Classic & Vintage - My '73 Batavus
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MelissaDM
01-26-09, 07:34 AM
I'm new here and really enjoying all the pix and comments. I got this bike at an estate sale. My teenage girls think it's ugly. I haven't done anything to it yet...not even aired up the tires. I might bring it into the house today and get it cleaned up. I assume everything on it is original, but I don't know the first thing about bikes. I have to original paperwork from when it was bought back in '74. Can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can get out and ride it!
Welcome!
That is a nice looking bike. I suspect that it will clean right up, and your girls may even sneak a ride on it :)
cb400bill
01-26-09, 09:33 AM
A fully lit, fendered, vintage Batavus, with a Mixte frame is very cool.
Make sure to check out the Mixte thread and post your pictures there, too.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=227038&highlight=batavus
what do teenagers know anyhow???
very nice bike. I keep thinking I should pick up a nice Dutch Mixte (gazelle?) for my
wife.
Keep us posted on your progress and welcome to BF and more importantly C&V!
Marty
MelissaDM
01-29-09, 04:13 AM
It did clean up very nicely, although I'm not too fond of the yellow. And the lights still work. I haven't had the chance to ride it yet--the roads are icy. My husband makes fun of me for keeping it in the living room.:D
unworthy1
01-29-09, 08:37 AM
I My husband makes fun of me for keeping it in the living room.:D
Hah, he'll learn: that's the only proper place for a vintage bike, anyway. I'd make 2 suggestions: rotate the handlebars so the grips are more level to horizontal, and get some zip-ties (nylon cable ties, they come in colors besides B&W) and secure the loose wiring to the frame....nice bike!
Chris_in_Miami
01-29-09, 08:42 PM
Nice job! The wing nuts on the axles are very cool.
MelissaDM
01-31-09, 10:59 AM
Hah, he'll learn: that's the only proper place for a vintage bike, anyway. I'd make 2 suggestions: rotate the handlebars so the grips are more level to horizontal, and get some zip-ties (nylon cable ties, they come in colors besides B&W) and secure the loose wiring to the frame....nice bike!
Got it. Thanks!
East Hill
01-31-09, 11:47 AM
Always nice to welcome another female member to C & V :D .
I love your mixte, too!
East Hill
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