Show us your mixte!

[sarahspins]

Can't help myself, here's a pretty Raleigh mixte for sale in Louisville

That's a gorgeous one

[sarahspins]

My tiny rebuild project.. 24" wheels, it's so cute (and in terrible shape..as you can see... bent fork and all).. pictured next to my Nishiki



Any ideas on brand? The bike says "Circle Sport" on the side, and has this headbadge:


I've scoured the internet for the past week and I can't find anything at all even close? It's probably a department store bike of some sort... but from where? It only cost me $10 at a local thrift store.. I've probably got at least $150 in various parts invested now (including a new fork).. waiting to go back on it.

I'm about to drill out the head badge and take it to be powdercoated I have almost all the goodies I need to rebuild it, just missing tires and a freewheel (those are coming, just not here). Hopefully I'll have everything once it's painted and I get the headset cups put back on

[SpinSpinSugar]

So named because her color matches my beloved '92 Dodge Grand Caravan which is named "Kitty."

The bike is a 1977 Raleigh Record LTD Mixte 20/10 steel tubing. It has been upgraded with a Sugino 26/36/46 triple, 8sp 11/32 cassette, a cheap $10 shimano rear derailleur, hand built double wall rear wheel, a taller 60 cm stem, an alloy single wall front wheel, Ultra Gatorskin 27" 1 1/4 tires and an aluminum seat post. It still has the original Weinmann centerpull brakes with suicide levers, Suntour stem-mounted friction shifters, and original Handlebars. The yellow bar-tape is ugly, but cheap -$4.00 a kit, and highly visible.

Kitten's a steady old mare. I rode my 132 mile century on her - gravel, grass, pavement, she does it all... she fits, and I love her.
SpinSpinSugar

[Tri Girl]

you did your 132 mile ride on THAT? You really ARE an animal!!!! WOW! It's a beauty for sure! Love the yellow bar tape, actually. It gives that blue a nice pop.

[sarahspins]

Here is the mostly finished mini-mixte! I am not sure I am done with the bars/brake levers so I haven't taped the bars. This bike has become sort of a mish-mash of parts.. I took the brake levers and rear derailleur off my Takara for this one, since I am putting an internally geared hub on that one and different bars.

I bought new Tektro long reach brakes for it, and that was the most expensive part of this rebuild (@ $54), aside from powder coating (which was worth every penny - this bike will last forever now).

The original fork with the bike was bent/twisted, so it was replaced, along with the stem and seatpost. The original crankset was rusted, and too big IMO for the bike, so it was replaced too

I have not yet replaced the rusty rear spokes.. that is on my agenda As is finding/making some sort of interesting headbadge to cover up those holes...

It's hard to really get a good sense of scale, but this bike is tiny.. it has 24" wheels! It's still a *hair* too big for my oldest (who is 9) though, but I don't think it will be long before he can ride it.







(oops, the quick release is up on the brake - I had just the wheel back on and forgot...)


(and yes, that is a rusty washer.. for now.. I have another aluminum one somewhere, it was just MIA when I put the brake on, so when I find it, I'll fix it - I had to get creative since these brakes weren't meant to be mounted this way).

[sarahspins]

Some lousy iPhone shots to give a sense of scale.. it's super cute



(spokes look funny, just like the fence because of how the iphone camera captures data)

[Tri Girl]

it's sooooo pretty!!1 I LOVE the green color. You better lock that bike up. I might be coming to Weir, TX soon.

[ummbnb]

These are great! I just put a tiny 24" mixte on hold this morning and we'll fix it up for my kids.

Some lousy iPhone shots to give a sense of scale.. it's super cute



(spokes look funny, just like the fence because of how the iphone camera captures data)