Earlier I showed you the Batavus Hunter Pro
This is the Batavus Hunter. Batavus is a large established Dutch bicycle manufacturer. Gazelle's main rival. I finished the project a couple days ago.
The Hunter has a steel frame with seriously ovalised tubing. It very much looks like Columbus Max, but by lifting the frame you can feel it isn't Nivachrom. It is a new to me variation of Tange MTB OS. The frame is nicely made. Batavus had its own custom and small series frame building department in Heerenveen, but unlike Gazelle's Champion Mondial ATB the Hunter frame isn't made in very limited quantities in Holland, but sourced in the far east. Frame and FIR rim wheels are very robust. A contrast with the original spec very light aluminium stem and carbonfibre handle bar. I replaced both for a Tange Prestige T-bone and a True Temper Competition 4130. The Onza Chill Pills and (German) Bike-Tech CNC booster are upgrades. The carbon (laminated) post is original. The groupset is Shimano's Deore DX. A blue collar champ.
Last summer I bought the bike as full bike from a bike shop owner. It came fitted with fenders, racks, two locks and much more. It lost about half of it weight. The Batavus was previously be owned by the father of the shop owner.
Non-drive side
This is the Batavus Hunter. Batavus is a large established Dutch bicycle manufacturer. Gazelle's main rival. I finished the project a couple days ago.
The Hunter has a steel frame with seriously ovalised tubing. It very much looks like Columbus Max, but by lifting the frame you can feel it isn't Nivachrom. It is a new to me variation of Tange MTB OS. The frame is nicely made. Batavus had its own custom and small series frame building department in Heerenveen, but unlike Gazelle's Champion Mondial ATB the Hunter frame isn't made in very limited quantities in Holland, but sourced in the far east. Frame and FIR rim wheels are very robust. A contrast with the original spec very light aluminium stem and carbonfibre handle bar. I replaced both for a Tange Prestige T-bone and a True Temper Competition 4130. The Onza Chill Pills and (German) Bike-Tech CNC booster are upgrades. The carbon (laminated) post is original. The groupset is Shimano's Deore DX. A blue collar champ.
Last summer I bought the bike as full bike from a bike shop owner. It came fitted with fenders, racks, two locks and much more. It lost about half of it weight. The Batavus was previously be owned by the father of the shop owner.
Non-drive side
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