Robert, Some road bikes are mixtes, the property that makes them a mixte is how the tubes of the bike are arranged. To reference the master, Sheldon Brown:
Mixte: A style of frame in which the "top tube" consists of a pair of small diameter tubes running more-or-less straight from the upper head lug, past the seat tube, and on to the rear fork ends. A mixte frame thus has 3 sets of rear stays, instead of the usual two.
I would love to ride this bike.
ReplyDeleteIs that an original or a road bike converted to a mixte?
ReplyDeleteRobert,
ReplyDeleteSome road bikes are mixtes, the property that makes them a mixte is how the tubes of the bike are arranged. To reference the master, Sheldon Brown:
Mixte: A style of frame in which the "top tube" consists of a pair of small diameter tubes running more-or-less straight from the upper head lug, past the seat tube, and on to the rear fork ends. A mixte frame thus has 3 sets of rear stays, instead of the usual two.
Old bikes like these are probably pretty common there. Imagine bringing a shipping container of old Europe bicycles here to the states. $$$
ReplyDeleteInteresting - This is a pretty similar aesthetic to what I see in Vienna, right down to the trash(?) left in the basket!
ReplyDeleteahhhh, swoopy mixtie.....
ReplyDeletethe beauty of a loop frame, the geometry of a faster bike...
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