I may be showing my ignorance, but

**BarbaraAlys** · 03-28-2008, 01:29 PM

What is a "mixte"?

Barbara

**jobob** · 03-28-2008, 01:31 PM

Check out this thread

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ighlight=mixte

**kat_h** · 03-28-2008, 03:53 PM

Check out the pics in the thread that jobob linked to. Notice that instead of one thick top tube they all have two thin tubes that go to either side of the seatpost. I think that was done to add strength since the sloping top tube of the old ladies bikes caused the frame to be weaker.

**Geonz** · 03-28-2008, 04:39 PM

(hidden nuance: 'mixte' isn't as denigrating as ... "old ladies bike"

)

**SouthernBelle** · 03-28-2008, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Geonz

(hidden nuance: 'mixte' isn't as denigrating as ... "old ladies bike"

)

Hopefully it's the bikes that were old...

**Zen** · 03-28-2008, 05:33 PM

Don't men ride mixtes as well?

Anybody wanna buy one?

**kat_h** · 03-28-2008, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by SouthernBelle

Hopefully it's the bikes that were old...

That's what I meant. Now women's bikes have a level top bar just like the men's bikes. When I said old I meant the style of women's bikes where the top bar slanted down.

Things like that are why I don't like trying to speak English.

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