Soma Buena Vista Mixte

[yellow]

Both the Linus and Public are beautiful. Thanks, Knotted.

Her current bike is an 8 speed and a triple, and she loves having all those gears (and she needs them because the darn bike is about 35 pounds). She will ride it like a road bike, so more than around town and whatnot (she and I rode in Zion this spring and she kicked butt on the hybrid). I don't think 8 gears is enough for her, hence my suggestion that she have a bike built so she can choose how many gears and all that. I'm pretty sure the Soma dealer here also has a few Linus bikes. I will mention that to her as well.

Trek, you do know that I have a BJ in my stable, don't you? I don't ride it much, only when I'm feeling frisky enough to get home (I live on a big hill) with only 5 gears. I take it camping sometimes and use it to mosey around the campground.

Anyhoo, I want to make sure my friend gets something light and something that she will enjoy riding. It's nice to be the enabler!

[KnottedYet]

More frame trivia: the Buena Vista is 5 lbs. My Surly is just slightly less than that. (4.8 lbs)

2/10 of a pound isn't gonna make me fret...

One minute I think I've talked myself out of it, the next minute I'm talking myself back into it. Sheesh!

[Susan]

Hey Yellow and Knotted, I just got my Buena Vista, set up as a road bike - already posted about it here http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=41383&page=2

The photos don' t do it justice, I think it's much prettier in reality.
I don't want to talk anybody into something but I really love this bike

[KnottedYet]

Knot, have you been thinking about getting a Mixte from Soma since 2008?

Sheesh! What are you waiting for?!

Yes.... since a bit before then, even.

Been waiting for money. I have money now. I'm starting to think I may look into buying a used bike with nice components and using that to build up a Soma BV. I really can't bear to give up my Surly, when it gets right down to it.

But that would mean I'd have FOUR and a half bikes. That might be too many, but I can't imagine selling any of my current 3 1/2. 'Cept maybe the half. Which I was kind of planning to eventually turn into an Xtracycle. www.xtracycle.com

Too many bikes, not enough muscle...

[KnottedYet]

I'm leaning more and more toward buying a used bike for parts and building up a BV frame as a project to keep me sane this fall and winter. (this will be S'Knot's first year away from home in college, and I will need a project)

I lean toward the graphite gray frame, but I have fond memories of a white Nishiki bike I had in the 1970's. Maybe I want the cream/white BV?

What I want most of all is the headbadge with the Sutro tower...

I've seen the white BV frame in person. It's nice. If I'm keeping my black Surly as-is, there is no reason for me to choose graphite over white.

Decisions, decisions... (a few months leeway)

[Trek420]

Uh oh, Kona is making a steel mixte

http://files.konart.net/2k12/bikes/hires/roundabout.jpg

[KnottedYet]

Get one of each.

Too bad you and Knot require different sizes.

Trek420's already got a mixte, a lovely green-tea Motobecane. It actually didn't fit me too badly when I had the saddle way up to the sky.

I liked the two Konas I had... gonna have to check out the Kona mixte.

[Trek420]

Trek420's already got a mixte, a lovely green-tea Motobecane.

There's a recent picture of it in the flip/flop hub thread

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=44619