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Old 01-24-07 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ahorner1946
I'm glad you got the brochures, and it seems like they helped you out some! Did they send you a complete brochure, with pictures of all bikes for that year?
No, they didn't send actual brochures, they only sent some digital scans of pages that displayed 1980s Batavus Competition models in blue. I have those posted in this thread. If you email them with a photo of your mixte, they may do the same for you.

Mine came with no reflectors. Of course, I am not the original owner, and it's very likely the wheelset is not original. However, I believe the model I have was marketed to serious riders or amateur racers, not the
"general public", and we all know competitive riders would rather be run over by a car at twilight than add weight to their ride!

Your theory might bear out, though. You should start a database of reflector date codes!
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