Show us your mixte!

[divingbiker]

As opposed to GP's condescending attitude (statisically the average height of American women is still 5 feet 4 inches, which means that 1/2 of American woment are less than 5 feet 4 inches. Bicycle manufacturers seem to expect that they should build for the fashion model population 5'9" to 5'11" (http://www.modelingadvice.com/FashionSize.html ). Sorry GP, my money will never thicken your wallet, but for those of you that are tall enough here is his offering
http://www.rivbike.com/products/list...product=50-685

Not sure what the attitude is all about, but I'm 5'7" and comfortably ride a 58 cm Rivendell mixte, so 52 and 58 cm frames probably would fit most women except the very short or very tall.

[Zen]

52 is way big for me.

[divingbiker]

52 is way big for me.

58 is way big for me, too, but I ride it and it fits fine. A mixte's sizing is different.

[newfsmith]

Not sure what the attitude is all about, but I'm 5'7" and comfortably ride a 58 cm Rivendell mixte, so 52 and 58 cm frames probably would fit most women except the very short or very tall.

The attitude is that the bicycle industry has totally bought into the fashion industry's standard of normal. As I said, google for height charts of American women, the average is still 5 ft 4 inches. This isn't personal but at 5'7" you are not "average" for anything except the purchase of clothes. My objection is entirely that GP made the future appearance of smaller frames entirely dependent on the demand for these mid to large sized frames. This is a market that is well supplied with other possibilities. In other words, for the 49 % of us that are shorter than 5'4", the logical choice of a mixte frame is being made dependant on the sale of frames too large for us. With all of the WSD revolution that is an archaic sales approach.

[HillSlugger]

The attitude is that the bicycle industry has totally bought into the fashion industry's standard of normal. As I said, google for height charts of American women, the average is still 5 ft 4 inches. This isn't personal but at 5'7" you are not "average" for anything except the purchase of clothes. My objection is entirely that GP made the future appearance of smaller frames entirely dependent on the demand for these mid to large sized frames. This is a market that is well supplied with other possibilities. In other words, for the 49 % of us that are shorter than 5'4", the logical choice of a mixte frame is being made dependant on the sale of frames too large for us. With all of the WSD revolution that is an archaic sales approach.

I'm confused, who's "GP"?

[divingbiker]

I'm confused, who's "GP"?

Grant Petersen (Rivendell)

[uforgot]

Nishiki Mixte on the St. Louis craigslist.

[badgercat]

...and here's a Centurion for sale in Arizona.
http://tucson.craigslist.org/bik/1108134631.html

I'd never even heard of a mixte before I joined TE, and now every time one pops up on craigslist I covet it. GOSH.

[Cataboo]

tall people one on DC's craigslist:

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...109651863.html