RE: [CR]Help: any Bertin experts out there?

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From: "Scott L. Minneman" <minneman@onomy.com>
To: "'Rich Pinder'" <rpinder@usc.edu>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Help: any Bertin experts out there?
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:47:07 -0700
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I just bought an eBay Bertin as a "rescue" project. Item # 220089308623

Take a look.

Mine's about the same vintage (maybe 1974) -- undrilled-generation Jubilee front, rear (with the Campy DO mounting setup) and levers; Mafac Racers; TA cranks -- gotta love that seat. With a bit of cleaning (and a proper saddle - Ideale?), I'll have something fun and unworried to knock around town on.

Not sure exactly what model it is...anybody? I pick it up on Monday.

Cheers,

Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Rich Pinder Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 10:55 AM To: Classic Rendezvous Subject: Re: [CR]Help: any Bertin experts out there?

Hi Doug, I'll be listening as well, as I've recently begun to work on a frame a fellow lister offered. Mine has cottered cranks, that seem to have been original. The rims are rusty chrome, I think 'Milremo' brands and HEAVY. The frame is 531 I'm sure, but components make me think it was a middle of the road model. The shifters are Huret

Pics up here: http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/Bertin.html

The seller also had a UO-8 bike in great shape (but way too small for me) - which may yield up the extra french things needed (bars, headset, etc).

Good luck Doug on your research - if I hear anything offline, I'll pass it along to ya

Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA

Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Howdy folks.
>
> I have what I would guess is a late 60s/early 70s Andre Bertin
> frameset. It has chromed Nervex Pro lugs and Campy 1010 dropouts.
> The fork and stays are half chromed as well. To me, it looks older
> than any of the bikes on the Classic Rendezvous page. I see
> references to Bertin model names, mostly starting with C but I have no
> clue what this is. I was all gung ho to build it up as my vintage
> Frenchy with the parts from a PX-10 (except all alloy Simplex
> substituted for the Delrin stuff), but it has been sitting a long time
> now and other projects beckon. I would love to know more about it as
> I decide what I want to do with it. Thanks!
>
> Doug Van Cleve
> Chandler, AZ USA