Just a little temptation!
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Just a little temptation!
Miyata
oh, that reallly really is beautiful!
And I had YOU in mind when I posted it. Weren't you going to get East Hill's Raleigh?Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
too small for me, but it sure is pretty.
A little small for me, but.... only a little.
Must. not. look. again.
Only a teeny bit small for me too. My newest obsession is searching for mixtes and watching them to see how much they go for.
You know it is a "sickness" when the front page of the newspaper says in HUGE letters "Hybrid Plans Expansion" and the only thing you can think of is BIKES!!! :D http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/a....dll/frontpage
There MUST be a 12 step program for this. :eek:
A single tube mixte?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123
Yup, sure is!Quote:
Originally Posted by sandra
yes, tomorrow. Better not bid on that lovely swimming pool blue bike.Quote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
Although East Hill and the Raleigh may be swimming themselves, after our rain :p .
Still planning on delivering, though, even if I look like a drowning rat when I show up!
East Hill
I've been watching this one in my size. But I'm not going to bid.
Why aren't you going to bid? I'm watching it too. :D It came out right after I bought my mixte and I was thinking "oh no, this one is better, maybe I should sell mine"
Because I have no real use/need for it, and with the the ensuing divorce it would cost too much ;)
There's just something about the lines of a Mixte! I want one!
I stay away from the French ones. Not that I know that much about it, but apparently those French bottom brackets are a pain if you have to deal with them. Like I said, I'm a novice so perhaps someone can shed some light on it.
Claudia, novice or not, I trust your advice. My hubby thanks you, I'm sure. You just saved us another bike. :D
BIG mistake to trust me on bike stuff. Now, when DebW offers to take you through the process, jump on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandra
Tell your husband to hold his thanks, I found you another one.:D
Raleigh
So what is it about mixtes? Is it the lines, the old fashioned look? Nostalgia? Easy to ride?Quote:
Originally Posted by MDHillSlug
I had never wanted one. I had mine built up because the frame is so puhrty and now .... I like this bike!
French bikes do have funny threading. But Trek420 got her French mixte all fixed up by leaving it at her LBS for a year.
Yeah, but like Chris said (Hi Chris!) "good things come to those who wait".Quote:
Originally Posted by DebW
It's like no mixte I've seen, a very puhrty bike. But why do we like them? In a world full of fast and sporty bikes, touring bikes, why mixte?
Because we can get in touch with our "inner little girl" again when we ride them. We can feel like kids in summertime, free, with no grownup obligations, and no one expects us to be fast or athletic or competitive when we're on a mixte. Happy childhood memories are very powerful things. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
But then again, that's why I ride a bike all the time anyway- and I don't even HAVE a mixte! :D :rolleyes:
I wish East Hill would reply here. East Hill, you have so many of them, why do YOU love them? :)
When I sold bikes back in the 70s, the people who bought mixtes were either (1) women who wanted to ride in skirts, or (2) people too short for a standard diamond frame. Group (2) people can now buy compact frames to get the extra stand-over clearance. There wasn't really a large market for mixtes. They were mostly sold to short women who had trouble fitting any other frame (shortest standard frame was 21", plus a few 19"). I do remember selling one mixte to a young boy who wasn't quite big enough for an adult bike otherwise. I bet he got teased riding it though. Technically, it's a good frame design, but a bit more metal and heavier than a comparable diamond frame. Personally, I shied away from anything girly, so I've never owned one.