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Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but
she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. I went to six bike shops today, and looked online, and this is what I found so far Mixte ----- Soma Buena Vista. One bike shop in Shallow Alto had four or five of them built up with low-end Shimano components. $1000. Mixte bicycles are very popular in Shallow Alto, but I was surprised to see so many Soma bikes build up. This was at Cardinal Bike Shop next to Stanford. For $1000 they should have at least Tiagra level, if not 105. Rivendell Cheviot. Frame is $1300. Sort of Mixte ------------- (all of these appear to use the same frame) Nashbar: "Nashbar Flat Bar Women's Road Bike" http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...51_-1___204687. Very low end components. $289 Bikesdirect: Dawes Wendy. $300. Very low-end components. Bikesdirect: Motobecane Cafe Latte: $400. Low-end components (Sora) Drop Bar Mixte that Could be Converted to Flat Bars for about $75-100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Motobecane Mirage Sport. From bikesdirect.com. $350. Low-end components (Sora/2200) So only one LBS had anything, and it was way too expensive for what it was. $1000 is about the top end of what I would spend, but not for the junk they put on that Soma Buena Vista. What was interesting that I was in Shallow Alto for lunch and there were Mixte road bikes of one sort or another everywhere. Saw a beautiful Trek Mixte road bike but unfortunately it was locked really well. A lot of shops did have Mixte frame bikes, but they other than the Soma, none had front derailleurs, intended soley for flat riding or very low hills. There are a great many Mixte bicycles for sale on craigslist but they are all older, 27" wheeled models with no triple cranksets. We ride some very steep hills, and especially at our ages we need that triple crankset. I'm pretty much resigned to having to order something online, either the Motobecane Cafe Latte or the Motobecane Mirage Sport then changing the bars/brakes/shifters. |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
Somebody saw you coming, Scharfie, and said to themselves, "Here's an engineer we'll rip plenty."
I send you a link to a collection of ladies' Gazelle bikes, in English just for convenience. One of my bicycles is a Gazelle, a superior bike, see http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLINGgazelletoulouse.html You will be able to do much better than these prices on German Ebay, and at Dutch discount box shifters (the trick with the latter is to find one who'll ship to you). GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND WORK YOUR WAY UP. http://www.royaldutchgazelle.co.uk/collection-bikes There's a dozen bikes that will suit at less than $1000 landed in California. In steel I like the 7sp hub gearbox Van Stael, which is a trapeze format, though it is likely that some of the 'wave' formats at the same price may be more comfortable even though they're in aluminium.The Orange is a prize-winning low maintenance bike, very fully equipped for the price, a perennial best seller. It's near the bottom of the page. Andre Jute American bicycles must all be gold-plated! On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 3:50:52 AM UTC+1, sms wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. I went to six bike shops today, and looked online, and this is what I found so far Mixte ----- Soma Buena Vista. One bike shop in Shallow Alto had four or five of them built up with low-end Shimano components. $1000. Mixte bicycles are very popular in Shallow Alto, but I was surprised to see so many Soma bikes build up. This was at Cardinal Bike Shop next to Stanford. For $1000 they should have at least Tiagra level, if not 105. Rivendell Cheviot. Frame is $1300. Sort of Mixte ------------- (all of these appear to use the same frame) Nashbar: "Nashbar Flat Bar Women's Road Bike" http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...51_-1___204687. Very low end components. $289 Bikesdirect: Dawes Wendy. $300. Very low-end components. Bikesdirect: Motobecane Cafe Latte: $400. Low-end components (Sora) Drop Bar Mixte that Could be Converted to Flat Bars for about $75-100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Motobecane Mirage Sport. From bikesdirect.com. $350. Low-end components (Sora/2200) So only one LBS had anything, and it was way too expensive for what it was. $1000 is about the top end of what I would spend, but not for the junk they put on that Soma Buena Vista. What was interesting that I was in Shallow Alto for lunch and there were Mixte road bikes of one sort or another everywhere. Saw a beautiful Trek Mixte road bike but unfortunately it was locked really well. A lot of shops did have Mixte frame bikes, but they other than the Soma, none had front derailleurs, intended soley for flat riding or very low hills. There are a great many Mixte bicycles for sale on craigslist but they are all older, 27" wheeled models with no triple cranksets. We ride some very steep hills, and especially at our ages we need that triple crankset.. I'm pretty much resigned to having to order something online, either the Motobecane Cafe Latte or the Motobecane Mirage Sport then changing the bars/brakes/shifters. |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:50:49 -0700, sms
wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. My wife went looking for one of these and decided to go used rather than new. She ended up with a very nice 70s Raleigh Sport which appeared practically unused; I think she paid $50 or something like that. Needed a new rear rim as the wheel was bent (my guess is someone bumped into it with a car in the garage, but no other damage). Upright bars but not a straight bar as appropriate for the era. |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
On 4/24/2015 8:32 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:50:49 -0700, sms wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. My wife went looking for one of these and decided to go used rather than new. She ended up with a very nice 70s Raleigh Sport which appeared practically unused; I think she paid $50 or something like that. Needed a new rear rim as the wheel was bent (my guess is someone bumped into it with a car in the garage, but no other damage). Upright bars but not a straight bar as appropriate for the era. A fine product; I own and love one of them. That said, new product abounds in a huge range, from a very low step-through Raleigh Detour 2.5 $329 or striking colors on the Bianchi Torino $479 (both frequently changed to lighter faster 28mm tires) through Soma Buena Vista up to custom: http://www.yellowjersey.org/wfdopna2.jpg Yep, that's a 62cm open frame for riding in skirts. Or Record Pista fixed: http://www.yellowjersey.org/WFDJHZ.JPG Custom is always indulgent of taste and we've just spanned two magnitudes of price. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 9:32:50 AM UTC-4, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:50:49 -0700, sms wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. My wife went looking for one of these and decided to go used rather than new. She ended up with a very nice 70s Raleigh Sport which appeared practically unused; I think she paid $50 or something like that. Needed a new rear rim as the wheel was bent (my guess is someone bumped into it with a car in the garage, but no other damage). Upright bars but not a straight bar as appropriate for the era. I had one for parts. a rebuild to 21C specs costs abt $800....with Deore/Sun/DT/Spec saddle ect....midroad $$$ Never rode it. So ? Beattie posted a Name with some unusual frame ideas...Cal Company... REI ? I'd go with exercise/stretching if the ol bod isn't up to mounting a cycle get her a Suzuki 400. |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 10:08:45 AM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
On 4/24/2015 8:32 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:50:49 -0700, sms wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. My wife went looking for one of these and decided to go used rather than new. She ended up with a very nice 70s Raleigh Sport which appeared practically unused; I think she paid $50 or something like that. Needed a new rear rim as the wheel was bent (my guess is someone bumped into it with a car in the garage, but no other damage). Upright bars but not a straight bar as appropriate for the era. A fine product; I own and love one of them. That said, new product abounds in a huge range, from a very low step-through Raleigh Detour 2.5 $329 or striking colors on the Bianchi Torino $479 (both frequently changed to lighter faster 28mm tires) through Soma Buena Vista up to custom: http://www.yellowjersey.org/wfdopna2.jpg Yep, that's a 62cm open frame for riding in skirts. Or Record Pista fixed: http://www.yellowjersey.org/WFDJHZ.JPG Custom is always indulgent of taste and we've just spanned two magnitudes of price. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Muzi has a double top tube Raleigh ? How's that feel ? twisty ? the GooBuy search in male/female yields low cost bike then Goo offers a choice of male nnnn female and that gives electric bikes https://www.google.com/#q=mixte+step...rd:pd&tbm=shop low budget pipes |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
On 24/04/2015 10:08 AM, AMuzi wrote:
