Caferacernoc

Yep. Alloy wheels and handlebar and it will practically be a lightweight. Under 25 pounds anyway.

plodderslusk

Found this at a fleamarket today for 20$. Not very many miles ridden, so with new tires and tubes my daughter will have a very nice retro townbike.

epicurean

I thought this little Univega was just too cute for words. Built around 24" wheels, it is super-small. The neighborhood kids had a laugh watching me give it a test-ride. The girl who bought it couldn't have been happier, though. She had been searching for a bike her size.

East Hill

^^^
Was the "Penny Farthing" added aftermarket? That bike is too cute for words! Just out of curiosity, what tyre size was that, and who made them?

Did it have eyelets on the front fork?

East Hill

Sixty Fiver

Love the Mixte... it's looks like my bike's prettier sister !



I have some Peugeot branded SR cranks on mine and love them.

Caferacernoc

Motobecane I got my wife for her birthday:
bikes 002.jpg
And no, it's not the before shot. She wanted the whitewalls, comfy seat, reflector, flipped and chopped bars... So I added them. Just need to add some lights so she can ride at night.

Caferacernoc

Whoops, what a tiny picture. Jeez I'm a newbie.

Caferacernoc

Maybe this will work:
https://s279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t=bikes002.jpg

epicurean

I thought you might like that one, East Hill. I had assumed the "Penny Farthing" decals were factory applied, but now that you ask, I'm not sure. The script style and color are a bit different from the other decals, so perhaps someone did add that aftermarket. I believe the tires were Cheng Shins, 24 x 1 1/8 as I recall. And I think it had a single eyelet on the rear side of the fork.

East Hill

Yes, it's a little beauty. By the way, I love your garden and the rock walls .

East Hill

Novakane 

I was directed here to post the Raleigh Sprite I found and fixed up for my girlfriend. It's a great ride, we where out and around this afternoon getting her more confident about not having fat 26" knobby tires - she was afraid of the skinny 27" wheels. If this bike fit I would have totally kept it for myself though.

martl

Here's a nice Mixte i picked up recently. Late 70ies Grandis (of Verona), equipped with a Shimano mix, Gran Compe brakes and a pretty paintjob

cyclotoine

Awesome drop tube racer martl!

I finally have something to contribute to this thread.

My girlfriend and Antipodes girlfriend picked up this little beauty at a yard sale.

It's a 1982 Apollo made by Kuwahara in Japan and branded Apollo for Fred Deely who imported them to Canada. The frame is some kind of hi-tensile or medium steel but the tubing decal is obscured by an anti-theft decal. It fits my girlfriend perfectly.

It was all original except the bar and stem, but the original drop bars and long SR stem came with it. I plan to combine the SR stem with a nice set of alloy cruiser bars in the near future and replace the steel that is there now.

The OEM parts were Shimano altus and a swagged crank. Antipodes gave me a 600 crank to throw on there (had a UN-52 NIB that was 115mm and gave a great chainline) with the 40t ring from the original crank which had a press fit big ring. I then added the steel bar and stem combo over the awful crap that was on there. A Suntour Vx derailleur with a power ratchet shifter provide the perfect shifting combo. The original chain and early shimano freehub have no wear.

The little special touches include the Dia-Compe quick release cable hangers, the MKS touring pedals which Antipode graciously gave me some dustcaps for and overhauled, and the Campagnolo chainguard clamp. Don't worry it was already broken and I modified it. Unfortunately I approached it with a hacksaw before getting out the dremel and you can see the bad slit in the photo. But in the end I was happy with it especially my decision to drill out the lower pivot and tap it for a 5mm bolt. Nice to see the Italians and French working together. Also nice to use a part I thought was useless but I can't throw away campagnolo even if it's broken.

Oh, and since the photos we did a shakedown ride of her 15 minute commute to work and I moved the rack reflector to the fender. Also, yes I will be shortening the shifter cable.

Dawes-man

Found this on eBay Germany - a Cinnelli Mixte?
https://cgi.ebay.de/CINELLI-Damen-Ren...QQcmdZViewItem

jeffieh

That is such an ugly bike, it's astonishing. Actually, maybe that makes it cool? Confused....
Jeff

Bionicycle

Not to sound rude, or like I’m being picky;(because that is still a very nice bike) but I thought you should know: from all accounts and definitions I know of…(I Could be Wrong) that bike is not a Mixte. It may be a Unisex frame bike, but it lacks the extra set of stays (called the Mixte stays) that go from the top tube to the dropouts: and lacks the Twin Top Tubes of a “Classic Mixte”.

From what I have gathered from B.F. C&V, a “Classic Mixte” is a frame set that has Twin Top Tubes that run at a downward angle from the Steer/Head Tube to the Seat Tube,(sometimes with a slight bend) and then beyond directly to the Dropouts. Giving it the appearance of having Three sets of stays between the Seat Tube and Dropouts.

I do know that Schwinn (as did a few others) made a step through frame that had a Single angled Top Tube, but also incorporated the extra set of Mixte type stays… someone on this thread coined the term “Near Mixtes” for that style of frame.

I’m not trying to be the “Mixte Police”, but I thought you might like to know… If anyone else has a different definition of what makes a “Mixte Frame” a mixte frame, I would enjoy learning it…

maddox1

Here's my latest mixte...

Bionic has already seen it.

I got this for $1.67 (three bikes for $5)

Bionicycle

Yep, that is a really nice looking Mixte you have there. It looks like you’ve done some cleaning on it since the last pictures you took of it; or maybe they are just better pictures.

Have you figured out anymore about it, or what your going to do with it? Either way, whatever you decide to do with it, it should make someone a fine bicycle… Can't beat the price you paid...Wow.

karmat

Here's a mixte I pulled out of a dumpster and fixed up to sell last year. I put all the single-speed stuff on it that I immediately pulled off my Peugeot when I bought it. Since the mixte wasn't built when I got it I figured it was a good way to get rid of parts I wouldn't use. I sanded and re-painted the rear triangle as it was a bit sad. The paint was a near perfect match. Sorry about the seat... it's what I had on hand. Still I think the overall bike came out looking great.

stringbreaker

It has a chain and rack and bottle cage on it now but the pink hoods haven't come in yet so I haven't done the bars in pink. Its an older Univega I built up for the wife. She loves it

badmother

Picked this one up yesterday, could not leave it. Left a mint white mixte three days ago. What can i do with them all? No mixte lowers around here, apart from me.

Pix is taken before cleanup. This is my third mixte.

Dawes-man

You're right, I am pleased to learn. Thanks for the info.

rickpaulos

Been catching up on the mixte thread and I thought I'd add 3 more that haven't been shown.

first up is a Batavus. Went to my niece as a campus bike. Mostly stock. I wonder about handle bars. Seat was replaced since the photos since it was as comfy as a concrete brick.
https://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r...OLD%20Batavus/

next is a Miyata 310. went to california bay area for my sibs
https://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r...0Miyata%20310/

Still have this one. 1976 raleigh grand prix in brown & silver
https://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r...0Grand%20Prix/

In 1974 I bought a new raleigh grand prix mixte in carmine red for my mother. Converted to straight bars then. She is still riding it, 34 years still going. Some parts updated, crank for a lower gear, aluminum rims, grips, rear rack & folding baskets.

3 of my sisters had peugeot mixtes. U08 models. Green. Yellow. White. All crashed, bent or stolen. Oh la la, those were so popular in the mid 1970s.

Rick

tashi

Here's my wife's new commuter, it turned out just right. New handlebars to come soon to complete the cruiser style:

hxzero

I want to find a mixte in about a 52-54 cm to build up for my girlfriend.