Show us your mixte!

[HillSlugger]

This is adorable:

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/d...164591439.html

Wow, it looks unused!

[Cataboo]

Wow, it looks unused!

It does.... I'm tempted but... i don't need another bike!

[mayanorange]

Fuji in Boston cheap! I don't need another bike right now, but man this is tempting.

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bik/1164924004.html

PS- I love that Ross. So cute.

[Cataboo]

Brand new old Miyata mixte:

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...189822687.html

[uforgot]

Brand new old Miyata mixte:

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...189822687.html

Oh, that's a nice one!

[ASammy1]

I'm thinking about checking this one out! I love the curves!

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/bik/1186562853.html

[Zen]

You should, you're close enough and it's not a bad price.
I'm a sucker for a curved frame.

[sfa]

Brand new old Miyata mixte:

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...189822687.html

Sometimes I think I must have done something to piss off one of the small gods. On Wednesday I saw this link and sent it to DH. I want this bike. It's local. The price is good. I love my current Miyata and would be so happy to add another to my collection (I think it becomes a collection with two, doesn't it?). I love mixtes and keep trolling the used bike sales to find just the right one. I've been itching for a red bike for years. And DH has been looking for something "just right" as a 40th birthday gift to me.

And on Wednesday night, DH lost his job. No new bikes for me.

Sarah

[Cataboo]

That's terrible

[Cataboo]

I love the green on this oen:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...200018141.html

[uforgot]

Wow! You guys need to come to St. Louis and look for mixtes. There was one on there yesterday, a Miyata for $40 and this one today for $80. I got mine, a Nishiki for $40. Those $200+ ones are outrageous!

[amartha]

Mixte value reflects construction and material used. Good cro-moly like Reynolds 531 and good components like Campagnolo. Accessories also boost the price: lights, fenders, racks, carrying bags.

[uforgot]

Mixte value reflects construction and material used. Good cro-moly like Reynolds 531 and good components like Campagnolo. Accessories also boost the price: lights, fenders, racks, carrying bags.

Mixte values SHOULD reflect construction and material but some people think they have a pot of gold when they don't. I see those $200 mixtes that aren't any different than the Miyata was. Of course they may still be sitting on Craigslist for all I know, and the French ones? You have to deal with the french parts. The better ones also have the downtube shifters rather than the ones on the stem. I think if people wait and search, the right one at the right price will come along. Personally I'm waiting for a Bridgestone with downtube shifters. I did find a Motobecane with those once, at a local flea market for $12. (French but in great shape) Now that was an insane price, I know!

I don't think I've seen one with Campy, but oh, I'd go ahead and pay the premium for that!

[TxDoc]

Hello to the mixte lovers -
this Peugeot showed up on CL for $50:
http://houston.craigslist.org/bik/1207590616.html
I'm not into mixtes, and this month I do not even have time for an extra 'fix-up and resale project' but I figured I would post it here in case anyone is interested

[badgercat]

I've just moved into a house that my boyfriend and I are renting from one of my professors.

My 1977 Raleigh Grand Prix is currently living right inside the living room door as we haven't found a good permanent home for the bikes yet, and my prof/landlord stopped by to pick something up. I open the door and she says "Hi... ooh, nice bike!" I'd heard offhand from one of my other profs (whom I've gone riding with) that this woman is also a cyclist, so I'll have to chat her up about it sometime.

I've replaced the rotting old white bar tape with some black cork tape and it looks pretty snazzy. Next step is getting my black rear rack and Wald folding baskets going, and then she'll be a lean, mean, commuting machine! Except... not that lean. Kind of heavy. But hopefully I'll get it going soon and have some new pictures.