On 4/24/2015 8:32 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:50:49 -0700, sms wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. My wife went looking for one of these and decided to go used rather than new. She ended up with a very nice 70s Raleigh Sport which appeared practically unused; I think she paid $50 or something like that. Needed a new rear rim as the wheel was bent (my guess is someone bumped into it with a car in the garage, but no other damage). Upright bars but not a straight bar as appropriate for the era. A fine product; I own and love one of them. That said, new product abounds in a huge range, from a very low step-through Raleigh Detour 2.5 $329 or striking colors on the Bianchi Torino $479 (both frequently changed to lighter faster 28mm tires) through Soma Buena Vista up to custom: http://www.yellowjersey.org/wfdopna2.jpg Yep, that's a 62cm open frame for riding in skirts. Or Record Pista fixed: http://www.yellowjersey.org/WFDJHZ.JPG Custom is always indulgent of taste and we've just spanned two magnitudes of price. My favorite LBS has these bikes: http://www.linusbike.com/ I haven't ridden one but there are step through models that look ok. |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
On 24/04/2015 10:37 AM, Duane wrote:
On 24/04/2015 10:08 AM, AMuzi wrote: On 4/24/2015 8:32 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:50:49 -0700, sms wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. My wife went looking for one of these and decided to go used rather than new. She ended up with a very nice 70s Raleigh Sport which appeared practically unused; I think she paid $50 or something like that. Needed a new rear rim as the wheel was bent (my guess is someone bumped into it with a car in the garage, but no other damage). Upright bars but not a straight bar as appropriate for the era. A fine product; I own and love one of them. That said, new product abounds in a huge range, from a very low step-through Raleigh Detour 2.5 $329 or striking colors on the Bianchi Torino $479 (both frequently changed to lighter faster 28mm tires) through Soma Buena Vista up to custom: http://www.yellowjersey.org/wfdopna2.jpg Yep, that's a 62cm open frame for riding in skirts. Or Record Pista fixed: http://www.yellowjersey.org/WFDJHZ.JPG Custom is always indulgent of taste and we've just spanned two magnitudes of price. My favorite LBS has these bikes: http://www.linusbike.com/ I haven't ridden one but there are step through models that look ok. Oops. Didn't notice your mentioning "road bikes." These aren't actually road bikes. Thought you were looking for townies. |
Flat Bar Road Bikes with Low Step-Over, i.e Mixte
On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 3:39:20 PM UTC+1, Duane wrote:
On 24/04/2015 10:37 AM, Duane wrote: On 24/04/2015 10:08 AM, AMuzi wrote: On 4/24/2015 8:32 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:50:49 -0700, sms wrote: Looking for a new bike for the spousal unit. She had a "townie" bike but she crashed it and I don't want to put any money into it. She wants a low step-over frame. I want her to have a lighter bike than her last one. Unfortunately, road bikes with low step-over are pretty rare these days. Suggestions are welcome. My wife went looking for one of these and decided to go used rather than new. She ended up with a very nice 70s Raleigh Sport which appeared practically unused; I think she paid $50 or something like that. Needed a new rear rim as the wheel was bent (my guess is someone bumped into it with a car in the garage, but no other damage). Upright bars but not a straight bar as appropriate for the era. A fine product; I own and love one of them. That said, new product abounds in a huge range, from a very low step-through Raleigh Detour 2.5 $329 or striking colors on the Bianchi Torino $479 (both frequently changed to lighter faster 28mm tires) through Soma Buena Vista up to custom: http://www.yellowjersey.org/wfdopna2.jpg Yep, that's a 62cm open frame for riding in skirts. Or Record Pista fixed: http://www.yellowjersey.org/WFDJHZ.JPG Custom is always indulgent of taste and we've just spanned two magnitudes of price. My favorite LBS has these bikes: http://www.linusbike.com/ I haven't ridden one but there are step through models that look ok. Oops. Didn't notice your mentioning "road bikes." These aren't actually road bikes. Thought you were looking for townies. Don't feel bad about it, Duane. I made the same mistake. Mind you, on the list I sent Scharfie, I actually selected the one steel road bike with a low stepover (van Stael, near the bottom of the page) for special mention. Andre Jute |
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