Show us your mixte!

[reddDesign]

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

[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

[Jones]

That bike is beautiful. I wonder why they won't ship?

[mayanorange]

Dunno, but I'm tempted to find someone in the area willing to pick her up and take her to the LBS to pack her up! Not that I need another one, but she's way too cute.

[Jones]

I looked up the name of the lbs, I was thinking about calling them and asking if they could pick up and ship the bike for a fee. It seems like such an odd thing to do and if you have plans to bid on the bike I won't, after all you found it first.

[mayanorange]

I looked up the name of the lbs, I was thinking about calling them and asking if they could pick up and ship the bike for a fee. It seems like such an odd thing to do and if you have plans to bid on the bike I won't, after all you found it first.

No, please- I was just hoping she'd go to a good home. If no one else wanted her, I might have tried.

[Jones]

So I called the lbs and they shut me down and fast. I'm bummed.

[Cataboo]

Maybe you can email the auction lister and see if they're willing to deliver the bike to a local bike shop?

Maybe the shop would be willing to package it & mail it to you if they didn't have to pick it up?

[uforgot]

So I called the lbs and they shut me down and fast. I'm bummed.

Jones, you are in California. Tons of mixtes where you are. Do a search on your local craigslist or on ebay. A lot of people don't call them mixtes, they just call them ladies or women's bikes. That's how I find them.

[Jones]

Jones, you are in California. Tons of mixtes where you are. Do a search on your local craigslist or on ebay. A lot of people don't call them mixtes, they just call them ladies or women's bikes. That's how I find them.

I've been looking, it's just this bike is such a pretty color...oh well the hunt goes on.

[Tri Girl]

Check out this mixte. It's got such a cool curve to the frame. I don't want it or need it (so I tell myself), but it's very cool looking.

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/bik/1146466987.html

[uforgot]

That shape looks like Sandra's Legnano. I can't find the pic she posted, but here is the pic of it before bigbossman on bikeforums built it up for her.