An American chap did LEL on a very nice mixte frame.
”American”?! I'm not a bloody Yank!
I did chat to him on Wednesday morning, asked about his "unusual" frame design, and he said he kind of liked it for its looks. I couldn't bring myself to suggest that it might invite comment from yoofs.
Yoofs seem to be better behaved–and/or more enlightened!--than you give them credit for. Apparently, they know that a mixte is a unisex frame (as opposed to a ladies' specific design), as I received no comments from them. The comments I did receive were all very favourable, and they all came from, um, middle-aged male audaxers.
For LEL 2013, I'll have to convert it into a fixie. Let's see what the comments will be like then!