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THE GUARANTEE
GUARANTEE CONDITIONS FOR
BATAVUS BICYCLES
If you wish to make a claim under the
Batavus guarantee, you must always be
able to submit the sales receipt and the
Certifi cate of Ownership to the dealer
and/or Batavus B.V.. The guarantee
conditions are given below. Please see
your Batavus dealer for any matters
relating to guarantees. He has the
knowledge to be able to settle mat-
ters in accordance with the guarantee
conditions.
CLAUSE 1 GUARANTEE
1.1 Batavus B.V. guarantees that Bata-
vus bicycles are free from construction
and/or material defects and/or corro-
sion, in so far as this follows from these
guarantee conditions.
1.2 The guarantee can solely be invo-
ked by the fi rst owner of the Batavus
bicycle in question.
1.3 The guarantee lapses in accordance
with the provisions of subclauses 3.1
and 5.1.
1.4 The guarantee is not transferable.
1.5 The guarantee granted by Batavus
on the grounds of these conditions
does not affect the right to claim da-
mages from the seller on the grounds
of the ordinary, statutory provisions of
the Netherlands Civil Code.
CLAUSE 2 GUARANTEE PERIOD
2.1 Batavus frames and front forks
without suspension are guaranteed
against construction and/or material
defects for 10 years.
2.2. The same guarantee applies to
suspension front forks, shock absorbers,
and all other components, with the
exception of the components referred
to in subclause 2.4 of this Clause, for a
period of 2 years.
2.3 The paintwork of the frame and
fork is guaranteed against corrosion
from the inside for a period of 2 years.
2.4 No guarantee is given for compo-
nents which are subject to wear, such
as tyres, chain, front chainwheels, rear
sprocket wheels, cables and brake
blocks, unless they have construction
and/or material defects.
2.5 Other paintwork and chrome
components (handlebars) are guaran-
teed against corrosion, provided they
are well maintained, for a period of 2
years.
CLAUSE 3 EXCEPTIONS TO THE
GUARANTEE
3.1. The guarantee lapses in the follo-
wing cases, at the discretion of Batavus:
a. In the event of incorrect and/or ca-
reless use of the bicycle which is not in
accordance with its purpose;
b. The bicycle has not been maintained
in accordance with the service booklet;
c. Technical repairs have not been car-
ried out competently;
d. Components which have been
mounted afterwards do not correspond
with the technical specifi cations of the
bicycle in question or have been incor-
rectly mounted;
e. If the Certifi cate of Ownership sho-
wing that the bicycle has been compe-
tently completed and checked prior to
delivery to the client is not available or
has not been signed by a recognised
Batavus dealer.
3.2. Furthermore Batavus B.V. explicitly
excludes liability for damage to compo-
nents of the bicycle resulting from:
a. Faulty adjustment/tension in the
handlebars, steering pen, saddle, sad-
dle pin, derailleur set, brakes, quick
release levers of the wheels and saddle;
b. Not replacing components such as
brake/derailleur cables, brake blocks,
tyres, chain and sprocket and chainw-
heels in time;
c. Climatological infl uences such as
normal weathering of the paintwork or
rusting of chrome components.
CLAUSE 4 GUARANTEE ON
COMPONENTS
4.1. During the guarantee period, all
components ascertained by Batavus
B.V. to have construction and/or materi-
al defects, will be repaired or reimbur-
sed, at the option of Batavus B.V. Any