That's the one my brother recently found at a nearby GW; it's not a Voyager
as I posted. Very nice, and IMO far better for a city bike -- add wider
tires if you like -- than any Dutch or rod brake bike.
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:35 PM, John Aydelotte j.m.aydelo...@gmail.comwrote:
It rides very
Trek also made a mixte that had the single top tube and then center stays
back to the dropouts. Something else to look for, even if you forgo the
single top tube, is for the brakes to be on the center stay rather than up
top. It gives MUCH better cable routing...
Doug
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at
On Sep 2, 1:19 pm, Doug Van Cleve dvancl...@gmail.com wrote:
Trek also made a mixte that had the single top tube and then center stays
back to the dropouts. Something else to look for, even if you forgo the
single top tube, is for the brakes to be on the center stay rather than up
top. It
The Schwinn Mixte I was refering to is called the Mesa Runner. Here
is a link that shows one in the Schwinn cataloge from the 80s
http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1980_1990/1985_atb08.html
Have fun with the build
On Sep 1, 5:47 am, Weird Harold alanpcr...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm searching for
I'm in New York City. My wife is 5'4'. Betty Foys are beautiful. I saw
one in the city two weeks ago. But it's out of my price range. I'm
thinking of a bike for a couple of hundred, and then put in another
couple hundred to fix up with Riv/Velo-Orange parts..
I built a Breeze up for my Mom. Really just swapped out the rear SA cog for
a 22T one as it's geared REALLY low. Great bike!
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 8:03 AM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
They are a step up from the World Tourist (made by Giant in Taiwan, I
believe), and
Sorry for the slight thread drift, but I recently got an early 80s Azuki
mixte that I am also planning to fix up with Riv parts. I'm a newbie in
terms of bike mechanics. Can anyone recommend a good website or other online
resource for fixing up older bikes? I need to figure out which brakes, brake
Posters: please cut off the fat from the bottom of your posts. Thanks.
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:11 PM, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
I built a Breeze up for my Mom. Really just swapped out the rear SA cog
for a 22T one as it's geared REALLY low. Great bike!
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Weird Haroldalanpcr...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm searching for a mixte frame for my wife to Riv-up with nicer
components.
Any brand/models of mixtes I should be searching for on Craiglist?
the betty foy is a nice mixte frame. :)
-sv
Off hand, I cannot think of one brand better than another. You ought
to avoid mixtes that are designed with the two narrow down tubes that
go around the seat tube. These tend to have too much flex for a
comfortable ride.
Go either for a frame with one large center down tube, or, better
still,
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:45 AM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote:
Off hand, I cannot think of one brand better than another. You ought
to avoid mixtes that are designed with the two narrow down tubes that
go around the seat tube. These tend to have too much flex for a
comfortable
I've been looking for a mixte too. Assuming that you want to spend
less for the frame than what a Betty Foy would cost, there are some
nice English ones made from 531 that aren't too expensive. Here's one
example for sale now:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/1350927430.html
If I didn't need
On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 09:57 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:45 AM, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com
wrote:
Off hand, I cannot think of one brand better than another.
OK, here are three:
- Rene Herse
- Alex Singer
- Jack Taylor
- Rene Herse
- Alex Singer
- Jack Taylor
Well, yeah, I'll concede those three ;)
But the chances of finding a Herse or Singer on Craigslist or on eBay
with a starting bid less than $1k are virtually nill. Jack Taylor
does not have quite the cachet in the U.S. as its French counterparts
Its a middle ground between a Betty and a Beater but have you
considered Soma's Buena vista? A quick google search shows them
between $375 and 475 for the Frameset. I don't have personal
experience with them but it seems like a sweet frame and good bang for
the buck.
I am actually building up
Its a middle ground between a Betty and a Beater but have you
considered Soma's Buena vista?
Certainly good looking bike, and I really like the fork. For whatever
reason, Soma went with the double skinny tube design with only a brace
attaching to the seat tube.
If the rider is not a tiny
Another vote for the Schwinn idea -- I took this Craigslist special:
1981 Schwinn Le Tour Mixtehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/aydelotte/2577031655/
...which had a nice Japanese lugged frame, but otherwise rusty and/or broken
components, and turned it into this:
Birthday Mixte
There is a Velo Orange mixte in the works, looks like it has the twin-
top tube, and I belive it's based on a pre-existing design.
And there was a 52 Betty Foy demo on RBW going for $1400 complete (w/o
saddle), as of yesterday.
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You received
1981 Schwinn Le Tour Mixtehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/aydelotte/2577031655/
...which had a nice Japanese lugged frame, but otherwise rusty and/or broken
components, and turned it into this:
Thanks John. That really turned out well.
When I warned against Schwinn earlier, I was thinking of
that I envisioned it to be.
Rene
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Its a middle ground
It rides very well -- with the sprung saddle she get's a very smooth ride,
even on rough city streets.
Yes, the Le Tour series are quite nice, and this one was (from what I could
glean online) made by Panasonic. There are still lots of them out there in
garages and they pop up on Craigslist
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 10:35 PM, John Aydelottej.m.aydelo...@gmail.com wrote:
It rides very well -- with the sprung saddle she get's a very smooth ride,
even on rough city streets.
Yes, the Le Tour series are quite nice, and this one was (from what I could
glean online) made by Panasonic.
Nice! Certainly a bit more Rivish than mine. Where's the basket from?
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Ryan Watson rswat...@nyx.net wrote:
I spruced up this nice little Miyata:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7556...@n06/541257963
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7556...@n06/541257963
On Sep
I got the basket from Jitensha studio. It's quite nice.
Ryan
On Sep 1, 2009, at 20:47, John Aydelotte j.m.aydelo...@gmail.com
wrote:
Nice! Certainly a bit more Rivish than mine. Where's the basket
from?
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Ryan Watson rswat...@nyx.net wrote:
I spruced
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