Show us your mixte!

[Zen]

That bike is confusing. I thought it was a SS.
What's it gonna shift?

[KnottedYet]

That bike is confusing. I thought it was a SS.
What's it gonna shift?

The internal gearing of the hub.
Sturmey-Archer is the classic. Shimano has the Alfine and Nexus. My mom's folder has a nice internal set up. My recumbent had an internal hub, too.

ETA: link to Sheldon's internal gears page http://sheldonbrown.com/internal-gears.html I love the picture of the guts of an internal gear hub! Nightmare!

[Zen]

want

[kiwibug]

Question!

I keep seeing "Venture" mixtes in my local craigslist and I can't find anything about Venture on the net - anyone heard of them/know anything?

[ummbnb]

I haven't posted here for quite some time but I do lurk here and there. But I simply had to post my finally complete mixte (well, almost, still pondering fenders.)

I'm super happy with her. She rides like a dream! The basket is a Wald basket that we added wooden slats to, stained to match the seat and grips.
I've got another one in process so I'll post pics of it in a couple of weeks when it's done.

Before $20 CL with two front wheels


After

[uforgot]

Wow, that looks great! I thought about putting slats in my basket too. I have the same one, only I took off the handlebar stuff and put it in the back on my rack. What kind of wood did you use and how did you attach it?

[ummbnb]

Wow, that looks great! I thought about putting slats in my basket too. I have the same one, only I took off the handlebar stuff and put it in the back on my rack. What kind of wood did you use and how did you attach it?

I thought about doing that. LOL!.

I used a piece of 1/4" oak trim, cut it equal widths and then cut two small strips for the underside. The bolts anchor to the strips. My husband did the cutting for me, becuase I have an irrational fear of power tools