Note that Aaron W. sent this to me way back in September, so I can only assume he is now happily married.
-Doohickie
Striking a pose (the first of many)
Hi! Love your site!
Catherine and I are getting married in a week. I made it a promise to myself to build her a bike before the wedding and this is the result.
The Happy Bride and Her Bike
I found this old 50cm Ross mixte frame in a used bike shop in Brooklyn. The guy let me take (and try and match) a fork and a stem from his pile of junk too. All of it for $40.
Headset and Crown
I also picked up a seat post from him for $5. Then i went to town online finding every other piece to this puzzle and $460 later this beautiful mash-up was done.
Nice... ummm.... Chain!
It’s a single speed, freewheel with deep V 700s and 160 cranks. bmx pedals and grips and big ol’ old school handle bars.
Dig Those Handlebars!
She wants a basket and a kickstand… we’ll see.
Another Pretty Pose
Enjoy,
Aaron
Single Speed Simplicity
Thanks, Aaron, for submitting this cool bike! And thanks to Catherine for being such a good sport and modeling for us.
-Doohickie
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December 17, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Jon
I agree with Catherine. That bike is screaming for a kickstand and a basket!
December 17, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Geoff
I’m wondering about the brake you put on the seatstay — why not use the hole on the middle set of stays and have much less of a twist and turn for the brake housing? My wife’s has a center pull that actually goes around the seat tube. very sweet ride nevertheless. congrats on the wedding!
December 17, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Steve A
It also NEEDS a bell. I vote for a cute bell…
December 18, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Venus
This is awesome. I’ve got my eyes peeled for a mixte frame I can build up in the same kind of way.
December 23, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Lovely Bicycle!
Wonderful gift and beautiful models!
The red bike suits her so nicely.
One thing though: get the lady some fenders! : )
February 4, 2010 at 8:43 pm
craig lyons
Hi
Love the bike, trying to get one for the missus, & just wondering if anyone knows waht width bb shell the raleigh mixte’ have and are they 24tpi or 26tpi??????
sorry one more Q…..and if running fixed would it be a 5S replacment cotterless spindle for correct chain line?? any input appreciated
reagrds craig
February 6, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Mike F.
Craig,
I have an old Raleigh mixte I built up for my wife and can confirm that they use raleigh threading, so a 68mm spindle won’t work. I plan to try a spindle from an old italian BB like this one http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Bottom-Bracket-Shimano-105-Italian-Thread_W0QQitemZ370328898316QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5639528b0c
I bought the BB, just haven’t gotten around to trying it out. Chainline’s always a pain in the rear to figure out
March 14, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Paulo
My girlfriend has a red Schwinn Traveler mixte frame, and I’ve been wanting to spruce it up. I showed her this post and she got excited about the possibility of converting her bike to a single speed. I think I might do it pretty soon. Thanks for posting this!
P.S. It’s funny, I put the same saddle on her bike a month ago, too.