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Why not? You could also use handlebars with a little backsweep like the velo orange porteur or a moustache? Those would look lovely on a mixte.

There's a store here in the Hague that sells Achielle bikes (especially the Sam en Saar models). They look very nice and appear to be well finished. I haven't had any experience riding them unfortunately.
But I have to say, they seem to be jumping the bandwagon a bit with these "pathracer" models.

It is just so generally accepted not have a rear brake, I just never really thought about installing one. But maybe I'll try it and see if I like it. I bought the Tektro brakes as a pair after all, the rear one is just sitting in the cupboard.

Funny, because I just discovered Rivendell, after I finished it. Of course I looked around on the net and copied some ideas, since there are (as far as I know) no bikes like this in The Hague / The Netherlands.
Today I saw the employee bikes on the Rivendell site, they are gorgeous so I'll take it as a compliment. Just like those bikes, I could do with 2 cm bigger so I don't need as much seatpost sticking out.

Just some info on the bike: the wheels are hand built by Marten (www.m-gineering.nl) with VO 650b rims and really nice aby-k hubs (single fixed). I also got the stainless steel fenders from him. The frame is a Koga-Miyata (a Miyata imported by a company that added the Koga part), nitto stem and soma handlebars. Cranks are the original shimano ones with a stainless surly chainring. Add some stuff by brooks et voila!

And of course I follow your rando thread edscoble! It looks like it is going to be a beautiful bike.

It's really nice to have a wider tire and the Grand Bois tires are a great ride.

The brake setup was a difficult one. I chose the Soma 3 speed II handlebar because it has less drop compared to the standard 3 speed. The II also has a smaller diameter suitable for flat bar levers, which I don't like especially not with normal grips.
Would be ugly anyway since I only use one brake. This was the best, maybe not a nice, solution I could think of.

I was hoping for some positive or negative comments. Is the bike that bland? Anyway, have done some miles and have to adjust the gear ratio. It's now 46x18 which is a bit light, although easy with the strong winds in winter.

Yes please!

Mmm, I guess I should have... although it isn't an ongoing project. Can I move this thread myself?

koga_650B_fixed-_I by MattBeindorff, on Flickr

After lurking on the forum for quite some time, watching and reading I thought it was time to show one of my bikes. It's my Koga Miyata conversion that I use in the winter. I recently replaced the 700C wheels with 650B wheels to get the extra clearance for fenders and fatter Grand Bois 32C tires.

I also wanted a more upright position so I decided to try a Soma moustache with a Nitto periscopa stem. It is definitely different from my two other bikes which are way more racey, but I think I like it.

They look like the Iris by King Cage, my favorite bottle cage.

Don't know if it's in your list of gumwall tires but you can get the Schwalbe lugano in a gumwall version, with a puncture protection. http://www.schwalbe.co.uk/road-race/lugano/

Already posted these in the Gazelle thread, but since they are big I thought I'd post them here too.
More pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbeindorff/sets/

My two gazelle bikes, one fixed and one geared.
Just built them this summer, I had the light blue frame for a while but never got to it. The dark blue Criterium was a real project that lasted for a few months.
More pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbeindorff/sets/

Yes, I have. They are quite common here in Holland. They are used on many Gazelle-like city bikes. With these racks the steering is not affected by the load of the stuff you are carrying. You have to get used to the rack not moving along with your wheel, but they work very well.