Show us your mixte!

[uforgot]

She has a new vintage brown Brooks saddle, handlebars, reflective sidewall tires and bartape. I went with the brown cloth tape and shellac and was extremely pleased with the results, although I didn't know to thin it at first, so I used steel wool on it, and lo and behold, I loved the look the steel wool gave it. This winter I'll pull out the bottom bracket and regrease and I have a new chain to put on her.

[sandra]

Ooooh. I love it. Great pictures in the outside lighting. Your brakes look like mine without rubber hoods. How do you wrap around them? (just as close as you can get or what?)

[KnottedYet]

Nice job! I like what you did with the bar tape! Very classy, and matches so nicely.

[uforgot]

Since there are no rubber hoods, I just wrapped close. On my road bike, there are hoods so you have to cut a piece and insert it first. Here's where I first learned how to wrap them. I keep changing colors so much that I can wrap in no time flat now!

[Tuckervill]

Hey, is your seat clamp backwards?

It looks really nice.

Karen

[uforgot]

Hey, is your seat clamp backwards?

It looks really nice.

Karen

Yup, sure is! Sometimes I'm such a dork!

[ibcycling]

So.....there's an old mixte at the Goodwill. Do I really need to buy it and start a bike collection? I know nothing about fixing up old bikes or what to look for. I'm not even sure what I'd do with the darn thing! It's blue and says Vulcan on it, pretty neat frame. Maybe I'll see if it's still there tomorrow.

Lora

[divingbiker]

I am so pathetic when it comes to red bikes, especially mixtes. Today I saw this bike on Craigslist for $100--the headline said "sparkly red", and that was what set me off--and e-mailed the seller about it. I don't really need another mixte, and the timing probably won't work out because I'm leaving town tomorrow and he needs to drum up rent money, but it looks so sweet! Oh well, we'll see if it's still available next Thursday when I get back to town...