I bought my first Mixte in over 35 years this week. I have been searching Craigslist and other places for a while now. I found this Nishiki in Avon, IN. (Indy). It is in excellent condition and a size I think will work OK with some slight changes. I also bought what was supposed to be a mixte but wasn’t when I got to Peru and saw it. I went ahead and bought it because of its good components. It has alloy 27 X 1 1/8 inch rims & tires, a good crank, brakes and it was only $30. Can’t have too many good rims!
For now all I will be doing is a little cleaning of the frame and buffing the alloy parts. Then changing the brakes to center pulls and swapping the old style stem shifters to thumb shifters. I like center pull brakes and they look way cool on a Mixte! I also have some old style front and rear racks for those shopping trips this summer. And maybe some fenders for those rainy stretches. Yep! Definitely some fenders!
Yep! the PINK PINTO from FRANCE is indeed a Mixte, now you have some parts for it! I am absolutely embarressed at the shape its in, but I will swallow my pride and let you have it back so you can bring this gem to life once again!!! the POWER of a RESURRECTED BIKE!!
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