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12-18-17 | 02:39 PM

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JaccoW

Overdoing projects

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From: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands

Bikes: Batavus Randonneur GL, Gazelle Orange Excellent, Gazelle Super Licht, Gazelle Grand Tourist, Gazelle Lausanne, Gazelle Tandem, Koga-Miyata SilverAce, Koga-Miyata WorldTraveller

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Originally Posted by juvela

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Thanks for posting, this is a fun bike to see!

Curious that it is built with nearly all fittings from Nippon yet wears Eclair pedals. The missing pedal dust caps are a press-on/snap-on item not intended for removal. Locating replacement might be a challenge. This model of pedal has the crimped spindle end so is not intended to be disassemblable.
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Thanks for that bit of trivia.

It's very likely the bike was modified a bit for touring use. It used to be my girlfriend's mother's bike.
She took it all around Europe, including Eastern Germany.

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