I was curious about these, too, considering how badly the bike-lover opinion goes against their fixed-gear bikes.

It's twice the cost of a Chinese 28" roadster, but in many ways better looking. Plus the shipping being included sweetens the deal a bit.

The Batavus and similar bikes have a vinyl cover to their chain cases.
(I saw a 60s Locomotief roadster in downtown Santa Cruz last month whose chaincase had a stainless zipper along the bottom!)
But it's probably not galvanized like a better Dutch bike frame, nor does it have any lighting setup.

Hmm.

Corey K