tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post2080954126813295781..comments2024-03-28T14:04:01.556-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: A Twist In The MixteJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-33053248991696798902018-04-15T08:51:17.669-07:002018-04-15T08:51:17.669-07:00Brooks--Yes, that seller does have some interestin...Brooks--Yes, that seller does have some interesting stuff. I, too, would go there if I were in the UK--after visiting Mercian and a couple of people I know, of course!<br /><br />Roger--I recall those bikes. It's funny that with all the revived interest in "cruisers" and other baloon-tired bikes, no one has revived that design. Like you, I never figured out why it was called a "cantilever" frame.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-45501253138873736662018-04-14T13:06:26.755-07:002018-04-14T13:06:26.755-07:00Many years ago I had a Schwinn Wasp. This type of ...Many years ago I had a Schwinn Wasp. This type of frame was called a cantilever frame, for reasons I am not sure of. Perhaps because the top tubes were "cantilevered" off of the side of seat post on there way to the chain stays. So like mixte with a different path. It was the standard paper boy model of the time. Mine was 1956.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763533509067033102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-90210111283821691872018-04-14T09:24:20.262-07:002018-04-14T09:24:20.262-07:00That seller often has some really neat items on eB...That seller often has some really neat items on eBay. I looked at his other auctions currently running and saw quite a bit of interest. I'd love to visit the shop if I were in the U.K. That bike is very interesting- the owner probably just needed a little more stand over than she'd have gotten with a more standard men's frame, but the bars would be at a nice height in relation to the saddle. Very cool bike.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.com