This Rosco design is my favorite. But as you mention here, it is most definitely not a mixte. I suppose I am being picky, but curious as to why Rivendell chose this nomenclature for a bicycle design that does not have the extra set of seat stays, and is most definitely not a mixte frame. Why not call it the Mountain Roscolo, a la the Clem L and H designations? I know for pc reasons they couldn't choose, say Roscette, or Roscolina, since they received so much flak for Clementine. And the mixte designation makes it more appealing to the boys, who I suspect still shy away from the curved step-through design of the Clem Ls. Which brings me to another question: What are the effective geometry/other design differences between the MMMs and the Clem Ls (other than the lift a tube, which the Clem L already naturally possesses)? Shorter virtual top tube, so that drops can be used?
I once ran across a site that listed the (surprisingly numerous) various frame designs designated "ladies" over the years, with specific names for each of them. I think this Raleigh 3-speed style with the dropped top tube was called ladies sport or sport step over or something like that. ** I know that the popular translation of mixte is "unisex" in the bicycle application, but I don't see how this would be relevant back when the designation was originally made. I would go with the framebuilders of yore having meant mixte in the sense of "dual", as in two top tubes/seat stays. Of course, to fully complete the Riv logic, if you go with "mixte" as "unisex" and you use the Sheldon version of derailleur, you would call this a Mountain Unisex. But then you lose the alliteration, and unisex is not as sexy as mixte, despite [or because of] having sex in it already. On Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 10:35:04 AM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Over the years, whenever I look at a step through of this kind I imagine > load wanting to fold the seat tube in half. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
