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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.
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When I tell the story of my fourth bike, it sounds like the start of a joke:
This man is wheeling a bicycle down the sidewalk in Davis…
Binshou
Well, he was. And it was a sweet-looking Nishiki mixte. It was dirty and cobwebbed, but it looked great. I’ve been into mixtes since my Mercier purchase in July and I was eager for a closer look. As the man was preparing to lift the bike into the bed of his pickup, I asked for a quick peek first.
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A new submission from Jon Grinder. This one is a team effort between Jon and his sister, Joy, who owns the bike and made the front basket for it.
-Doohickie
Joy's Nishiki Mixte
Steve A is a blogger who lives near me. He recently visited family in Seattle, and in one of the posts about his trip he posted a picture with a beautiful Nishiki mixte in it. I told him he needed to send me pictures for The Mixte Gallery and here is what he sent.
-Doohickie
Nishiki Olympic 12
“If I’d a known you were a comin, I’d a baked a cake!”
Steve A's Daughter and His Mom's Mixte
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What people say about mixtes