Show us your mixte!

[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).