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Bikedued
Soooooo, on to the next one. Anyone recognize this headbadge? It's in a group of bikes that are mostly Wally World junk. Yes this is as good as pics get, even blown up. No turkey levers, so better than most bikes that meet such a fate. It also appears
that the bar tape is original and never been replaced, or was replaced so long ago it was cloth. Has a white panel in the middle of the seat tube, with double stripes set off from it a couple of inches.
Batavus Tour de l’Europe, early-mid 70s Dutch gaspipe 10-speed. My first bike-shop bike - I rode all over southwestern Virginia on one including a 3-day cycle-camping trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s the equivalent of a Raleigh Grand Prix or a Peugeot U-08.