Originally Posted by
Bianchigirll
because they are sort of unisex maybe? I have been thinking of one myself but being a bike snob I have to have a DB ChroMo frame and RD hanger so for a 58-60 my options are limited.
in the early '90s Univega made a few 'false' mixties and one real nice on the Via Carisma but I have not seem one in some time.
The only mixte that I'm aware of that had good tubing was the Raleigh SuperCourse MKII which had straight (not butted) 531 for the frame. I'm not sure about stays and forks, but I don't think so. I have a SuperCourse 51 cm (or so) diamond frame out in the garage and I'll see if the sticker is still there enough to explain. Also, the Intercourse II did not have a derailleur hangar as part of the drop out. It had a decent Huret derailleur, but it had a claw. I know the derailleur isn't bad because I took one off the Super Course and put it on a 10 speed Nottingham Sprite that we recently acquired and with a SunTour 14-28 ultra -6 and the shifters from the SuperCourse the Sprite shifts like a dream. I'll tell you what, that Sprite, not a Mixte but a straight lady's model is a very good riding bike and it can haul some fat butt -- i.e. mine.
Anyway, good luck finding a top quality mixte -- I'm sure there is one out there with "Bianchigirl" written on it.