ASMR Bike Build: Miyata Triple Cross

Found this Miyata Triple Cross on the side of the road buried under some bushes and garbage. Loved the original paint job and decals but had a lot of rust. Decided to embrace the flaws and was inspired by kintsugi, the art of repairing pottery with gold. Forgot to film all the rust grinding, sorry. Oh and as a bonus this is using sheldon brown's practice of 8 of 9 on 7. Using 8 cogs of a nine speed drivetrain on a 7 speed hub.
FSA Compact Adventure bars, Microshift Advent 9 speed drivetrain, WTB Volt saddle, Mavic wheels, Panaracer Gravel King tires, Shimano 300LX cranks, promax stem, original seatpost, bottom bracket, wheels, frame. Tange headset pulled from 80's cannondale m500.

[@digthemedium]

Love that you turned the blemishes into gold. Stunning way to honor the bike's legacy and keep it putting on miles long into the future. You give me hope for the Peugeot and Raleigh I've got waiting for some TLC in my garage.

[@RideLooseBikes]

Thanks it was a lot of fun to try something new!

[@daniellarson3068]

Wow! The rusty bike was extremely similar to my bike. Same lugged frame type even the color, same Exage derailleurs, cantilever brakes, etc. Maybe they made these bikes in the 1990s and rebranded them depending on the customer. I liked the gilding and changing from a 7 to 9 speed. (I would have kept the front derailleur.) You showed that with a little work you can make trash into treasure.

[@RideLooseBikes]

Thanks for watching!

[@MarkGeuel]

this will be a better ASMR bike build video without the music bro

[@RideLooseBikes]

Thanks for watching anyways!

[@beals6631]

I had to turn it off

[@bikechingu]

Good job! Nice towels too! 😂

[@RideLooseBikes]

Nothings cleans shit up like old underwear.

[@DangerAmbrose]

Its not ASRM with the cheesy music playing.

[@ringscircles142]

i disagree

[@klein-concept]

Impressive job 🫶

[@RideLooseBikes]

Thanks! Love your channel!

[@klein-concept]

@@RideLooseBikes thanks a lot 🤜🤛

[@ringscircles142]

the dirtier the hands the bigger the payout

[@RideLooseBikes]

Agreed thanks for watching!

[@stuvademakaroner9607]

Cantilever brakes would feel better, try them if you can

[@RideLooseBikes]

Thanks for the tip, never really ridden them before. I'll clean up the original ones and see how they ride.

[@ringscircles142]

we are as ONE🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🛕🛕🛕🛕🛕🛕🛕

[@telefunker]

beautiful build! what is the bronze paint you used for the rusty parts? are you satisfied with the result?

[@RideLooseBikes]

Thanks! It’s just Testors gold enamel paint. Build is good, used it on vacation all summer. Wheels probably could use a good trueing though.