Jan de Reus of Halfweg, Netherlands became champion of the Netherlands amateurs in 1931. In 1933 he switched to a pro career but wasn´t that successful. Thus he ended the pro era and became a frame builder in 1937.
Building frames for Theo Smit made him imperceptibly well known in the Netherlands.. Have been most successful clients is undoubtedly Theo Smit, who always was riding with frames of Jan de Reus, who passed away in 1987. Further on his son Jan de Reus junior took over the manufacture and gained again respect of the cyclist in building very reliable and high performance frames. Unfortunately he became only 55 years old and passed away in 2001 too early.
Actually there is a bicycles shop in Zwanenburg just a stone away from Halfweg where all began. But this shop is owned by former pro cyclist Ron Snijders.
I´ve found this frame supposed to be of 1981 on eBay:
Building frames for Theo Smit made him imperceptibly well known in the Netherlands.. Have been most successful clients is undoubtedly Theo Smit, who always was riding with frames of Jan de Reus, who passed away in 1987. Further on his son Jan de Reus junior took over the manufacture and gained again respect of the cyclist in building very reliable and high performance frames. Unfortunately he became only 55 years old and passed away in 2001 too early.
Actually there is a bicycles shop in Zwanenburg just a stone away from Halfweg where all began. But this shop is owned by former pro cyclist Ron Snijders.
I´ve found this frame supposed to be of 1981 on eBay:
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