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what is top tube length?
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Is seat tube 58 ctc or ctt? What is top tube?
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the Batavus coming my way is more my size
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Beautiful bike Erik!
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Hi
Thanks for the imput. My interest generally lies in the vintage bike say 60's to mid 80's say the smaller brands. I presume you are talking about that vintage when you say "criterium style" vs more modern which seems often to be referred to as a "stage race" geometry.gen
No, they almost have nothing in common.
Or maybe a certain number of them do.
Mainly no-nonsense road bikes, very little decoration, no extreme focus on lightweight, policy = reliability.
Of course, there are exceptions.O yeah, The Netherlands has a reputation for criterium riding (almost same as UK), 1 to 2 km courses with 4 to 100,000 corners per lap.
So, the frames tend to be a bit short, steep and high BB.Typically frame sizes go up to 66cm and sometimes more.
Talking about modern bikes: no, these are designed, engineered and produced far, far away.
So, no difference with all other bikes.Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Nice looking bike!
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thanks
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understandably bikes vary in their handling based on a number of factors. However do dutch racing bikes have certain characteristics in common as far as the way they ride?
Peter-excellent racer