Show us your mixte!

[mtbdarby]

Hey all,
I just saw this posted on our local cl and was looking for some input:
http://wausau.craigslist.org/bik/1273177883.html

It's a sanwa and I don't know anything about them. It's getting late here so I'm heading to bed but I will call in the morning to see if it's available.

TIA!

[uforgot]

Hey all,
I just saw this posted on our local cl and was looking for some input:
http://wausau.craigslist.org/bik/1273177883.html

It's a sanwa and I don't know anything about them. It's getting late here so I'm heading to bed but I will call in the morning to see if it's available.

TIA!

I looked at this last night and wasn't it $20? This morning it's gone. Did you get it?

[Trek420]

Welcome to the mixte club I figure if there's a club we should have jerseys, a club ride, a charity road ride, at least matching socks.

Someone else on TE is about to join the mixte club. I won't say who's having one built.

[mtbdarby]

Uforgot - I got it! It definitely needs work so I'll be asking lots of questions soon. It's orange and black with suntour components which if I remember right are low level components? It's a double with shifters on the - not down tube - but on the headset? Up high anyway but not on the handle bars.

The wheels need to be replaced but I'll need to have some help with whatever needs to be done. I haven't measured yet to see what size it is but it felt "small" to me. The front insignia is missing which was a bit of a disappointment and there is some minor rust on the frame on some scratches. How do you get rid of that and match paint?

I'm excited about my first real bike project though!

[Zen]

Stem mounted shifters.
There's not a thing wrong with Suntour components. They were highly regarded back in my day. now where's my rheumatiz medicine?

[Iris616]

I've been lurking this thread for a long time. I love the look of these bikes. Last week I was down in texas visiting my sister and B-i-L. In the past year or two he has saved several bikes from various junk heaps and fixed them up.
He found this one out on the curb on garbage night. He fixed it up for me to use while I was there!


We went on a 35 mile ride, and she's a great bike! Too bad I can't get her back to NY.

[uforgot]

Uforgot - I got it! It definitely needs work so I'll be asking lots of questions soon. It's orange and black with suntour components which if I remember right are low level components? It's a double with shifters on the - not down tube - but on the headset? Up high anyway but not on the handle bars.

The wheels need to be replaced but I'll need to have some help with whatever needs to be done. I haven't measured yet to see what size it is but it felt "small" to me. The front insignia is missing which was a bit of a disappointment and there is some minor rust on the frame on some scratches. How do you get rid of that and match paint?

I'm excited about my first real bike project though!

Wow! That's terrific. You are going to have a great time fixing it up. Keep us posted with pictures.