mixte
/miːkst/Cycling
adjective
Designating a type of bicycle frame in which the crossbar is replaced by two thin tubes extending from the head of the steering column to either side of the rear axle. Of a bicycle: having such a frame.
noun
A bicycle with a mixte frame; the frame itself.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in American Bicyclist. From French mixte, specifically use of mixte mixed.