1977 Jeffrey Bock mixte
Quality mixte frame bicycles can be hard to come by, so our friend Meg turned to custom bike builder Jeffrey Bock to make one for her.
Mixtes aren’t just for girls. The word “mixte” is a derivative of the French word for “unisex”, and mixte style bicycles handle better than standard low-step-through frames, and are simply more convenient to mount and dismount than diamond-frame-style bicycles.
This bike originally came from Rick’s Bike Shop in Grinnell, Iowa in the summer of 1977. Built to be comfortable for long tours, and used by Meg to run quick errands around town, this bike has seen it all.
Jeffery Bock, of Polk City Iowa, built his first frame while attending the University of Northern Iowa in 1975, and while this bike proves that his early work was amazing, thirty years have honed his abilities to the level of true artistry.
Over the decades, Bock has also taught countless students the fine art of bicycle construction through his frame building classes.