Show us your Mixte

[bagpuss]

Recently returned to this forum and i must say this thread is giving me some ideas for a future rebuild i have in the shed .
This is as purchased for the sum of £30 last year.
Carlton Mixte Circa 1950's? FN H186 by rebalrid, on Flickr

It is a rare 1950's Carlton Mixte .
So far I have stripped it down and had it powder coated . Finished in a flat Brown it is not the best of colour . However with yellow outer cables and coloured mudguards I am hoping it will look ok . Changing it back to 5 speed .[It came with a SA three speed rear hub .} I have kept the saddle . Going for flat North road bars.
Basic Huret rear mech to be fitted . Brakes TBC . Wheels A pair of Normandy L/F on Weinmann alloys {27x 1 11/4} .
Looking for a single ring cotter less c/s.

More pictures as it happens .

 

[mixtetape]

So many nice mixtes on this thread!

Here's my one and only bike, a Raleigh Silhouette (70s-80s?). I love it, although maintenance can be a little bit of a PITA as is sourcing the parts that will fit (shimano positron gear cables/replacing the wheels so I can brake in the rain/etc). I didn't know about mixtes until this one came into my life (heh so no bias here) but they are looovely.

Excuse the muddyish wheels, we'd just been through the Epping forest. Because this particular bike copes well with a bit of offroad

 

[clyde]

Bought this last week to build for the wife. Elswick Charisma. Wanted to put drops on it but shes against it. Cost the grand sum of £4.47. Checked and its a pity that the dealer in Derby closed last year after 80 years of trading. The frame is at the powder coaters for a new paint job, the og colour was nice but wore through in places. Will keep it classic looking. Going to try and salvage all the OG parts. Its a SR stem, GB bars and Weinmann brakes. Wheels are mis matched being a steel on the front and a alloy on the rear. Alloy was correct I think.

 

[biggs682]

Got this Bromwich sat in the garage was meant to be for sons girlfriend as her uni bike but it is still here.

And it needs to go.

 

[DCBassman]

Mine as rescued from the tip. In storage at the moment, but I did clean it up a bit first. Needs: new alloy wheels, new brakes maybe, new pedals.
Needs something to keep the paintwork from deteriorating further, but no idea how to do that yet. A project for later this year (2020).

 

[DCBassman]

And the Revell, ready to go at last.