Univega Mid 80s Safari Ten, Mixte
This is one nice red bike.
Aaron from Pflugerville
had it listed on Craig's List.
He said I could use his
photos and words, so here
they are:
"What a classic beauty! How
you can go wrong with red
and chrome? .........I
upgraded the crankset to a
nice Sugino model with alloy
arms and replaceable
chainrings. ....... By the way,
Mixte frames are not female
specific. They are unisex, so
guys don't have to give up
their man card just to ride
this. It is built for shorter
peeps, in the 5'0" to 5'3"
range.
Currently, this is set up as a
nice commuter type bike
with upright handlebars and
a comfy springer saddle (not
too wide). These "north road"
handlebars can also be
flipped over for a racier
stance. Simply doing that
would turn this bike into a
neat cafe style ride. The
wheels are 27x1-1/4 which
make for a quick bike, but
have enough volume to
soak up potholes or rough
pavement without too much
of a complaint. .................
Check out the red cable
housing! RED!
It has a Suntour 10 speed
drivetrain with stem mounted
shifters. The brakes are alloy
road calipers and are quite
effective at slowing things
down. Both wheels and
seatpost are bolted.
Aaron from Pflugerville
had it listed on Craig's List.
He said I could use his
photos and words, so here
they are:
"What a classic beauty! How
you can go wrong with red
and chrome? .........I
upgraded the crankset to a
nice Sugino model with alloy
arms and replaceable
chainrings. ....... By the way,
Mixte frames are not female
specific. They are unisex, so
guys don't have to give up
their man card just to ride
this. It is built for shorter
peeps, in the 5'0" to 5'3"
range.
Currently, this is set up as a
nice commuter type bike
with upright handlebars and
a comfy springer saddle (not
too wide). These "north road"
handlebars can also be
flipped over for a racier
stance. Simply doing that
would turn this bike into a
neat cafe style ride. The
wheels are 27x1-1/4 which
make for a quick bike, but
have enough volume to
soak up potholes or rough
pavement without too much
of a complaint. .................
Check out the red cable
housing! RED!
It has a Suntour 10 speed
drivetrain with stem mounted
shifters. The brakes are alloy
road calipers and are quite
effective at slowing things
down. Both wheels and
seatpost are bolted.
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