Quote Originally Posted by teigyr View Post

He asked me if I wanted to swap out the handlebar. The one on the bike is more of a flat style, I think it is more traditional on a mixte....
I've seen mixtes with drop bars and I've seen them without.

For those people riding mixtes, what have you done and what would you recommend? I have a lovely road bike and am not trying to turn this into that. This bike has fenders and will make a fantastic bad weather or "around town" bike.

Am so undecided! Anything we do can be undone, of course. I just hate to make DH go through extra work just to have me change it back.
Flat bars are not traditional on old mixtes. Old mixtes from the 1950's era had bars more like the albatross style:
http://www.teamkarim.com/bikes/used/.../071006-14.jpg

I would put flat wide MKS Touring pedals on an old mixte if you are looking for a traditional look:
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/pedals.html
Or pick up some cheap vintage ones with reflectors on them from Ebay!

I personally would not put drop bars on an old mixte because the frame geometry and saddle were designed for a more upright posture. Sitting on it in a road bike psoture might put a lot of pressure on your intimate parts. Not to say some people don't do it and feel fine anyway.