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Old 11-01-16 | 10:45 PM
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jade408
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Bikes: Working on replacing my stolen Soma Buena Vista Mixte

Originally Posted by llj
Go into any used bike store and you'll find nothing but mixtes. They are slow sellers, and plentiful. There definitely is still something of a chauvinistic attitude towards them. And women cyclists on average are still less plentiful than men, and they too sometimes choose a "men's" bike too. Most men still refuse to ride a mixte even today.

It's too bad, because mixtes are often a great deal. I've eyed a few cool looking ones in the past but never got around to buying one because of budget.
Hmm, not around here! Mixtes go pretty fast in our bike shops. I see a few here and there but they sell out! I see men with them often! One of my friends is a daily rider and he rides a blue mite - and wears a suit a lot of the time.

That being said, I have seen quite a few men sporting mixtes. It isn't 50/50, but it might be 70/30 women/men around here.
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