1983 Concord mixte "Mixtee"
02-21-05, 09:15 PM
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1983 Concord mixte "Mixtee"
Came across a 1980s-era ('83, by the code on the DiaCompe brakes) mixte-frame Concord 10-speed. I haven't looked at a mixte style frame in ages - pretty cool problem-solving by the engineers, with the rear centerpull brake stirrup cable circling the seat tube, & the front brake cable yoke enlarged to double as the reflector mount.
But then, the model name - "Mixtee" - proudly emblazoned on the downtube. All that clever designing, and then the marketing guys get together and ...
"What'll we call it?" ... "How about 'Pixie' ? " ... "No, too girly" ... "Velociraptor?" ... "Nah - not until we can play off a movie tie-in" ... "How 'bout we just call it 'Mixte' ? " ... "Yeah, but misspell it!" ... "Great! What's next?"
Okay, I'm better now.
But then, the model name - "Mixtee" - proudly emblazoned on the downtube. All that clever designing, and then the marketing guys get together and ...
"What'll we call it?" ... "How about 'Pixie' ? " ... "No, too girly" ... "Velociraptor?" ... "Nah - not until we can play off a movie tie-in" ... "How 'bout we just call it 'Mixte' ? " ... "Yeah, but misspell it!" ... "Great! What's next?"
Okay, I'm better now.
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I know it's three years a 'coming, but I just picked one of these up! Nice stuff on it, Shimano 400 fore and aft, dia compe center pulls. Tubing says "K.C.L." seamless chromoly, which is curious. Who made it?
