Show us your mixte!

[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.

[Rebecca19804]

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

Those shortie fenders are cute - how effective are they?

Rebecca

[Rebecca19804]

Yes, we get a regular trickle of mixtes on eBay (usually not described as such) but most are Raleigh plus the odd Peugeot. This one is a Puch Odyssey, 7 speed, and looks like it could be rather nice (once that crank/pedal is sorted out).

This one looks rather larger than mine (which is a 51 and borderline small for me; I'm 5'4" with 32 inch inseam).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LADIES-7-SPEED...item45f3a5e610

- oops, somehow can't get the pic to show as a thumbnail!

[hirakukibou]

I have the "race" fenders on another bike and the work well. I haven't gotten stuck in the rain yet on this bike, so only time will tell.

[ZimmermanBW]

Hi there,my first post here,excellent forum.
You all seem to have your finger on the pulse of fine mixtes and I just wanted to ask that you keep an eye out for a customers bike that was stolen last year,it is a green single top tube style with ZIMMERMAN on the downtube also a small daisy (name of the owner) on the bottom of the dowtube just above the bottom bracket.
Daisy rode this bike daily for a little over a year and is heatbroken at losing it,the thief appears to be a professional so this bike could turn up anywhere in the country.
Thanks for keeping your eyes peeled.
I can be contacted at 310-849-1948