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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!

Dramatic angled shot!

Hi Doohickie!

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

I have an orange 1974 diamond frame UO-8 which is my primary fixed-fear bike (and one of my favorite all-time rides). When my buddy Randy found this circa 1973 orange mixte at the Goodwill, he immediately bought it and brought it to me.

Orange Peugeot

Orange Peugeot

It ended up as my friend Carol’s “stays at Jon’s house” bike, built up as a fixed gear. Read the rest of this entry »

Want to share your mixte with us?

I will be reopening The Mixte Gallery to new submittals soon! I have a backlog of submittals I need to post, and when the pile gets small enough, I will put a link in this spot that will let you send me your mixte.

Bear with me while I get caught up.

And thanks to Rebecca Olds-Bartlett for sending me pictures of Lorelei, one of which is the current banner for The Mixte Gallery.

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