Barn Find Batavus Flying Dutchman

[non-fixie]

BTW, the standard ladies' frame was an anglais model. This extra low stepthrough frame was an option, at least in the seventies. This is from the 1976 catalog:

 

[juvela]

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thanks so much for this excellent information @non-fixie


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here in the states we do not oft see dynamo mounting bracket brazed to the inside of a blade -

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very fine work, look forward to the next update...


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[Gimletbikes]

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"Robert Be Thine Uncle!"
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I missed this when you posted it. But it really got me gigglin' today... My Australian friends say this "...and Bob's your uncle"

Thanks for the kind words and, yeah, I'm looking forward to getting back to this one

 

[Gimletbikes]

Had to do some tight detail steel woolin' around that riveted on headbadge. Looks better. You're my boy, Blue!

 

[Gimletbikes]

Hit the Soul food truck otw home for shrimp, okra & mountain dew. It fueled me for a marathon assembly session. No time for tidying up.

 

[Gimletbikes]

More elbow grease applied in a liberal manner

 

[Gimletbikes]

Late to the party, sorry about that. Wasn't paying proper attention.

I have been looking at a few Dutch market catalogues, and the 'Flying Dutchman' model name was used during the seventies, and was still in 1979 price list. It had disappeared 1983, wasn't available in 1985 and was back again in 1988.

The 1988 version had drum brakes, a Sachs 3-speed hub and only came with 26" wheels for the ladies, by the look of it:

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So my best guess for now is that it is either just pre-'83 of just post-'85.

Huh. @nonfixie what year is that catalog? That looks like all the right attributes

 

[Greg M]

Tidy, scmidy, get ‘er done!

 

[Gimletbikes]

I had to ride it as soon as I could - this is a streetlight photo, so it looks kinda weird. Only the front fender and some miscellaneous parts are left. Today's accomplishment was installing the chain & chaincase. It was pretty tricky. The lower chaincase is a bit deformed from years of sitting in the soil, so I will have to attempt to bring it back into shape with heat. It really rides smooth. The headtube angle is so slack - there's sooo much tire out front.

 

[non-fixie]

Huh. @nonfixie what year is that catalog? That looks like all the right attributes

That is from the 1988 Dutch sales brochure.