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I know how long you have been looking for one. She's a beauty! Love the basket, it's just like mine. Mine made so much noise as I rode, I finally took it off.
What kind of tires do you have? I need new tires and want gumwalls. I covet the sparkly handgrips too!
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Thread: A $7 mixte?
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02-08-2008, 03:01 PM #16
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OK- here she is in all her classic glory. Her rims are rusty, and her handlebars are not the prettiest (and she's got some scratches in her paint), but she's so pretty and I just love her. Once I cleaned the paint, I realized it's pretty sparkly (like glitter)- so purty. I've lusted after a mixte for some time, and finally got one. Bought her for $7, put about $70 worth of repairs into her (tires, tubes, a new seat, sparkly handlebar grips and chain) and she's like *new.* I couldn't be happier. Now I'll just donate the other two riding around town bikes I have lying around to the local women's shelter, and everyone will be happy.
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02-08-2008, 03:40 PM #17
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02-08-2008, 05:24 PM #18
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Very nice! And what a wonderful thing you're doing for the women's shelter.
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02-08-2008, 08:07 PM #19
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*\o/* *\o/* *\o/* Very nice thing to do.
You might be able to get a local shop to donate helmets?Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
Folder ~ Brompton
N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
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02-08-2008, 08:45 PM #20
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Someday my mixte will come...
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