Here, my Koga Miyata Prologue photo gallery. It's a steel framed model from 1993, it came with the best tubing from Miyata, the FM-1, triple butted and splined tubing.
The components are far from the original mid-range Shimano groupset (see 1993 Koga brochure here). I have updated to my likes:
Ultra-smooth Dura Ace 7800 shifters and derailleur, 7400 hubs with Fir Quasar and Mavic GL330 wheelset, Challengue Paris Roubaix (700x28) and Vittoria Pavé (700x25) tubular tyres, awesome Suntour GPX brake calipers with hidden springs, 3TTT ProChrome Columbus stem, Selle Italia Turbo saddle, On One (34-48) crankset...
The size is 50x53 (STxTT) and it's in mint condition. The purple paint with pink letters is beautiful and shiny, it's difficult to perceive in the pics though. Bottom bracket is British threaded (Stronglight) and seatpost is 26.8.
I used very little this bike during the last year, although I have used it in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Fleche Wallone, Peter Van Petegem Classic and I even did the epic ride from Oostende to Brussels on it. The ride is amazing, steel is strong enough to keep the bb stiff but still is able to filter the bad roads and the cobblestones that you find in Belgium, in every ride. Geometry is very racing, long and low (the headtube is short and top tube is long for the size), so it's easy to go faster than my legs permit.
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