Dinsdag

Name: Batavus Dinsdag
Brand: Batavus

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Origin

The Dinsdag — Dutch for Tuesday — is Batavus's sporty city commuter, positioned for riders who want Dutch reliability and daily practicality but with a lighter, faster character. The Exclusive variant launched with a Gates Carbon Drive belt and Tektro hydraulic discs, making it arguably the most technically advanced non-electric Dutch city bike in the Batavus range. It won the best-city-bike category in the Dutch National Bicycle Test reviewed by De Telegraaf, confirming its real-world ride quality.

Specifications

Frame: Aluminium; Batavus Aluminium 28" diamond frame; rigid aluminium fork in frame colour; headset: integrated Ahead design; available sizes 48/53/57/61 cm
Weight: kg
Drivetrain: Gates Carbon Drive CDX belt drive (38-tooth front sprocket, CDX CenterTrack pinion) + Shimano Nexus 7-speed internal gear hub with freewheel; Shimano Nexus twist-grip shifter
Brakes: Tektro HD-T275 hydraulic disc brakes front and rear; Tektro HD-T275 aluminium levers
Wheels: 28-inch (700c / 622 mm); Ryde Dutch 36 aluminium double-walled eyeleted rims; Shimano hub dynamo (front); Shimano Nexus hub (rear); stainless steel spokes

The verdict

+Strengths

Gates Carbon Drive belt is clean, quiet, and nearly maintenance-free — transformative for daily commuters
17.1 kg is impressively light for a full-featured Dutch city bike, making it easier to handle and faster to accelerate
Tektro hydraulic disc brakes deliver confident all-weather stopping, a significant safety advantage over rollerbrakes in rain

−Weaknesses

Gates belt requires a specific rear hub with belt-compatible dropout — repair/replacement is more complex than a chain
Higher price than chain-drive alternatives due to belt, disc brakes, and dynamo wheel build
Sporty geometry is less relaxed than the Finez or Quip — not ideal for very casual or elderly riders