tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post8595906091421474542..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Ahren and a MixteVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-38541271520931168902007-05-24T21:23:00.000-04:002007-05-24T21:23:00.000-04:00Thanks Neil B.This is a classic frame and quite a ...Thanks Neil B.<BR/><BR/>This is a classic frame and quite a beauty to boot!<BR/><BR/>Why people get so caught up in thinking there is only one way to do things has always baffled me.<BR/><BR/>I thought the US was the country where rules were made to be broken ... And in any event, as you point out, this bike is well within the French rules for the bike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-19151985173416102072007-05-24T13:40:00.000-04:002007-05-24T13:40:00.000-04:00W00t! Looks awesome!W00t! Looks awesome!Smasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197614091917830772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62410746418511009482007-05-24T10:38:00.000-04:002007-05-24T10:38:00.000-04:00I think the lateral twin tubes are cheaper to do, ...I think the lateral twin tubes are cheaper to do, but aren't as elegant or stiff as this arrangement. I have an old Raleigh twin tube mixte. It weighs a ton and twists. The traditonal Frnch constucteurs made them this way, so I feel it has as much historical right to the term "mixte" as twin tube factoryy bikes do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-48385235232689667812007-05-24T00:02:00.000-04:002007-05-24T00:02:00.000-04:00hate to be a hater...can it really be a mixte with...hate to be a hater...can it really be a mixte without twin lateral tubes running the whole length? i must say: "respectfully, non." now, if it were to develope some, if this is just a prototype, why then...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-61091640230631035382007-05-23T20:52:00.000-04:002007-05-23T20:52:00.000-04:00Ahren & Chris, The proportions of that frame are r...Ahren & Chris, <BR/><BR/>The proportions of that frame are really stunning—both the frame size and tube diameter. It looks like a perfect bike.Reference Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979302086402829286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-42963663916751680892007-05-23T19:54:00.000-04:002007-05-23T19:54:00.000-04:00Ahren,Sympathetic ear, here. I just loved reading ...Ahren,<BR/><BR/>Sympathetic ear, here. I just <B>loved</B> reading opinions on how far forward my seat is mounted...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401435220672443174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-73846941257956494622007-05-23T12:36:00.000-04:002007-05-23T12:36:00.000-04:00Mmmmm... mixte...Mmmmm... mixte...mhandscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043075660014584879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-67870565679139448022007-05-23T12:04:00.000-04:002007-05-23T12:04:00.000-04:00i like the green ventilation hood in the backgroun...i like the green ventilation hood in the background.Ethan Labowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149378864023260471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-59466361970034397802007-05-22T22:10:00.000-04:002007-05-22T22:10:00.000-04:00I like it. Nice strong lines. Will paint up well...I like it. Nice strong lines. Will paint up well.<BR/><BR/>Shop is nice too. Especially so because somewhere the stem your shopmate is crafting for me is taking shape!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317200743222648289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1081730121962173742007-05-22T19:42:00.000-04:002007-05-22T19:42:00.000-04:00jeez, everyone's a critic.jeez, everyone's a critic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-39858997519485352672007-05-22T17:54:00.000-04:002007-05-22T17:54:00.000-04:00It doesn't have paint either ;It doesn't have paint either ;<)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-3082185880431638692007-05-22T13:16:00.000-04:002007-05-22T13:16:00.000-04:00It also doesn't have a seatpost tighting bolt braz...It also doesn't have a seatpost tighting bolt braze-on thingy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-4993129902195629322007-05-22T11:54:00.000-04:002007-05-22T11:54:00.000-04:00weird, it doesn't have a derailleur hanger?weird, it doesn't have a derailleur hanger?bikevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711760371467875390noreply@blogger.com