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Old 12-02-06 | 04:04 AM
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Bikes: Dave Lloyd custom, Brands SLX, Visser Vainqueur, XACD ti custom, Hewitt Scandium, Presto 1972, and more ...

I have some Batavus brochures (Batavus sent me them!) without dates, so you're on your own there. I scanned a page ofn English language brochure, Batavus exported to the USA for a while.
The model 'Criterium' seems to come close to your Competition model. In a later brochure there is a Competition model, but with Columbus Tekna tubing. The Criterium is earlier than your (soon to be?) bike, the Tekna-tubed one is later. Both models were directly under the top-model, the Professional.

As the sticker on the downtube indicates, your bike is probably from 1985; maybe date codes on components can tell you more.
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