Show us your mixte!

[Zen]

Zen, congrats on selling that bike. Good price!

Thanks, but remember i still have to pay shipping and Ebay fees so it's +/- $100 less

[Rebecca19804]

Hi everybody

Found this forum looking for mixte stuff on the 'squinternet'. I've now lost several hours of my life... Wow, what a great place! And the mixte drool factor on this thread is nearly debilitating.

So, I've just bought my first mixte: a late 1970s Puch Princess.

She (yes, it's a she... christened Dora... hmm, I'll have to post something in the thread on that topic!) has been sitting in my living room for a month, where I've admired her and plotted and planned her restoration and then realised I just wasn't going to have the time to tackle this project myself - if I want to actually get some long hours riding her this summer, that is. So yesterday she went off to Brixton Cycles, an incredibly friendly & knowledgeable local workers' co-op, for a complete overhaul and facelift.

I'm collecting her on Tuesday - can't wait! Will post proper photos then but for now here she is as I purchased her.

Pedal on,
Rebecca

[Rebecca19804]

Hi everybody

So, I've just bought my first mixte: a late 1970s Puch Princess.
I'm collecting her on Tuesday - can't wait! Will post proper photos then...

Here she is. I think I'm in love.
A few more photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/1093886...7624128246558/

[Zen]

Rebecca, that is gorgeous!

[Tri Girl]

What a beauty, Rebecca!! Stunning!!!

[Rebecca19804]

Thanks Zen and TriGirl - I am so pleased with this bike! Mixtes aren't terribly plentiful here in the UK. Of the few I've seen out and about and on eBay, the overwhelming majority are Raleigh. It was nice to find something just a little different with this one. The guys at Foffa Bikes (specialist fixie/SS builders) and Brixton Cycles were well impressed: apparently there is a small but 'rabid' (!) cult following for classic Puch frames.

Still a few niggles with the setup to be worked out but hopefully it'll be 100% smooth sailing very soon.

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"Lorelei" - 1979 Puch Princess mixte / Brooks B17 Champion Flyer (honey)
"Woodstock" - 2009 Brompton M3L (yellow & black) / standard Brompton

[hirakukibou]

I fixed up this Fuji Gran Tourer. She rides nicely, but needs a different saddle. I am pleased with how she came out.