Show us your mixte!

[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

[Tuckervill]

That is such a nice bike. Bike thieves SUCK POND WATER.

I hope we find it.

Karen

[Zen]

Since custom bikes don't have serial numbers (or do they?) are there usually identifying marks other than paint?

[Trek420]

That is such a nice bike. Bike thieves SUCK POND WATER.

I hope we find it.

Karen

I hope y'all take this in the kindest, most peaceful, friendly, protective of all things, non-violent, spirit it's intended but I hope the thief crashes and we find the bike (unharmed of course) next to his (I assume his) torn, lifeless, bloody body.

Bike thieves suck. That being said while we'll all check Craigs etc I'm afraid with a bike that beautiful and distinctive if the crook has 2 brain cells he's selling the parts for a hit of crack.

Oh, and welcome to TE!c

[LeicaLad]

Hi!

I'm helping my mom put her Peugeot mixte up for sale.



It's posted in the "For Sale" section. This is not the shameless plug it looks like. I have been asked questions, and I think it would be good to refer to the wisdom here, if anyone would please respond.

The question comes up that I have been asked by several people if this is "their size", based on their height. I have more experience with the triangle frame, where stand-over height will answer the most basic question of fit, but with the mixte, it's always seemed a bit more -- shall we say, generous?

Given that stand-over height is not so critical, what are the recommended ranges for mixte frame sizes to body height? Would the 4'10' to 5'1" go with a 49cm? For a 52cm, is the range more like 5'2" to 5'6"? Or is that too wide?

Perhaps a wise and experienced person here might create a sticky on "Choosing the right Mixte frame size" for those hunting vintage bikes? (Or have I just not found it?) I hope this will be useful to others besides just me.

Thank you.

[uforgot]

I've really only found mixtes that are around 50cm. I would love to find one that is 52cm, or at least had a longer reach. Since I can only find these smaller ones, (and when you go to the earlier Raleigh catalogs, you will see that they didn't come in lots of sizes) I just adapted with different bars and a different stem. I can't imagine that anyone is going to do any serious mileage on these things. Mine (50cm, I'm 5'5") is just fine with the bullhorn bars I put on it. The moustache bars that were on it previously just cramped me, but still, for riding around town it was fine.