Show us your mixte!

[sfa]

Alas, it is not to be. DH had called the seller on Tuesday about the bike and arranged to go see it yesterday (my birthday), but when he called yesterday to confirm, the woman had already sold it.

Oh well. I was a bit ambivalent about it anyway.

Sarah

[Sylvia]

For those of you on facebook, I just noticed that Terry posted a prototype of a step-through (not mixte) commuter bike, on their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Terry-...ng/78075887243 Looks like they are asking for feedback.

[ASammy1]

She's a beaut with the single top tube!

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/2191566388.html

Edit: Never mind! Posting was flagged

[warneral]

I just brought home a 1975 UE18 peugeot mixte - it is just like the one here http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...=peugeot+mixte

The tires are destroyed so I can't really test it out yet but it is in pretty good shape. It has the fenders, attached pump and Generator with lights.

I'm a bit overwhelmed with what to do with it. I think I'll start by either getting tires or looking for some aluminum 27" wheels to replace it with. Thinking of searching garage sales/CL for cheap old ten speeds. Is this a good idea? The wheels are a little rusty and they are steel so I'd really like aluminum ones.

I paid 70 bucks and drove way too far :blush:

[mtbdarby]

I just have a few questions since I'm starting my first rebuild on my sanwa.

Has anyone changed a mixte from a double to a triple? I'm working on my sanwa that's a double with 10 speeds. I plan to use it to ride with my son using a tagalong for one last year so I'd really like the smaller gears. (then it will be my commuter). I believe the biggest ring is a 53 on it if that matters. Two bike stores are recommending I use a hybrid or mtb crank on it if I do that to control costs.

I also need new tires but they said the wheels are good (although dusted with rust). The only problem is I'd like a quick release wheel on the front for obvious ease of remove since I would transport in my car (no carrier yet). Any thoughts on that since I'd like to switch it to a double? Not that I have to have matching wheels but it would be nice.

Or I could just buy this one and be done with it:http://wausau.craigslist.org/bik/2285719030.html
They've been trying to sell this for a while so I would hope I could talk them down a bit.

Thanks for the help!

[Rebecca19804]

Hi Dar

I'm sure TE'ers with personal experience will pitch in here... I've not done this yet on my mixte but I just did it with my Surly Cross Check. Since a triple crankset is wider than a double, you'll also need to replace the bottom bracket (for a longer one) and the front derailleur (for a longer one). Does your bike shop have the right ones to fit your mixte's frame, or can they get them?

Best of luck!

[warneral]

Here are the pictures of my Mixte project. These are before:

Henry is annoyed that I brought ANOTHER bike home