Show us your mixte!

[sandra]

OK! he has changed the auction and added "make and offer"! Somebody go in and make one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=280169876470

[alicestrong]

I don't believe the Austro-Daimler Michelle was a very high end model...what kind of steel is the frame? Is it just Hi-ten? He wants a bit too much I'd say...

It's nice, but then I like almost any mixte.

I like the one in my LBS. He only wants $150. It's not real minty but it's solid. Tuned with new tires...north road bars.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My 2 cents on a few things I see:
The new shifters are lame. Also what's with the hood/brake setup, is that normal? They look kind of deformed, like a hospital cast. I'd prefer this shifter/brake setup for the nice existing moustache bars it has:
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/thil0020/carfreelife/hatta8.jpg
Those changes would cost some money, no doubt.
And the bottle cage was put hanging on the front because they wanted the pump on the frame where a bottle cage would normally go. Looks like it has plenty of tire clearance in the brakes to take nice wider tires 34-38's that wouldn't get many flats anyway, so you could put a smaller portable or a CO2 pump in a seat bag instead hauling the big pump everywhere with you.

Noteworthy also is the very short stem on there- must be a 4-5mm reach stem. I had one of those 5's and it made the bike jittery to steer. Hopefully you could put at least a 7 on there.

[uforgot]

I honestly like this one much better!

[sandra]

I honestly like this one much better!

Me too! Somebody buy it so Knotted can buy it from you!

[xeney]

Does she want a single speed? That centurion needs a new crank, I think -- the way the chain rings are set up makes it look like they just used the old one, and they had to leave the big ring on even though it's not being used anymore. Not as pretty as having a single chain ring up front. And the auction says that's a Motobecane crankset? On a Japanese bike? Huh.

My husband has a similar Centurion (not a mixte) from 1975 and that thing is a tank. It is one of the heaviest bikes in our armada.

I'd have to go downstairs and see the label on my Puch, but it has the same steel tubing sticker as the AD and it is the lightest mixte frame we have, significantly lighter than either of the Nishikis. And I did research it a bit and although I couldn't find a photo, I found a couple of discussions of the Michelle model and they both referred to an unusual handlebar/brake setup, so that could be original.

I think I will make an offer and see if he bites. I don't think it's a $250 bike, or at least it is not a bike that I need for $250.

[KnottedYet]

I think I will make an offer and see if he bites..

Yay!!!! Now I can sleep at night, knowing that gorgeous bike (details like brake levers etc can always be changed) isn't pining away for a new home!

[sandra]

Yay!!!! Now I can sleep at night, knowing that gorgeous bike (details like brake levers etc can always be changed) isn't pining away for a new home!

If you would get rid of your bed, you would have room for more bikes!!!