FlatTop

Agreed! Lots of nice details there.

Blakey

Thanks, it's turned out pretty much how I wanted it to, even though it took far longer than it should have. I may outline the lugs in the same pink and colour the crank flutes, but after that and the guard/basket it's done.

I'm not 100% on the short reach stem with the moustache bars, it felt a little funny when I was test riding it, but that could also be because I'm used to riding drops on a 100mm stem on a 58cm frame. It does give a very upright position for cruising around, which was the goal. Plus that stem can't go any lower, it's super long, and the seat will have to drop fair bit (it's set for me in the photo), so the bars could be too high... all will be worked out after a few test rides.

Thanks for the VO link, Dirtdrop, I subscribe to Chris' blog, and love the stuff he's producing/stocking, but I'm in Melbourne, Oz, so shipping/quarantine would be killer on a bulky organic item like the basket.

I have another mixte almost completed for myself too, hot pink, black parts, Nexus 8sp hub. Just have to whack the hub in and figure out the cassette joint thingy it's done.

Shout outs to:
Abbotsford Cycles (Frame mods, misc parts)
Born Again Cycles (Fender stays, cranks, pedals)
Human Powered Cycles (Tool use for chasing/facing/chopping/etc)
Bens Cycles (Brooks saddle, misc parts)
Bell Powdercoating (obvious)
EPX Bikes (hub)

MnHPVA Guy

Brooks.

https://www.brooksengland.com/shop/sh...-----------212

PhattTyre

I was on here a few weeks ago asking for pictures of all these awesome mixtes because I was putting one together for a friend of mine. We found a Nishiki on craigslist, stripped the gears off, and made it a sweet single speed townie. She calls it 'Casandra' and loves it!







What do you think?

donnamb 

I like it. I saw that Nishiki when it was on Craigslist, but as I recall, it was too small for me.

Blakey

Mixte #2 completed.

Before:


After:


Shogun (Miyata) mixte, powdercoated, built with a red band Nexus 8sp hub, 52t chainring ground down to make a chainguard

His & Hers


More photos:
https://flickr.com/search/?q=mixte&w=...09%40N00&s=rec

East Hill

Lovely! Of course, you know those of us with mixtes LOVE them . It was nice seeing them at the NAHBS, too.

East Hill

East Hill

Nice! I wish I could convince Mr. East Hill he's missing out. Perhaps if I show him this ?

East Hill

bct555

Well this huffy aerowind falls at the bottom of the bike chain but it is a mixtie and kinda cute in a weird sort of way.

East Hill

I'll have to keep an eye out for Huffy mixtes! I've never seen one.

East Hill

stronglight

Blakey that looks Great! And, thanks for relocating the rear brake... the lower position always looks better to my eye. And, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that either gear hubs (or even single-speed rear hubs) are the ideal choice for a mixte bike. Great for riding around town and perfect for cargo or grocery hauling bikes when rear derailleurs often just get in the way. I think a simple chainguard would be a far better option than a front derailleur and second chainring - which gives far too many un-needed gears, anyway.

It is really more useful to keep pant legs clear of chain grease when wearing street clothes and often simple guard rings can be bolted right onto the outside of single chainrings instead... HAH! - Yes, the first thing everyone once removed from their bikes which came with them originally.

Guess I'm just heading backward toward the basics ... like the single-speed J C Higgins bike I owned at age 10 and Raleigh Sports at age 13. Who would have guessed? I suppose at age 90 I'll have made a complete circle and will then be riding an adult version of my first tricycle, too.

stronglight

I think the Huffy looks VERY nice! Sure, it may weigh as much as a pickup truck, but they caught the concept very nicely. Appears to be in great shape too. I like that there is very generous room for mudguards (fenders)... something you seldom see on fancy modern bikes.

epicurean

Here's a Fuji Allegro. A nice little mixte...

Bionicycle

^^^^^^^ That is a great looking Fuji Mixte... Makes me want to get the metal polish out after mine...

epicurean

Thanks Bionicycle! It spent probably over 20 years in the back of my wife's grandmother's garage. We were helping to clean out the place prior to an estate sale, and I inquired about it. It was covered with junk, cobwebs, and a thick layer of dust. My wife thought I was nuts when I told her it would clean up nicely and be an easy Craigslist sale. She was pleased to find out that I was right. She walked downstairs one day (after I had cleaned it up) and didn't recognize it. "Where'd you get that bike?" she asked, "That's nice."

sailorbenjamin

I've had like 8 green Raleighs and none of them were the same shade of green. but they're all Raleigh green to me.
b.

bct555

Well I guess the mixte gods were looking out for me the last couple weeks. The last 4 bikes I found were mixte frames.
A nice little peugeot PH18 complete with lights, internal wiring, fenders, rack, and some cool bars.



A clean Lotus commuter.



Also found a CCM 10 spd mixte and a earlier CCM with a 3 speed hub.

East Hill

Nice additions to the thread, everyone!

East Hill

stringbreaker

Hopefully soon there will be one more

East Hill

Well, there will be a nice mixte frame in Sumner soon.... .

East Hill

girlafraid

My very first bike and what do you know? It's a mixte!

East Hill

Mixtes are so elegant....did you note how the rear brake works? It's such a marvelous detail.

East Hill

cmixte

Hi,
Here is another mixte in LA….She joined our family in the spring of 2005 and was promptly given the name “Paprika” by our then 2 year old daughter. Paprika was my first thrift store find and kept me entertained when major surgery interrupted surfing for a few months. As a result of wrenching with Paprika, bikes in general, and french bikes more specifically, now occupy a large part of my “spare” time- which usually happens between the hours of 10 PM and 3AM while the family is sleeping.
Paprika earns her keep around our house. She is currently my daily commuter and the weekend family hauler. The second picture is Paprika decked out in her full weekend regalia. On occasion, she can be found pulling a Burley in addition to the child seat. She does it all very reliably.
The pictures show her with two different sets of cranks. First (current) picture has her with some late-80’s Shimano 105s with biopace rings. The other picture shows some older SRs. I like how the SRs look, but the biopace are smoother, especially with the kids in tow. The nitto moustache bars are great and the bar-ends are easy to use. Crane rd and Titlist fd work well with the Cyclo 5-speed freewheel (gears are kind of close though) and Sedis chain. The Pletscher double kickstand was an expensive but useful upgrade. Even in LA the fenders are useful if not required with the Burley.

I really enjoy all the mixtes in this thread and am happy to finally share mine!

Dawes-man

I have suggested a friend of my girlfriend get a Mixte rather than buy one of the many new, Taiwan-made bikes available in Japan. I sent her a couple of pics from this thread to show her what I was talking about and then this link for a Panasonic Suteki presently on eBay:
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

She likes it a lot and thinks it's really 'suteki' (Japanese for cool or handsome) but is worried it is a bit heavy for her. She's really small and will carry whatever she gets up and down 2 flights of stairs to her apartment every day. The Suteki weighs 28.5lbs (factory info apparently).

Is that pretty much par for the Mixte course or are there lighter makes/models available? Any help in steering this lass into our classic and vintage world will be much appreciated.

Dawes-man

Or... alternatively, could this Suteki be made lighter? The handlebars are steel and could be changed to aluminium. If the wheels are steel too....?