Barn Find Batavus Flying Dutchman

[Fritz Katzenjammer]

Mine has a 26” frame. With 28” wheels the ground is a long way down.

Its the second largest frame they manufacture, the big one, at 28”, has double top tubes.

I assume it sells well to the giraffe crowd.

 

[Gimletbikes]

My Flying Dutchman decal set finally arrived from the Netherlands! I'm very excited about installing these. Unlimitedwebshop.nl surprised me by custom printing a set with metallic gold ink in lieu of their standard yellow gold with no upcharge. Wow. I'm extremely happy with their quality.

 

[Gimletbikes]

Man, they look better than I could have hoped. More complete photos to come

 

[juvela]

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thanks very much for the update

with the transfers now done am thinking you must be very close to completion - be that correct?

any news with the wheel lock restoration?

be careful, forum members with German, Danish, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss and Austrian machines which came from the factory with wheel locks may deluge you with requests for contact information on your friend who is helping with this...


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[Gimletbikes]

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thanks very much for the update

with the transfers now done am thinking you must be very close to completion - be that correct?

any news with the wheel lock restoration?

be careful, forum members with German, Danish, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss and Austrian machines which came from the factory with wheel locks may deluge you with requests for contact information on your friend who is helping with this...


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From what I understand, we are one leather rivet away from seeing the finished restored keychain! I found an OEM Lepper seat on eBay, so waiting until that arrives for final photography.

On a bonus note, i took my 18 yo son out on a neighborhood bike ride this evening. We have wonderful fall sweater weather in NC right now. I rode a random cruiser and he rode the Batavus. I could tell he was thoroughly charmed by it. I noticed that after we parked the bikes, he took out his phone and snuck a snapshot of it.

 

[non-fixie]

... he took out his phone and snuck a snapshot of it.

The acid test.

I still remember the first time mrs non-fixie did that with a bike I'd built for her. And it wasn't the first bike. Not by a long shot ...

 

[juvela]

The acid test.

I still remember the first time mrs non-fixie did that with a bike I'd built for her. And it wasn't the first bike. Not by a long shot ...

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...yes indeed, tell the forum about the Benotto...

i may not have eno' digits to tot up the iterations of that cycle!


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[non-fixie]

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...yes indeed, tell the forum about the Benotto...

i may not have eno' digits to tot up the iterations of that cycle!

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Alas, despite my numerous tries, the Benotto never reached that level of fame.

No, the first real bike portrait she ever made of her own bike was this one. (And damn proud I was of her when I saw the result. She had clearly been paying attention! )

 

[non-fixie]

Sorry, @Gimletbikes , didn't mean to hijack your thread.

Now, back to Batavus ..

 

[Fritz Katzenjammer]

Dutch porn sites.

Dutchbikebits.com

your source for coat guards ( Gazelle calls them coat guards, so thats what I call them ) chain cases, dynamos, lights, fenders, weird ass tires with Dunlop/Woods valves... in white, and all manner of other strange Dutch stuff.

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