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Is Batavus a good product? Any experiences with these bikes?
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:21:44 -0400, Yves Sauvageau wrote:
Is Batavus a good product? Any experiences with these bikes? It's a good old brand from Holland, Europe. They mostly make utility/ commuter bikes for the Dutch market, and they're considered good at that, just like Gazelle, Sparta, etc. For road bikes it's just an average brand. Nothing special, but it might have a good price/quality. I suspect they're frames are built in Taiwan, or at least the far east. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not something like Cannondale or so. I think they're mostly catering to people who know Batavus from the normal bikes, want a road bike, and decide it should also be a Batavus. I do think they suck at marketing. Last November I was at the Dutch fair BikeMotion, and the Batavus stand just plain sucked. 1 guy behind a desk, writing. 2 or 3 bikes thrown in the stand, and that was it. You do see a lot of Batavus road bikes here in Holland though. But like I said, nothing wrong with them. For mountainbikes it might be a bit different. Batavus mtb's are mostly around the bottom of the market. If you want an LX or XT bike you should look at Be One. Back in the 90's Batavus created Be One as a higher profile mtb brand. They promoted a racing team, and did a lot of races, even on a nice titanium hardtail. Be One as a brand moved a few times and I'm not sure if they are owned by Batavus (owned by Accell?) anymore. What bike ae you looking into? |
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:21:44 -0400, "Yves Sauvageau"
wrote: Is Batavus a good product? Any experiences with these bikes? My experience: I won 1987 state and district road races on a 1986 Batavus" Professional", cromoly db tubes, all Campy SR, a beautiful red frame with perfect welds, hand painted logos and trim. Sorry, I know nothing about current Batavus products, but I sure loved my Pro May restore it. |
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On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:41:31 -0400, Yves Sauvageau wrote:
Thankyou for your answer! Maybe I should be interested by an electric Batavus, but I think they are not available here in Canada. I don't know anything about electric bikes. I know some people who have them, and they're quite happy with them. They're a bit heavy though, but that shouldn't be a surprise. |
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