Those are beautiful Dutch commuters and it's a shame they don't have a US distributor. Even with a 25% discount, the cycle would easily cost over 700 USD to import those fine machines here in America. I said it before that you never commute with a bicycle that costs over $700.00 USD since it would attract bike theives like flies to honey.

>>>>>>I've bought (for my wife and myself) at least six bikes in the last eight years ... some were second hand, but the new ones were always list price .... that's normal here.<<<<<

Why are you buying so many bikes? I thought the Batavus would last for years and years. The Batavus from what I understand is a well made cycle that does not need to be replaced after 12 months.