1998 BeOne DH Team (Bas De Bever)

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[mamadirt]

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[peecee]

More pieces of this extremely hard puzzle

 

[peecee]

From 1 to 2 to now 3 BeOnes, I am still going to be making 1 bike up as perfect to spec as it can be as most of the parts belonged to and were raced by Bas De Bever but 1 of the frames if not both spares will be sold to fellow collectors.

 

[peecee]

Another few pieces of the puzzle

 

[Roasted]

Very nice. I always liked the B1s from that era.

There's a B1 Woodbumble that's been up for sale for over a year for not a lot of money. I'm put off as its in a sorry state and missing the rear axle and shock.

 

[joglo]

just wanted to contribute by providing some scans from an old bike mags (unknown sources)



and secondly, to me this frame is not a design from Batavus or BeOne, but still based on design by Vario bikes from Grenoble, Frane, introduced already 1995.


Your frame still looks like the model "Techno II", which had a different, not adjustable dome for the seat post and saddle.


There is a great build thread of a "No limit" in the <97 section, unfortunately still not finally completed
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1995-vario-no-limit-downhill-prototype.439382/
The Vario bikes had been sold from other brands.
Also KTM had a Vario "No Limit" Bike for some point of time in their portfolio.

 

[harkonen]

Dirt magazine issue 30 Nov/Dec 2001 did a pro's bike piece on Mickael Pascals B1. Pics below.

 

[Cloverleaf]

Dirt magazine issue 30 Nov/Dec 2001 did a pro's bike piece on Mickael Pascals B1. Pics below.

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I tried to buy one of them when I replaced the several broken DH9s I had with the M1. It was impossible. As far as I could work out they never existed as production bikes. A shame as in theory they were pretty on the money for what I was after. Nice original Atomic Industries Aircorp pedals on there too.