Show us your mixte!

[Zen]

How can you pass up a mixte at that price?

[Cataboo]

How can you pass up a mixte at that price?

I couldn't if it was down the street from me. but 63 miles away is far away. Least I'm pretending.

And I'm saving money. Least I'm pretending.

[sfa]

Turns out my next bike is NOT going to be fast, as predicted in another thread.

The guy who was selling this buys old bikes from yard sales, fixes them up and donates them to inner city non-profits. But when he gets one that is particularly nice, he sells it to support his habit! That's how he came to own this one, but because of that he knows nothing of its provenance. It's not British Royal Enfield, since they went out of business in the early 70's. From what little research I've done it looks like a Japanese manufacturer picked up the name and made bikes throughout the 70's and 80's. I couldn't begin to guess the age of this one beyond that span of time.

The frame is in good shape (dings and chips in the paint, of course), but the whole bike seems to have suffered from neglect more than anything else. It'll need new cables, tires, chain and brake pads at the least. I hope not more. I'm so NOT mechanically inclined--the extent of my fixer-up ability has been changing tires and lubing chains. But I don't have the money to pay someone else to do the work, so I'll have to figure this out. How hard can it be, right? Famous last words.

It's also a bit small for me. I can ride it, but it may end up being a gift for my little sister who has been looking for a bike for her two mile commute to work and would fit this perfectly.

[Cataboo]

Now you're making me regret not driving 63 miles It is a pretty bike. If the seat is raised to the correct height for you, it doesn't look too small for you.

Cables and the chain shouldn't be too hard to change - I don't know anything about tuning that type of shifters, but if they're friction shifters, it shouldn't be too hard.

Looks like a fun project.

[wnyrider]

This caught my eye since I saw it was a Puch Meteor Luxe. I have one, in this color too, but this appears to be a mixte in the picture. Too small a frame for me at 53cm. I'd love to get a hold of the fenders. If they charge 6% sales tax would that mean it is a business selling this bike?

http://hartford.craigslist.org/bik/1429366598.html

[uforgot]

This caught my eye since I saw it was a Puch Meteor Luxe. I have one, in this color too, but this appears to be a mixte in the picture. Too small a frame for me at 53cm. I'd love to get a hold of the fenders. If they charge 6% sales tax would that mean it is a business selling this bike?

http://hartford.craigslist.org/bik/1429366598.html

Oh, I like that one. Puch is on my list of dream mixtes, along with Bridgestone, Raleigh and Bianchi.

[Cataboo]

Ran across this mixte on craigslist, so I went over to bergbicycles's website and saw...
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/d...433769478.html

A tandem mixte!


Love the yellow wheels on the bike they're selling on craigslist:
http://www.bergsbicycles.com/fuji_12_spd_mixte

[badgercat]

John Deere mixte??
http://tucson.craigslist.org/bik/1436229619.html

[Tuckervill]

We have a 1972 John Deere Racer in the garage.

Karen

[Lisa Holman]

Yippee! Just bought a Raleigh Marathon mixte on Saturday. $60 bucks, pretty good condition, and I've taken it in for some LBS-TLC and a new saddle. I'll post a picture when I get it back.

[stathouse]

Just joined this forum after seeing all the excitement about Mixtes! I am currently looking for my first mixte and am not really surprised that here in San Francisco the average price on CL is $200...and for some pretty marginal stuff. No thrift store $20 finds here! Well, they probably do exist but I for one do not have the time to scour the thrift stores.

After test riding a few to get an idea of size (I ride a 52cm road bike with 700cc wheels) I am finding that they all feel "small" to me. I think I am so used to laying out more in a racing position. I've tested 48cm, 53cm and 54cm. The 48 was definitely too small, but the other 2 seemed about the same. It could have been the different saddle and bar configurations, too. I am 5'7" with a 33" inseam. Any thoughts on this?

I am seeing some nice ones on ebay and other web sites but am a little nervous getting something I have not sat on.

I'll keep you posted.

kate

[stathouse]

I bought a 53cm in the end and it feels just about right. Wow. There sure was a bunch of crappy ones for sale on CL. They all were listed for roughly the same price but the quality varied greatly.

Anyhow, I settled on this Nishiki Sport that was all original and seemed hardly used. I know some of you on this forum lust after pink mixties...I am not completely sure about this color, but I think it will grow on me!

Here she is in her original state. I will post after pics when I get her all customized.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28940331@N04/4060046452/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28940331@N04/4059304573/

[stathouse]

okay, this is my 3rd post! Trying to get some pics uploaded.

Nishiki Sport Mixte, 53cm, which turned out to be a good size for me. Not a bargain compared to the prices I have seen on this forum, but for the SF Bay Area it was average (I had to drive an hour to get this one) and a lot of the stuff for the same price was garbage. The seller was some sort of eccentric and likes to collect vintage bicycles and other stuff, so he had 4 other mixties in his garage and more in a storage unit somewhere else, so I picked up a Fuji that I saw there for real cheap. Not as nice as the Nishiki, but I will find a rider for it.

[sgtiger]

stathouse - Wow, it's in great shape and it's gorgeous! Enjoy your new bike.

[Biciclista]

I would have liked to see the John Deere Mixte.

you guys are coming up with some great bikes!