Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
Hi Michael, I must confess part of the delight a lot of us have in our Mixtes is that since they are predominantly women's bikes, bike collectors (who are predominantly men) tend to ignore them. Thus, they are an excellent value and are not appreciating in value at near the rate of equivalent "men's" bikes.
I am enjoying your blog, however, and am glad that someone is building a few mixte's.
Hi Mimi,

I hadn't thought of that, so you're saying part of the appeal/interest in a mixte is the "I scored a good deal" aspect. Thanks, that is a very interesting comment!!

As I attempted to explain in a previous post, my personal interest in a mixte started out as just wanting a little more standover clearance and less toe overlap with medium width 700C tires, and certainly a "compact" or "semi-compact" frame design could work. Growing up, I had a fairly macho uncle who rode a mixte, and I like the sort of retro-look and didn't think of it as a "women's bike" and thought it looks more elegant than a bike with a really long seatpost.

Cheers,

Michael