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For one year, 1973, Carre built high end Bertin C 37s and C 35. This is my restored C 37.

Looking forward to further progress. What an excellent undertaking.

doctor-bond- The Simplex SLJ touring derailleur works really well on a TA Cyclotouiste triple set up. I have used one for 20 years and recommend them...

Strathconaman- That looks like one of the high end Japanese built Bauers. More details here: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1178809-mystery-steve-bauer-bike.html The Tony Beek paint job indicates a bog spend. Tony ran a frame and paint shop in Toronto in the 80s and his work was of...

Hi, NGR- Well done! That's a lovely, subtle effect with the silver paint and silver components. I believe your 531 decals are correct as Carre didn't largely shift to Vitus until roughly the time he went to the narrower, concave, fluted seat stay caps. During your respray, you might have found...

Hi, NGR- Your Carre looks like one of his personal production framesets rather than a Lejeune, Delacroix, Bertin or whatever. The engraved stay caps, diamond lug cut outs and the modified fork crown indicate a Carre branded frame. It looks to be early to mid 1970s so Normandy Competition hubs...

There is a Lambert/Viscount group here with well informed people and excellent background information on the Marques: https://viscountandlambert.boards.net/

vcballbat- In post #15 you asked what 18/22 on the 531 fork meant. It's likely the gauge of the 531 fork. Reynolds used taper gauge forks which were thicker at the top and tapered down to a thinner gauge at the fork tip. The 18/22 would mean a 1.2 mm thickness at the top of the blade and a .76...

Reboot - Ginet was one of the lesser known French marques but a good company, nonetheless. Your bike looks to be a mid-market model with 531 butted main frame and hi-tensile stays and forks. The equipment on it is off quite good quality and shouldn't need replacing except for the rear...

teraffic - Your attachments didn't come up so I am assuming you are trying to fit older Simplex retaining screws to the modern Shimano clip. Older Simplex levers used a now obsolete metric M5 x 1 screw thread compared to the modern M5 x .8 which is probably what Shimano is using. Perhaps get...

Captain Vimes- Your 570s will have a black plastic shroud over the end of the main brake pivot. It has a hex shape rod inside sized for a 4 mm socket. To center your brake arms, loosen the bolt on the back of the crown or brake bridge, use the 4 mm socket to hold the brake arms centered and...

Probably Shimano Adamas aero brakes from the early 80s. Much newer than the frameset.http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx? ... 7&AbsPos=1 It's a bike just begging to look like its cousin in the photo below the original post.

Hi, Kitz- Your bike is actually not a C 34 which used Vitus Durifort but is, instead, a Bertin C 37bis which was top of the range in that period. The C 37 used 531 and the C 37bis used 980 but with identical geometry and they could be spec'd with 600 like yours, all French, Dura Ace or...

Is the headset a Stronglight or a Lightrace? Typically, Stronglight took 26 ball bearings in the upper and 26 in the lower race. They would be 5/32" in diameter. Since you have lost one or more, buy some Grade 25 ball bearings (maybe 56 to allow for loss while assembling) pre-grease and then...