I may be showing my ignorance, but

[kat_h]

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.

[Zen]

Oh, you mean old-school women's bike.
That outta clear things up. Maybe.

[kat_h]

I'm sorry. I was just trying to explain. I didn't mean to cause any offence.

[SouthernBelle]

I'm sorry. I was just trying to explain. I didn't mean to cause any offence.

Nobody was offended. We were just raggin' ya a little.

[roadfix]

Mixtes make nice single speed or fixed gear conversions. As a guy, I would even ride one as a fixed gear for putzing around town.

[xeney]

Yeah, my husband rode my latest single speed mixte conversion to work yesterday. I don't see anything particularly girly about this bike:

[bean fidhleir]

I think it's only in the US, "Home of Male Sexual Insecurity" (tm), that mixtes are considered girly.