Alicia’s Koga-Miyata

Hello! I am an American living in the Netherlands. I recently bought a lovely used mixte, 1981 Koga-Miyata (a wonderful Dutch brand). It’s a very nice little bike! I found it listed on marktplaats.nl, [similar to Craigslist in the U.S.?] The woman who sold it to me took it on a tour in France.

Now there's a handsome bike

Motobecane as High Art

Another bike from Sky of Velo Cult. The post for the last one was called Peugeot as High Art; this one is right up there in the same category.
-Doohickie

Excellent monochrome theme

A fully lugged Mixte is one of the coolest frames you can start with for a fun city bike with class.

Labor of Love

Moto Mixte

Here is the Motobecane that I built up for my wife Rachael.

At last: Le Peug!

I’m finally giving the other half of Let’s Go Ride a Bike! her due. We’ve previously featured Dottie’s Betty Foy on this site, (over a year ago now). Trisha sent me her pics a while ago, but I go through lazy spells, fall behind, and then getting the backlog out seems like an impossible task. Anyway, I’m workin’ on it.
-Doohickie

Dramatic angled shot!

Hi Doohickie!

I got a camera for my birthday and finally got some good snaps of my bike, Pepe Le Peug.

Even More Assembly Required

Our last mixte was bought as a mishmash of parts and put together. A very nice job on a classic bike. This time, though, we go even further back: Today’s mixte was assembled from scratch!
-Doohickie

The finished product

Doohickie,

I really enjoy your site! It was a great source of ideas for this bike. Here’s a Mixte I just finished for my wife Suzanne.

Some Assembly Required

Mrs. Gale

Meet Mrs. Gale, aptly named for a woman who was very strong, feisty and lived her life with a passion for the simple things. She’s an early 80’s Nishiki and came to us a $20 mishmash of parts.

We have a winner!

This bike is an award winner. But I get ahead of myself. Maybe I should let Tom tell the story.
-Doohickie

The Award Winner

The concept for this bike began with the birth of our son, Geoffrey. Danielle (my wife) needed a mommy bike.