epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
When I was a young lad I had an Andre Bertin C37 set up just the way I wanted for riding hill tracks around the Highlands. (Ignore that derailleur - it didn't last long 
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55 years later I have an Andre Bertin C37 set up just the way I want for riding hill tracks around the Highlands.
I've been collecting the bits for this for quite a few years. The Ideale Modele 90 Rebour saddle was bought 10 years ago, the embossed handlebars about 7 years ago, and so on. Even got the right handlebar tape. Finding the right frame took longer.
It was strange doing the modifications. For example when I went to fit the fattest tyre I could cram into the forks, that was when I remembered I had the same problem last time, and I had to slightly relieve the underside of the fork crown and brake bridge with a file to get about 1mm clearance. This time because I'm getting old and frail, instead of singlespeeding it, I fitted a 3 speed hub. I've had to bodge up a changer under the seat - that will get tidied up.
Obviously it is a work in progress, and I intend to repaint it once everything is the way it should be. Took it out for a trot last night. It zooms up hills and descends just like I remember. Very nimble.
And it's off for another ride today in Inverness to Dores with the veteran mob. (I was supposed to take my Flying Scot because it's a Scottish theme, but the Auld Alliance means French should be ok, shouldn't it? )
)
55 years later I have an Andre Bertin C37 set up just the way I want for riding hill tracks around the Highlands.
I've been collecting the bits for this for quite a few years. The Ideale Modele 90 Rebour saddle was bought 10 years ago, the embossed handlebars about 7 years ago, and so on. Even got the right handlebar tape. Finding the right frame took longer.
It was strange doing the modifications. For example when I went to fit the fattest tyre I could cram into the forks, that was when I remembered I had the same problem last time, and I had to slightly relieve the underside of the fork crown and brake bridge with a file to get about 1mm clearance. This time because I'm getting old and frail, instead of singlespeeding it, I fitted a 3 speed hub. I've had to bodge up a changer under the seat - that will get tidied up.
Obviously it is a work in progress, and I intend to repaint it once everything is the way it should be. Took it out for a trot last night. It zooms up hills and descends just like I remember. Very nimble.
And it's off for another ride today in Inverness to Dores with the veteran mob. (I was supposed to take my Flying Scot because it's a Scottish theme, but the Auld Alliance means French should be ok, shouldn't it?
)
