braingel

https://static.flickr.com/93/264478130_97f193cd3d.jpg

it's a motobecane grand record, with 531 tubing, nervex lugs, and stonglight cranks/bb/headset

the one i posted in the "what's it worth?" post...it's built back up with the original stuff now.

ticwanos

[QUOTE=And the other day, I came across that army bike with a machine gun mounted, and thought of your other interest, so when I saw your mixte pic, I had to post a link. [/QUOTE]

With the recoil from something like that, would you roll backwards?

braingel

only if you shoot with your feet on the ground. i'd prefer to use the gun while moving forwad swiftly.

East Hill

Braingel, your mixte looks gorgeous. If you put it up for auction I think we will all be interested to see how high the bidding goes.

Does anyone think or know if the 'machine gun' bike was ever actually produced? I don't see many advantages in such a contraption, and a lot of disadvantages (where is the rest of the ammunition, how would you get the thing up hills, etc.)

East Hill

braingel

https://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Motobecane-...QQcmdZViewItem

i wrote that ad pretty late last night, so if anyone sees something i should add before there's a bid let me know.

oh yeah...i have no idea how to calculate shipping(i've never sent/received a bike by mail), so i picked a number($65) that was sort of middle of the road compared to other bike shipping costs. does that sound right, or should i change it?

MnHPVA Guy

I posted a 12 year old pic of Jane's 531 Mixte earlier. Now I've got current pix, and think it looks much nicer with a Brooks saddle, 32mm Panaracers and no derailleurs. All 4 of her bikes now have Sturmey Archer S5 hubs.

Mhendricks

Just want everyone to know that I've seen some real nice mixtes here. Anyone who says a mixte is not a beautiful bike, should take a look at what the owners of those bikes have done to them. Kudos to all. Thanks Mswantak for creating my mixte nirvana.

mswantak

It was just an attempt to distract you from Craigslist.

Mhendricks

I see your motive. Now I'm not happy that you got that Philips

dbarnblatt@usa.

Here is my first attempt at reviving a classic... 1974 or so Motobecane Mirage, I think, Mixte. I found it for $80 in Pasadena. I added cork grips, tape, added the nice wheels that I had laying around. The cheap steel ones are standing by if I decide to sell it. I added a Brooks saddle from another bike I picked up (will be going back on that bike when I am done fixing it up - Moto Grand Record) I found the classic Cibie light on ebay for $8 and the fenders for $15. Got an old rack that I will add when I get the right hardware... not too shabby I guess.

fender1

Very Nice!! Does the fork look a bit bent back? Anyone?

dbarnblatt@usa.

I went and took a look at the bike, and although in the pic it look like it is, to me it looks perfectly straight. I think it is because the front wheel is turned in slightly towards camera. It rides so much better with the nice wheels, what a difference. This bike will be a town/grocery getter/utility/cruiser around Santa Monica. And if I come accross a better mixte... I'll pull everything off and fix that one up... I had a great time working on it and would love to it again.

Sammyboy

I've posted this in Catch of the Day, but here is the Mercian 531 Mixte I'm going to do up for my girlfriend. It's got a Williams cottered crankset, and a Campy Gran Sport (I think - I forget) rear der. All it really needs is the bar tape and seat replacing (what WAS the previous owner thinking?) and a bit of a tuneup and regrease. I'd kinda like to have it resprayed too, but she likes the gothicness of the current paintjob.

Mhendricks

Nice Mercian mixte. Wish I could fine something like that around here. Your girlfriend should be very happy.

dingster1

I'll be getting rid of my mixte soon! Moving up to a Trek. Just gotta get somebody to pick it up

Katzenjammer

And a beautiful bike it is, too. Also increasingly rare, alas: Mercian are no longer making them (Reynolds aren't making the long stays)

Mhendricks

Well since I have my own 'Happy" place, there's no need to post the mixtes I come across on here. This one I picked up over the weekend and now it's on Craigslist. A 1983 Panasonic Sport 1000. Cleaned up nicely and now I'm waiting for the girls to beat down my door. Wait, I hear one now!!!

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/228383353.html

SpokesInMyPoop

yay! Thanks to my new (used) camera phone, I can post a pic of my f'n commuter. Mind you, it's just one pic and the quality isn't that great:



it's a univega custom maxima, shimano components, 14 speed, nitto moustache bars, silver soma fenders (they're so pretty), and a semi-sprung ideale saddle. I even got brown bar tape to *sort of* match and silver cable housing :B

wheee... <3 mixtes

Grand Bois

I counted seven mixte bikes and framesets on eBay this morning. There's nothing special about any of them except that they're mixtes.

I was hoping to be able to post a picture of my wife's Fuji mixte here soon, but I decided to make the saddle, fenders and grips it needs Christmas presents for her. It's going to have wood fenders and a Brooks B18 with cork grips stained to match the saddle.

nlerner

Here's a terrific Peugeot lady's mixte posted today on Boston's CL:

https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/bik/228595541.html

I think the price is quite reasonable though I'm not compelled to add it to my collection.

Neal

SpokesInMyPoop

do you understand the hotness of this bike?? it's really really REALLY hot.

mmmmmmm.....

Terex

"it's a motobecane grand record, with 531 tubing, nervex lugs, and stonglight cranks/bb/head" My wife and I have a pair of Motobecane Grand Jubilees, her's being a mixte. The black and red color scheme. Equipped similarly to your Grand Record. Don't have any pics.

mastershake916

BobHufford

This '84 Trek 420 has been floating around craigslist L.A. ... (you don't see these too often)

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/228595342.html

SpokesInMyPoop