Batavus Professional Pista - 53cm - Team Frame!
Outside of the Netherlands, Batavus is a relative unknown, and the truth is, most people only know them for their Dutch city bikes, but they damn sure built some great road and track frames, especially the amazing team bikes built for the Netherlands. Well, here's one of those! Incredibly vibrant paint scheme, ultra-clean lugwork and finishing details, and in pretty remarkable condition too! Frame is very clean, but does have a few scrapes from storage/shipping (visible in photos). No dents, dings, or rust. In all likelihood, this is built from Reynolds tubing like most of the other high-end Batavus bikes, but could just as easily be Columbus. Campagnolo seatpost bolt. The serial leads me to believe this was the 5th bike of its size built for the team. So cool!
Critical numbers:
Seat tube: 53cm / Top tube: 54cm / Rear spacing: 120mm