Show us your mixte!

[meligrosa]

Hey saraspins! We picked up our little 24 incher yesterday afternoon. My son exclaimed, "It's a mixte! YES!" For reference on size, my little man is 51" tall.

ah thanks for the mention, my mixte 'the frenchie' is made by motobecane under the Astra line +the model is 'tour de france'
mixtes rock!! men here in the bay area ride it as well, this beautiful nishiki can be found in marin, by a handsome young man: http://thefridaycyclotouriste.com/?p=2807
bikey luv <3 xxo.m

[LeicaLad]

Okay, it isn't "really" a mixte, as it the single down tube.

BUT, it IS a Colnago and it is priced to match. It's small @ 50.5cm.

They put their Reserve as $500. $70 for shipping to USA is cheap.

Frame only w/headset and BB. Sure nice to look at!

Somebody got deep pockets?

http://cgi.ebay.com/AWESOME-SUPER-RA...?pt=Road_Bikes


Usual disclaimer: no relationship or knowledge of seller. Yadda, yadda.

[ultraviolet]

That Colnago frame is lovely, even if it isn't a "real" mixte.

I'm so glad I've just recently resolved to pare down my belongings, or else I might feel like I'd have to try to get that. As it is, I think my Takara mixte is probably going to end up on the selling block soon.

[Zen]

That price is way too high for that frame.

[LeicaLad]

Just in case someone is even considering...

This is from Chas, the technical guru at the Gitane web site:

"Colnago Sport frames and complete bikes were 2nd tier models offered by Colnago. They may not have even been made by Colnago.

The forks have Columbus labels but the seatpost size is listed as 26mm
which might indicate it's made of lower grade tubing."

So, look, but don't leap.

(As I posted this, I felt duty-bound to add this coda...)

Cheers!

[Rebecca19804]

Just got back from a weekend in Frankfurt, Germany. The weekly flea market is famous for "vintage" clothes but the bicycle aspect of it is just as amazing. There are hundreds and hundreds of complete bikes - many, like the clothes, vintage! Most are fit to ride away. You can test-ride before you buy. You can rummage through boxes and boxes and boxes of spare parts. People cycle to the market to search for parts they need, then buy them and fit them to their bikes right then and there. Amazing!

And about 1 in 20 bikes was a mixte. And of those, I'd say about 40% were "loop-frame" aka "swoopy" mixtes.

I was, as the English say, gob-smacked for the first 5 minutes... then as delirious as a puppy with two tails not knowing which to wag first. I must have trawled through that market, top to bottom and side to side, three times in each direction. Wow!

Some photos here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=e64e497556

[azfiddle]

A couple of mixtes on the Tucson craiglist this weekend:
http://tucson.craigslist.org/bik/1901112810.html
and
http://tucson.craigslist.org/bik/1899033309.html

[Biciclista]

i like that Miyata!

[Zen]

Just got back from a weekend in Frankfurt, Germany. The weekly flea market is famous for "vintage" clothes but the bicycle aspect of it is just as amazing.

Oh, I love that flea market. I used to go there 30 years ago

[Rebecca19804]

This looks exceptionally nice, doesn't it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOVELY-OLD-VIN...pt=UK_Bikes_GL


EDIT: It is just so bl**dy pretty... I've caved to temptation and put a bid in.

[Zen]

Wow.
I hope you get it. That bike is pristine.

[Rebecca19804]

Wow.
I hope you get it. That bike is pristine.

I'm thinking it's been 'restored', rather than being original. What do you think?

[Zen]

I don't care

[Tri Girl]

wow- it's GORGEOUS!!
Crossing fingers it will be yours.

[LeicaLad]

Lots of moaning, groaning and whinging from me. All to no avail.

I have my marching orders.

That sweet red Nishiki is going up in the For Sale section.