BobbyG,
Mixte frames are not quite as easy mount/dismount as the step thru style. Step thru is more popular with us Geezers. Watch for a 60's-70's Schwinn Super Sport. Straight gauge chrome moly frame and BB conversion kit available to get rid of steel crank. Ignore the high priced ones, they always come down.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Built up, changed parts, a 531 miss Mercian, I found ..at a shop.. for a friend,
the use of the 1/2" thin wall mixte tubes resulted in a very noodly frame.
pulling on the end of the bars torqued the head tube, and the front wheel moved sideways..
I have a 531 Grand Jubile Mixte that's not like that, no more flexy than my men's SL frames, but I am small, so they're small frames. Don