For the past few weeks, we’ve received an influx of vintage MTBs submitted to our Readers’ Rides inbox and today we’ve selected Robert‘s restored 1986 Miyata Terra Runner. Check it out below with lots of photos and a full component breakdown!

I am Rob of Bert’s Cycle Service and I would like to share my shop bike, a 1986 Miyata Terra Runner. As this is my only bike and initially built for light trails, It surprisingly got through heavy muddy trails and also finished a 3-part 500km ride with it.

Here are the specs:
1986 Miyata Terra Runner
Triple butted Cr-mo tubing
Tange Tubing Unicrown fork
Suntour XC Sport groupset
Nitto 804 AA handlebar
Nitto MT-1 stem
Tange FL250 headset
Dia-compe MBT levers
Dia-compe 980 MBT levers
Araya RM-25 1.75 rims
Sansin hubs
Terra one T1 tires
Miyata Signature SUC-T310 cranks
MKS Grafight-XX pedals
Nitto S65 seatpost
Breeze and Angell Hite-rite
OGK moto-cross grips
Nissen Cables
Forager Cycles Cherry cable ends
Bruce Gordon Titanium cable bone
Dia-compe Roller Cable hanger
Kool-stop Thinline pads
King Cage Iris bottle cage

We’d like to thank all of you who have submitted Readers Rides builds to be shared over here. The response has been incredible and we have so many to share over the next few months. Feel free to submit your bike, listing details, components, and other information. You can also include a portrait of yourself with your bike and your Instagram account! Please, shoot landscape-orientation photos, not portrait. Thanks!