Show us your Mixte
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velovoice
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Yep, there's just something about the look of a mixte. 
@User13710 you're quite right. My 1979 Puch Princess has had nearly as many lives as the proverbial cat. Here's the latest incarnation:
And here's what she was just before this:
@User13710 you're quite right. My 1979 Puch Princess has had nearly as many lives as the proverbial cat. Here's the latest incarnation:
And here's what she was just before this:
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Not my mixte, but I have been involved in its history. Back in about 1985, a friend of mine was bike shopping and I accompanied her in the role of cycling consultant. We went to a second hand bike place under Waterloo bridge near Charing Cross, next to which there used to be a great chippy, and came away with this Claud Butler Mixte.
Years pass. The bike moved from commuter to holiday runaround to sad neglect in a barn in France. The owner's husband and I have plans for a restoration sometime. Maybe this year. In the meantime, every time I see it I put a drop of oil on it here and there and pat it to remind it that it's not completely forgotten. It's stored in a dry place so no hurry.
Years pass. The bike moved from commuter to holiday runaround to sad neglect in a barn in France. The owner's husband and I have plans for a restoration sometime. Maybe this year. In the meantime, every time I see it I put a drop of oil on it here and there and pat it to remind it that it's not completely forgotten. It's stored in a dry place so no hurry.
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hopless500
Trundling along
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- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Arrived a few days ago. Got the important bits and pieces fixed up so will be going for a quick spin tomorrow and then will carry on sorting it out...
phantasmagoriana
Guru
- Location
- Glasgow
No longer mine (I sold it) but here's one I used to own, a Carlton Courette 531:
Jamieyorky
Veteran
- Location
- York
Do love a mixte frame, built one for a customer as a single speed, fresh paint job, god i didnt to let it go. 
Tony Raynor
Need for steeds
- Location
- Newcastle/Patrington Haven
1983 Raleigh Misty. Only ridden once since I got it and then put in the garage.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
And here it is again after a bit of TLC. The Claud Butler Majestique.
I stripped it right down, cleaned it up, disassembled, cleaned and re-greased all of the bearings. Replaced inner and outer cables, chain and saddle. Retaped bars. The gears were Suntour and they were a cut above the Sachs Huret ones that I'm used to from that vintage. Felt much nicer. The front mech was missing so I replaced with a spare that I had which fortunately was also Suntour (but probably a bit too recent to be historically accurate).
The biggest problem was the rust damaged paintwork. I went to try to get some car wax so I could at least arrest the problem, but the best I could find was clear shoe polish, which worked a treat.
velovoice
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- Between the City and the Sea
I'll just say... a lot of mixtes are in fact "man sized" (54cm - 60cm being typical) as they were originally designed (by the French) and intended to be ridden by men, not women.
marihino
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velovoice
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- Between the City and the Sea
Nice Dawes Galaxy mixte in a size 58 on ebay at the moment...I might give it a go sometime then
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-D...-throughout-/121778290985?hash=item1c5a8d4129
uphillstruggler
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- Half way there
I prevented this from being chucked in the skip at our local facility. the guy chucking it said that he had meant to make it up for his daughter and had not got round to it!
I took it home, wiped the chain and gave it to my sister. I think she was quite pleased with it
it is a Raleigh 531 tubed frame, the previous owner had removed the downtube shifters and replaced with thumb shifters which probably suited my sister more anyway.
all in all a lovely bike.
I took it home, wiped the chain and gave it to my sister. I think she was quite pleased with it
it is a Raleigh 531 tubed frame, the previous owner had removed the downtube shifters and replaced with thumb shifters which probably suited my sister more anyway.
all in all a lovely bike.
velovoice
Veteran
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- Between the City and the Sea
Yep, there's just something about the look of a mixte.
@User13710 you're quite right. My 1979 Puch Princess has had nearly as many lives as the proverbial cat. Here's the latest incarnation:
And here's what she was just before this:
Guess I just can't leave well enough alone...!
I loved the modern road bike incarnation though and recently scored a second 1978 Puch Princess (yes, same year, same model, only a few frame numbers apart, in fact) which is in much better cosmetic condition than the one above so it will get built up with all the modcons.
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