Bella at Rio Grande
After hip replacements, I wanted a drop-bar, step-through road bike with modern tech at the contact points, but was on a budget, so I built up a Raleigh Super Record mixte frame. They didn't make any 25" mixte frames that I know of, but an extra-long Soma quill adapter made it possible with this 21-1/2" one. It was made with 126mm O.L.D., but fitted with a 5-speed rear wheel when stock. I had to do some grinding to get my 7-speed freewheels to fit, and just put in a shorter BB, so now all three chainrings work with all seven sprockets, click, click, click. Can't call me a Luddite now!
