New bike questions

[mountaingoat]

Hello, I'm new to the site but I think this is the best place to get a couple questions answered. I recently picked up an 88 Miyata 1000LT and was wondering if there is much difference in the later LTs compared to the regular 1000 or a GT. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[bogiesan]

Welcome to the family.
You might try Miyata-focused collectors or Miyata-specific dealers. Subtle differences between models of bikes? There are thousands. I don't know the differences between the various models of my bike. The bike I've got is the bike I ride and that's eth bike I care about. Everyone else? They're on their own.

[csykes]

There are also vintage bike groups on several different bike forums.  Just use Google and a few specific words and you will find the group to  join and question.

[mountaingoat]

Thanks for responding. I looked around for Miyata dedicated websites before I came here and I couldn't find any that have had any kind of recent activity. I'll keep searching though. 

[adventurepdx]

Are we talking "subjective" or "objective" differences? Feel vs numbers? If it's the latter you should check out a site that has Miyata catalogs and then check out the specs for each year. Here is one:
http://www.miyatacatalogs.com/