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A friend has a Batavus Club Racer from 1985, and it needed some maintenance big time.
I've replaced the bottom bracket, head-set, cables, seatpost, seat, bartape and tires. Ofcourse all the components were removed, intensively cleaned, polished and put back together in the right way ;)

She is the first owner and has ridden this bicycle since her youth. I was very pleased to see her riding it again with a big smile on her face last weekend :)

Dutch bloke frome the Hague, cycling for about 20 years now.
Doing some maintenance and restoring bicycles for friends in my own little workplace.
More on facebook.com/tweewielerwoonkamer if you like

Awesome! The vacuum cleaner pipe made my day!

Anyone else, maybe? :)

Thanks Halbert, PM sent ...

Brifters, please

(I didn't know RSX existed on tube)

Looking for a set of Shimano shifters 2x7.
Preferably RSX, but another group will do as well, as long as it is in working order.
Thanks!

Thanks guys, I'll give the decals some thought ...
@hugo7 Although I rode it like that whole summer, I have changed the bar, will post a more recent picture of the bicycle soon!

Thanks for the compliment on the job.
It's a matter of taste I guess ;)

No matching bartape, no worries on that part. The saddle looks more like a little touch in real life than on the picture where I zoomed in on it. Thanks! :)

Thanks for the compliment, nice that it's inspiring ;)

8. Since then ...
A bicycle is never really finished ;)
It's always in need of love, care and attention.
Since the built and a summer full of cycling, I've changed the saddle (to match the color ;)), built my own wheels (!) with black rims and black tires, changed the cassette and upgraded the brakes and rear-derailleur to shiny Shimano Ultegra 6700 ... and there is still a lot left tot have fun with.

Thanks for reading, feedback and tips welcome ofcourse.
Will keep adding pictures later on.

Cheers,
Jay

7. Awesome buddy!
The first rides were awesome (and it still feels great to ride my blue buddy). Putting love and passion in a machine like this, makes every ride better. Before this bike, I've never ridden a lighter carbon frame, but it feels great!

Here are some shots in the wild:

6. Before & After
So here we go, the before and after shots ...

5. Assembly
The most fun part in a project like this is the assembly of all the cleaned parts on the "new" frame after all the hard work. I was now about a month into the project and seeing the chrome on the chosen blue with the black highlights was awesome:

Welcome home, honey! :)

4. Design and cleaning
In the meantime all parts were taken apart and cleaned until shiny and working again.
I decided to go for a blue frame (RAL 5012 - Light Blue) and black seatpost, fork, cables and bar tape.

And here is the frame in blue:

3. Base paint
A friend of mine had some room in a garage where I could create a DIY paintboot. So some plastics, rope, duct-tape and blankets did the trick. I used several layers of filler to repair some damaged spots on the frame and after sanding (again!) the first layers of base-coat were sprayed on.

And the frame in base-coating:

2. Sanding Sanding Sanding
After bringing it home, I stripped the whole bike, taking all parts off to the bare-naked frame and started sanding it. It's a carbon frame, so I used wetsanding paper and sanded it by hand (which took several days).

And this is the result before starting the paint job:

(I didn't have the proper tools back then to remove the bottom of the headset, so I decided to leave it in ...)

Hello everyone,

I'm Jay and since I'm new to this forum, I thought the best way to introduce myself was by posting my project (will try to add the complete project in several replies to this post).

1. Found a new friend
I found this Giant Cadex at work somewhere in a back storage and since the original owner left it there in dust, it was given to me to restore and make it a happy bike again. So I decided to totally strip it and customize it.

So here is the bike as I found it: