Originally Posted by
mountaindave
Them's fightin' words around my house, pardner...
Fighting is cyber space is probably best left to Star Wars character types.
The bike was a lovely Sekine Mixte which was originally purchased in 1975 by a man (a friends father). It was converted at the LBS to upright bars before it left the door.
Many years after her fathers passing my friend Anne donated it to me as a rusty neglected bike. I spent a lot of effort in bringing it back and was rewarded by a serviceable attractive bicycle which I kept around for a year or so.
Last summer, I chained it to a tree in my front yard with a "Vintage Bike for Sale" sign on it. A pleasant young lady who was visiting her sister, but lives in Toronto stopped and was very excited about the bike. I gave her as much history as I had and we worked out a mutually agreeable price. She has since stopped by to say hello and still loves the bike and its distinctive DD. That's good enough for me.
The mixte look and concept is interesting and I am currently building a Raleigh Record upright 5 speed for myself. The irony is I don't have a nice "dork disc" available to put on it!