My answer is a little off-topic because you're not asking about mounting/dismounting, but it's for a different part of the ride. I don't actually get much benefit from the mixte style at the beginning/end because I tend to swing my leg over the back of the seat regardless of style of frame, even little folders like your Bike Friday tikit. The benefit for me is in all the stop-and-go's *during *a ride where I'm hopping off the saddle and dropping a foot to the ground; there's a comfort factor in knowing the toptube is way down there out of the way and I don't need to consider it. This is especially true on trail rides where I'm off the saddle and dabbing a foot often, I used to "underbike" my old Riv Romulus on singletrack and yeah..that could be an interesting ride at times!
Joe Bernard On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 5:47:49 AM UTC-8 Melanie wrote: > All this discussion of mixtes on the list has made me curious. I’ve never > ridden a mixte. Other than mounting/dismounting, do owners of both types of > bikes experience any real differences between riding a mixte and riding a > diamond frame? > > Mixte-curious Melanie > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bdf17a55-2a12-42d2-8678-44acb5833b76n%40googlegroups.com.
