Show us your mixte!

[sandra]

yep. I want the ladybug.

[uforgot]

yep. I want the ladybug.

I KNEW it!

[sandra]

I KNEW it!

I may name my bike June. It think it looks like a June Cleaver bike.

[uforgot]

I may name my bike June. It think it looks like a June Cleaver bike.

If you name it June, you have to wear pearls when you ride it.

[divingbiker]

I've posted these before but what the heck, I'll join the party. I've got two mixtes, one with a split top tube, and one with a solid tube.

Here's the grocery store bike, a 1987 Bridgestone 300 bought from Craigslist for $120. I replaced the stem and got a Brooks saddle off eBay. The rack is ugly, but I can't find a reasonably priced one that looks nice.



Here's my commuting bike. I bought it from Rivendell for more than I care to admit, but I love it. It's a 58 cm bike, and I'm 5'7" tall.

[sandra]

If you name it June, you have to wear pearls when you ride it.

I'm a southern girl. I can do that. I love pearls.

[Trek420]

If you name it June, you have to wear pearls when you ride it.

and a poodle skirt?

[xeney]

I have four mixtes but I only have photos of three of them ... the fourth is a piece of crap that I'm going to give away eventually.

Nishiki Sport, which started off exactly like one of East Hill's only I just couldn't leave it alone:



"Flying Dutchman" ... only don't look that up, because it is not either of the vintage bikes sold under that name; this is a German bike sold by a local bike shop in Los Angeles in the 70s, and they sold it with custom decals. About half the components on it were replaced some time in the 80s, I think. I bought it for $40 at a thrift store:



Puch Pathfinder. This picture does not do it justice but unfortunately I don't have a photo of it in its current state. I think I beat East Hill out of this one on eBay ... sorry! It is a new old stock frame, and it is gorgeous. I have it built up with Nitto bullhorns and a very pretty Nitto stem, a honey Brooks saddle, a Sugino single speed crank, and track wheels. It still lacks tires, cables, and a front brake. It also needs a new bottom bracket even though it was never ridden. I put the project on hold when I stopped riding at five months pregnant, but I really need to throw it in the car and get it down to the bike shop for the bottom bracket work:

[crazycanuck]

Sorry to hijack this thread..

Xeney-how are you??? Are you doing well with your little one???

Take care

C

[divingbiker]

I have four mixtes but I only have photos of three of them ... the fourth is a piece of crap that I'm going to give away eventually.

On Grant Petersen's Tips For Happy Riding, he says "Don't ever describe any bike, no matter how inexpensive or dilapidated, as "a piece of crap." I kinda felt bad that when I ordered my bike from him, I had called my old commuting bike a piece of crap. He didn't yell at me or anything, but now I try to be a bit nicer to the not-so-gently-used bikes.

[East Hill]

I have four mixtes but I only have photos of three of them ... the fourth is a piece of crap that I'm going to give away eventually.

Nishiki Sport, which started off exactly like one of East Hill's only I just couldn't leave it alone:



"Flying Dutchman" ... only don't look that up, because it is not either of the vintage bikes sold under that name; this is a German bike sold by a local bike shop in Los Angeles in the 70s, and they sold it with custom decals. About half the components on it were replaced some time in the 80s, I think. I bought it for $40 at a thrift store:



Puch Pathfinder. This picture does not do it justice but unfortunately I don't have a photo of it in its current state. I think I beat East Hill out of this one on eBay ... sorry! It is a new old stock frame, and it is gorgeous. I have it built up with Nitto bullhorns and a very pretty Nitto stem, a honey Brooks saddle, a Sugino single speed crank, and track wheels. It still lacks tires, cables, and a front brake. It also needs a new bottom bracket even though it was never ridden. I put the project on hold when I stopped riding at five months pregnant, but I really need to throw it in the car and get it down to the bike shop for the bottom bracket work:

First off, yes, how are you doing, Xeney? Glad to see you back!

I really like the changes you've made on the Sport mixte, especially the saddle. I still prefer drops on all my bikes, but I like the colour of the grips on yours. The original black foam on mine is comfortable, but makes the bike look oh so heavy.

That Puch is a real beauty! But, sad for the eBay seller, I hate to fight with a fellow forum member over a bike if I know that someone I know wants it . We need to see some updated photos, even if it's not complete .

East Hill