Looking for a tiny mixte!
05-16-16, 07:11 PM
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Looking for a tiny mixte!
Hi all, my cousin crashed and totaled her bike, so I'm looking for a mixte frame (or complete) that has an effective horizontal top tube length of around 50cm (max 52). Bright colors encouraged!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Last edited by upthywazzoo; 05-16-16 at 08:38 PM.
05-16-16, 08:07 PM
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I have a white Pug project in the garage. The frame is in great shape, Chrome wheels are in great shape. Everything looks good but it has the plastic simplex shifting that sucks. I was planning to over haul it with some Suntour I have in the bin. Top tube is 53 cm. Seat tube is 20 cm. All original but the seat. $50 and it is your project. 
Edit: 20 inch seat tube, or 51 cm.
Edit: 20 inch seat tube, or 51 cm.
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Last edited by Steve Whitlatch; 05-16-16 at 08:14 PM.
05-16-16, 08:08 PM
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Most mixtes are 19" frames. There should be no shortage of them in Chicago.
05-16-16, 08:09 PM
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I have a white Pug project in the garage. The frame is in great shape, Chrome wheels are in great shape. Everything looks good but it has the plastic simplex shifting that sucks. I was planning to over haul it with some Suntour I have in the bin. Top tube is 53 cm. Seat tube is 20 cm. All original but the seat. $50 and it is your project.
05-16-16, 08:12 PM
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05-16-16, 08:21 PM
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The seat is raised because it was in my stand. Here she is.
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05-16-16, 08:36 PM
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05-16-16, 08:36 PM
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I have a white Pug project in the garage. The frame is in great shape, Chrome wheels are in great shape. Everything looks good but it has the plastic simplex shifting that sucks. I was planning to over haul it with some Suntour I have in the bin. Top tube is 53 cm. Seat tube is 20 cm. All original but the seat. $50 and it is your project.
Edit: 20 inch seat tube, or 51 cm.
Edit: 20 inch seat tube, or 51 cm.
05-16-16, 08:37 PM
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Bob Jackson, not cheap
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/5572993094.html
Centurion, probably Sport DLX
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/bik/5584865778.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/5572993094.html
Centurion, probably Sport DLX
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/bik/5584865778.html
05-16-16, 08:45 PM
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Bob Jackson, not cheap
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/5572993094.html
Centurion, probably Sport DLX
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/bik/5584865778.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/5572993094.html
Centurion, probably Sport DLX
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/bik/5584865778.html
05-16-16, 08:45 PM
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No problem. I will overhaul it and flip it then.
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05-16-16, 08:47 PM
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05-16-16, 08:50 PM
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So she likes drop bars. She's 5'0, and the last bike she rode had a 55cm top tube length (effective) and she was quite stretched out. So I'm hoping to find a better fit. If all else fails, then I guess we may have to go the Soma Buena Vista route and she'll be penny-pinching for a while.
05-16-16, 08:56 PM
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My wife likes drop bars too. She NEVER takes her hands off of the top of the bars and insists on turkey levers, but she absolutely has to have drop bars.
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05-16-16, 09:00 PM
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needs some work but could be a deal:
Vintage Windsor Mixte Frame
edit: ghah, sorry noticed its too long.
Vintage Windsor Mixte Frame
edit: ghah, sorry noticed its too long.
05-16-16, 09:06 PM
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05-16-16, 10:22 PM
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Looking for mixte though, rather than step-through.
05-16-16, 10:29 PM
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$430 just for the frame on that Soma. Just Sayin'
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05-16-16, 11:53 PM
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How about a mixte minivelo in turquoise?
05-17-16, 05:46 AM
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Death fork? Naaaah!!
Whatcha think?
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05-17-16, 10:52 AM
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Yes, this would be a drive from Chicagoland, but triple-butted CrMo Miyata for $75 in near-mint condition!!!
Vintage Miyata One Hundred 12 Speed Bicycle - $75
https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/bik/5539562659.html
Vintage Miyata One Hundred 12 Speed Bicycle - $75
https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/bik/5539562659.html
05-18-16, 09:14 AM
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Just chiming in as a Chicagoan and a mixte fan...those are some nice bikes cited above. The Bob Jackson especially, whoo boy! That is a rare one, and might be one of two BJ mixtes in the area, the other belonging to my wife! I built it up from a frame I got from MiamiJim here on the forum. Ours is quite a bit rougher in condition, but actually if you look at the metal on the CL one, the brazing, etc is not exactly pristine; they were not known for super neat work.
As a practical everyday rider, the Miyatas would do great, too bad both are so far away. The first vintage bike I bought was a 1987 Miyata 110 mixte, a slight step up from that one, which was in Kalamazoo, being sold by the original owner for $75. That was in 1999, for my daughter to take to college, and she still has it.
It's possible that sometime this summer I will have an entry level Shogun mixte on hand. I bought it and cleaned it up years ago, then gave it to my FIL's lady friend, but she is up in years and not riding it, so I may retrieve it in the next couple of months. LMK if you'd be interested in it. You can PM me, and I'll eventually get that though I don't check in here that often.
As a practical everyday rider, the Miyatas would do great, too bad both are so far away. The first vintage bike I bought was a 1987 Miyata 110 mixte, a slight step up from that one, which was in Kalamazoo, being sold by the original owner for $75. That was in 1999, for my daughter to take to college, and she still has it.
It's possible that sometime this summer I will have an entry level Shogun mixte on hand. I bought it and cleaned it up years ago, then gave it to my FIL's lady friend, but she is up in years and not riding it, so I may retrieve it in the next couple of months. LMK if you'd be interested in it. You can PM me, and I'll eventually get that though I don't check in here that often.
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05-18-16, 09:59 AM
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Look for a Georgena Terry, they're made for small women with a smaller front wheel and short TT. I don't recall seeing any mixtes but with this design it's not necessary. I have seen some Terry frames on Ebay for very reasonable prices.
05-26-16, 11:11 AM
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