BackRoadWanderer
Dirt Disciple
The Bike and it's story:
I bought the bike off a man in Killkenny, Ireland. He bought the bike off a mechanic from the same village who had the bike built for himself back in the day, He was a very nice man and threw in a few very useful extras. Bike is 58cm
The Bike has a 27mm 3ttt seatpost but I tried a 27.2 seatpost and it fits prefectly, I asked if he knew the tubing but he didn't. I did a small bit of research on Batavus bikes of the era and They could be built in 531, Sl, SLX or SP(only on 58 and above).
I took the bike for a small spin today(hubs are PERFECT) and I couldn't decipher whether the tubing by 'feel'. My Colnago Super is 83 Columbus SL and this Batavus is at least 15% stiffer although it is a smaller frame.
I bought the bike off a man in Killkenny, Ireland. He bought the bike off a mechanic from the same village who had the bike built for himself back in the day, He was a very nice man and threw in a few very useful extras. Bike is 58cm
The Bike has a 27mm 3ttt seatpost but I tried a 27.2 seatpost and it fits prefectly, I asked if he knew the tubing but he didn't. I did a small bit of research on Batavus bikes of the era and They could be built in 531, Sl, SLX or SP(only on 58 and above).
I took the bike for a small spin today(hubs are PERFECT) and I couldn't decipher whether the tubing by 'feel'. My Colnago Super is 83 Columbus SL and this Batavus is at least 15% stiffer although it is a smaller frame.