Show us your mixte!

[Tri Girl]

Well I finally found another mixte to love. I had a mixte, but I foolishly sold her.
You see, I've been searching craigslist for a bike for my boss (who wants to ride a bike but hasn't in 40 years and wanted to start out with something inexpensive). I was supposed to be looking for a single speed with a coaster brake. For her. Not a bike for me.

But then I found her.

And I'm in love.

She's all original from 1983. She's a beautiful sparkly gold color with root beer accents. Original everything but new tires and tubes. I found 2 broken spokes on her rear wheel when I was cleaning her up, but her paint is pristine and she is excpeptionally clean and well-maintained. I will switch out her drop bars for moustache bars and change her shifters, and put my brown Brooks saddle on her.... but she's mine. And only $80 (which I thought was a rather good deal- although I might have been a bit emotional with my decision ).
I imagine a porteur rack on the front for carrying things and hammered VO stainless fenders. Ah... this is going to be fun.