Show us your mixte!

[sandra]

Doesn't it look like I need to sell one?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Doesn't it look like I need to sell one?

No....because isn't one of those in the photo your husband's anyway??

X- thanks for that seatpost tip. I will pass it on to my DH who is a whizz at comparing bike parts- he's my bike guru. This info is very good to know. I will check around for more info on that.
Yes I have long femurs and so I do need a further back seat than usual. My new bike will also be steel (TIG welded, not lugged), with a carbon fork- but I don't want a carbon seatpost fer shur....way too scary for me on those rocky roads I ride!

Interesting comparing inseams....
X is 5'6" with a 29" inseam.
Sandra is 5'5" with a 30" or so inseam.
I am 5'5 1/2" with a 32" inseam.
So...even though X is a half inch taller than me, my legs are 3" longer!
No wonder women have so much trouble getting bikes that fit well!


P.S. Sandra....don't ever change your avatar- I still crack up every time I see it. It's too much! :-D

[sandra]

P.S. Sandra....don't ever change your avatar- I still crack up every time I see it. It's too much! :-D

<------ Ok, but I may have a better one sometime.

yes, one mixte, the gold Legnano, is DH's. He loves it. I'm thinking of putting the mustache bars on it for him that Knotted talks about in the other thread. They are only $20 right now at Nashbar!!! He looked at them and likes them.

So, that only leaves 2 mixtes for me.

I need to measure my inseam. It is 30 or 31. I'm not really sure.

[Xrayted]

I think the moooostache bars are cool. However, I like the ones on xeney's bike better. Depending on the reach, I'd go for those in a heartbeat.
Sandra - is it the one green one with the drop bars in the back row? ooooh, purrrty! (don't tell Kit I'm still looking at mixtes, k? )

[sandra]

yep, the teal Raleigh with the drop bars. It still has the original foam grip. It is a beauty.

[KnottedYet]

x- you could put a set of Bullhorn bars on it like Xeney's.... mmmmm!

[xeney]

Sandra, two mixtes is NOT too many. (I have four, but two will eventually be given away, I swear.) You need one for going fast(ish) and one for running errands. One with upright bars and one with drop bars or similar. Maybe one with gears, one without? Although now we're talking crazy talk.

My husband said I should warn you if you use a Brooks saddle that a women's Brooks with that Kalloy post still winds up with almost no adjustability, because the clamp is almost as big as the usable part of the rails. And a men's Brooks isn't much better.