Velo Orange now has Mixte frames in stock. These are lugged chrome-molly frames made for VO in Taiwan. You can get the frame in 3 sizes and I suspect only one color at this point. The introductory price is $499, but listed as $700 on the website.
The Mixte is a step-through frame that is ideal for a city bike where you need to dismount quickly or often. The frame is unisex, not a "ladies bike." Read more about the debate over at EcoVelo.As with other Velo Orange products, expect high quality and the proper braze-ons for fenders, racks and the like. The frame accepts 700c wheels and tires up to 38mm. The horizontal dropouts would work well with internally-geared hubs if you decide to build your bike up that way. VO usually has a discount on their fantastic components if you purchase them at the same time as the frame.
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Oh, very nice.
There is no such thing as 'unisex', or 'one size fits all'.
"one size fits all" I agree with (maybe one size fits many -- and for casual riding the fit doesn't have to be exactly dialed in anyway), but why not unisex?
Anyone know anything about the Batavus "BuB"
Looks kinda BFTROU:
http://bespoke.onthefourth.com/?p=850
http://batavusbub.nl/
From VO via Twitter: @Velo_Orange
VO MIxte price is $525 (not $700 as per the web) for lugged frame plus fork. Doing QC checks now. They will be available in a few days
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