She's here! The Mixte has landed :)

[hebe]

I picked up the Dawes this afternoon. I need to take her back to the shop tomorrow because the rear fender is twisted. I decided not to ask there and then because the young man who was serving didn't know how to adjust the tilt of the saddle....

Anyhow, the bike is gorgeous. I love it. Steel frame, 7 gears, and just so much fun. She is called Minnie (the Moocher) because I was singing the Cab Calloway song all the way home. I'm going to take a road-trip next week to a dealer that has both Dawes bikes and Brooks saddles to seek out a new saddle, as the one on there is not to my taste, though luckily it's not uncomfortable. The cream tyres didn't stay cream, but I don't care.

Here are a handful of photos, not great, but I'll update when I've sorted a new saddle.