Show us your mixte!

[sgtiger]

Here's my new (to me) Masi mixte. Isn't he smashing! I just put the burgundy Brooks B18 on him yesterday. The stock saddle was killing me. Way, way, way too narrow! When I went to measure the indentation left by my sit bones on the B72 saddle for my Rodriguez, it was ~150mm from center to center of the impressions. The top of the Masi saddle is only 140 mm, so I basically had a saddle wedgie going on. The internal gears are great for toodling alongside my kids and for taking the dog out. The coaster brakes took a bit of getting used to as they are way more responsive than the coasters on my Sears cruiser. The basket is not staying. It keeps tilting down and putting pressure on the fender which makes the fender rub the tire. I guess I could use a bag support to fix that but since it just looks too big for the bike anyway, it'll have to go. BTW I'm having so much fun on it! Thanks again, Claudia!



More photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/sgtiger3/Masi#

[uforgot]

Looking good! I like the basket and the brooks! Axiom has a few front baskets with supports. I have one on my $40 mixte I can't seem to give up. The coaster brake was hard for me too, and when I got on my road bike, I'd find myself back pedaling. I'm glad it found a loving home.

[Zen]

I spent a few hours last night perusing ebay and craigslist for a steel touring bike or frame (preferably lugged).

I gotta say the pickins' are mighty slim for us shorties.

[reddDesign]

here's mine

Picked her up off the side of the road for free some 6-7 years ago.



I'll get a better pic when I go to my parents next

[uforgot]

I spent a few hours last night perusing ebay and craigslist for a steel touring bike or frame (preferably lugged).

I gotta say the pickins' are mighty slim for us shorties.

Here is a great site for craigslist and ebay. Maybe you can find something that's a few hours away? Just go to the drop down box and surf for different bikes.

[Zen]

Well that makes things a little easier, doesn't it?
Thanks so much.

[Jones]

I really, really want a mixte and have been searching ebay, Craig's list and local thrift stores, I haven't found one yet but I hope to soon. I was wondering if I find a mixte with drop bars can I put different bars to sit more up right on the bike? Also how do I know what size bike to get? Do I just guess based on my road bike size?
Please Help. Thank you, Jones.

[mayanorange]

Fern's little sis in on Ebay and she's a mixte with all original parts including the aluminum crankset- Fern is green with envy! Except the Brooks saddle. Thanks to Sheldon's Retro Raleigh page, she's a 1976 and the same size as Fern (21.5 in). Somebody's got to get her!

Raleigh Super Course MkII Mixte

[ZenSojourner]

I really, really want a mixte and have been searching ebay, Craig's list and local thrift stores, I haven't found one yet but I hope to soon. I was wondering if I find a mixte with drop bars can I put different bars to sit more up right on the bike? Also how do I know what size bike to get? Do I just guess based on my road bike size?
Please Help. Thank you, Jones.

There's a Trixie on the Terry forum For Sale By Owner forum, it says 50cm but they actually didn't make a 50cm, 48 and 52 are the closest.

http://www.terrybicycles.com/trade/browse/sell

Here's a picture and some geometry info from Sheldon Brown's website - this is an old webpage from 2001. It looks like it was sized based on the seat tube length so I'm not sure how meaningful those numbers are according to what we commonly think of as a 50cm frame.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/terry/trixie.html

Did you ever get any information on what size mixte frame to look for?

[oxysback]

Here's my new (to me) Masi mixte. Isn't he smashing! I just put the burgundy Brooks B18 on him yesterday. The stock saddle was killing me. Way, way, way too narrow! When I went to measure the indentation left by my sit bones on the B72 saddle for my Rodriguez, it was ~150mm from center to center of the impressions. The top of the Masi saddle is only 140 mm, so I basically had a saddle wedgie going on. The internal gears are great for toodling alongside my kids and for taking the dog out. The coaster brakes took a bit of getting used to as they are way more responsive than the coasters on my Sears cruiser. The basket is not staying. It keeps tilting down and putting pressure on the fender which makes the fender rub the tire. I guess I could use a bag support to fix that but since it just looks too big for the bike anyway, it'll have to go. BTW I'm having so much fun on it! Thanks again, Claudia!

I have the B18 on my mixte, too, and I love it! It looks great on your Masi.

[sgtiger]

Thanks for the compliments, uforgot and oxyback. I was originally going to go with a B67 but I saw the burgundy B18 with matching grips on sale and decided to go with that since the color matches so nicely with the paint scheme. I haven't installed the grips yet because I'm on the fence about changing out the handlebars. I prefer the feel of the handlebars on my cruiser which is similar to the Nitto albatross bar, but I'm not sure if I want to swap them at the moment. I think I'll ride the Masi as is for now to see if I get used to the current one. The Sears cruiser is going to get donated to a local bike co-op soon since the Masi fills the same purpose.

Zen, it's a matter of being patient. I know I've seen some great smaller framed classic touring bikes on ebay in the past. Good luck on your search.

reddDesign, that is a beautiful mixte. Looks like a classic. I can see that it has a crowned fork. Hubba hubba! Does it have lugs too? I look forward to seeing some close-up shots of it!

[reddDesign]

explain lugs

[Zen]

explain lugs

See the photo of Jobob's bike in this thread
The pieces used to join the seat tube, top tube, steering tube and bottom bracket are lugs.

[reddDesign]

ah...well if memory serves me correctly then yes