On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:45 AM, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> 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 ride. > Well, that depends on who is riding it and for what. A light person with no load on the twin-thin-tube Nishiki mixte I recently sold would find it fine. I, at 170 plus groceries, did find it somewhat flexy, but only when carrying upward of 20 lb in the rear. This Nishiki claimed per its stickers to be built of db chromo, but it was rather beefy for a 20 inch frame (I installed a very long seatpost.) > > Go either for a frame with one large center down tube, or, better > still, one large center down tube with middle chain stays that extend > around the seat tube and join the down tube. > > On Sep 1, 7:47 am, Weird Harold <[email protected]> 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? > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
