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!
Little by little during the month I have worked on cleaning the bike, waxing the frame, and getting some parts worked: greasing chain, crank, adjusting brakes and getting new pads. My wonderful hubby really helped me with this part of the process!
BROOKS
I also started to get and install some “beauty accessories”, picking out what to get was lots of fun. The final item on the list was a Brooks B17s saddle, shellacked cork handle grips, a crane bell, and a Pletscher vintage rack. I installed the rack at the Bici Centro with the help of their nice and helpful volunteer crew.
Beautiful details
For now I think I’m almost done, front light and fenders will come shortly and I will probably add some panniers too.
After posting this, Carmen did indeed send me a picture of her updated Univega
-Doohickie
Hi Paul,
I love you blog. Thanks for posting about my bike. Her name is La Relampago (the lightening bolt in Spanish). I added VO hammered fenders, light, new wheels, turned her into a 12 speed, replace the rack by a planet bike one, got new brakes and nice basil panniers. She is lighter, faster and great looking!
Much better!
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February 23, 2011 at 8:56 am
Jon Grinder
I love those Univegas. This one came out very nice!
February 23, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Doohickie
The last couple bikes I’ve posted have that honey brown Brooks saddle with matching hand grips. I have to admit, I like that look and now my commuter bike sports the same combo.
March 5, 2011 at 6:07 pm
SM
Very nice, on both bikes. I love that honey combo too.