Miss Swoopy Frame Mixte

Maria sent me a link to her blog where I could read about her mixte. It is a swoopy frame mixte (not sure if there is an official term for that), which is my favorite style.
-Doohickie

Swoopy indeed!

I had an appointment this morning and since I biked there I didn’t hear the mazillion calls from The Baker. Fortunately I checked my phone before heading in to see the doc. He’d found this bike was on CL and he was on his way to pick it up. (Damn I love CL!) He told me it was exactly the bike I’d been wanting for eons – orange and swoopy. Not only did he get there before anyone else but the price was quite good for Denver, a high-bike-price town.

I really like that chain guard

Peugeot branded bell

By the time he got back to town (it was in a far away ‘burb) I was at work so he brought it by my office. These are the only pics I have as the bike’s on the repair stand at the moment.

Fancy lugwork

Because he rocks, he cleaned and repacked everything that needed cleaning and repacking. He straightened the fenders and fixed the rear light. It needs new tires, new grips, new saddle, cables, rack replaced, front generator light replaced and the wheels could use truing. I think I might replace the handlebars as well. They’re original, but I love the look and feel of a flatter, rounded bar. We’ll see once I get on her for a ride.

Nice tail light on the chrome fender

Thanks for submitting your bike, Maria, it looks wonderful!
-Doohickie

Maria sent me some more up-to-date pictures of the swoopy bike, so I am swooping them into Doohickie’s post!  Jonny G

Canvas panniers are just so right for this bike. All that is missing is a baguette sticking up out of the bag!

Love the black lugs!

The orange non-swoopy Peugeot mixte I built for my friend Carol has this same bell.

A lovely bike on a lovely ride!

That is a very nice bike, Maria!  I’ll be watching for you, around Denver.

Jon

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Mark’s Bianchi

Unfortunately, this bike was stolen soon after it was built.  I’ll let Mark tell the story:

Rob’s Nishiki – A Work in Progress – EDIT: New Pictures at Bottom

Hi, I’m Rob from El Paso, TX.  I love my bike, and I’m always scouring craigslist for deals on other bikes. I copped this 1982 Nishiki “Marina 12″ for $50.

The people have spoken!

And they have made me realize I’m a lousy blogger. I like the finished product, just never seem to find time to get it done.

Partly out of guilt, I made The Mixte Gallery a private blog for a while, because I wanted some time to determine what I would do next with the blog.

Even that didn’t work. People who know me through other venues started asking questions on my other blog and through email. There is apparently at least a bit of a following for this blog, so I have no choice but to resurrect it. Again.

And in an effort to ensure my laziness doesn’t kill the blog, again, I’ve accepted the generous offer of Jon Grinder to help with the posting duties.

Stay tuned; new posts should be appearing shortly.

Amy’s Kettler Alu-Rad

Love the reflectors!

Hello!

I’ve been admiring all the wonderful mixte bicycles on your gallery, and thought that I would share mine. I don’t know much about it except that it’s a Kettler Alu-Rad. The headset badge says that it was made in W. Germany.

Carmen’s 1978 Univega

On Memorial weekend I purchased this 1978 Univega mixte from a local guy in CL Santa Barbara, CA. I love the looks of the mixte and I was ready for more gears as my beloved Space Rider Raleigh only has 3 internal gears.

In the garden

The mixte came with 10 gears and a great potential for beautification!

Lorelei – Puch Princess Mixte

Rebecca sent a very detailed writeup of her Puch mixte. The only thing she forgot to mention is that she named her bike, which I figured out when I went to her Flickr set for the bike. the album is named “Lorelei – Puch Princess Mixte.” I think Lorelei is a wonderful name for such a beautiful bicycle.

Cheers,
Doohickie

All photos © 2010 Rebecca Olds-Bartlett. Used with kind permission

A well composed shot. I bet Lorelei stands out like this in real life.

Sexy Sekai

This one is a fixer-upper. In fact, it’s a good thing The Mixte Gallery was down for a while, because it gave Jim a chance to work his magic with his Sekai mixte.
-Doohickie

Hi Doohickie!

Bet you haven’t seen a Sekai Mixte before. Just picked this up at the local thrift shop for $14.99 and I’m pretty tickled with it. Rock solid, just seriously neglected. It’s in the early stages of overhaul – just couldn’t wait to dig into it.

A work in process

Back at it

After a break from posting, it is time to get The Mixte Gallery back in business. We’re going to start with an “as found” bike submitted by Parks. He has a bunch of questions about his Centurion Custom DLX.
-Doohickie

Side view

Grand Reopening

Watch This Space

Soon, I will be posting the submittals that people made to The Mixte Gallery before I shut it down last year. I was trying to simplify and get some time back in my life, and this was one of the things I cut.

That said, I have never really been comfortable with that decision. I feel like I let my readers and submitters down, and myself too, for that matter.

I hope you will forgive me and check out the Gallery when I start posting again.

Later this month, I will begin working off the backlog of submittals that were sent to me. During that time, I will not be accepting new submittals. I want to get the backlog down to a manageable size first. (When I have a big backlog of submittals, it gives me the same guilty feelings I get when I have a big deadline at work that I can’t possibly reach, and at that point, the Gallery is no longer fun.)

Anyway, once the backlog is burned down, I will re-open the gallery for submittals.

If I ever fall that far behind again, I will temporarily closed down submittals by removing the link, and put the link back when I’m caught up again.

Does that sound like a good deal?

Anyway, I’ll be out of pocket for several days, but maybe in a week or two you will see the Grand Reopening of The Mixte Gallery.