing some research the past 2/3 weeks and settled on wanting to acquire a second hand Liv, Miyata, or Raleigh. I got lucky and came across an ad for a second-hand $30 Miyata! Owner purchased it from a garage sale in his neighborhood (rich part of town), and I believe I may be the 4th owner of this bike as it was originally purchased from a bike store in our city!
It looks legit, and like it has a lot of its original parts give or take some features missing. The seat is throwing me off. It seems to be the OG (atomica version) but stelle is spelled stella???
I plan on taking it by a DIY bike store this weekend to get some help with any tune ups – I rode it back home and it needs some grease on the pedals and chain gears, maybe a slight tighten on the handle bars – she's FAST! So I'm not a big fan of how easy she can swivel around corners just yet ðŸ˜
Did I make the right choice?! I guess for $30 you really can't go too wrong.
by amazemar
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Be careful about grease. There are only a couple spots where bearings are used that should be greased. Everything else should be light oil or bike chain oil.