After 6 months of waiting I finally finished my first bike build and I tried to built it with only French parts. It’s a French track bike built by Andre Bertin for a women’s French track team and they were only 12 built and painted this way and i think mine was raced because it has a racing number on the top tube
Specs:
Frameset: Andre Bertin c56 52cm
Tubing: Vitus 888
Headset: Random French
Stem: 90mm Atax
Handlebars: Random road bars
Grips: BMX AUTHOR Grips
Rims: Super Champion Competition
Hubs: 36h Normandy/Maillard Large Flange Hubs
Tires: Vittoria RALLY 700×23
Bottom Bracket : Neco Al-920 110mm
Crankset: Stronglight 107 170mm
Chainring: Specialites TA 49t
Pedals/Straps: Lyotard
Chain: KMC Z1 Wide in Brown
Cog: Villiers 20t
Lockring: BLB Red anodized BSA
Saddle/Seatpost: Random Made In France
Weight: 8.80 kg or 19.4 lbs
by WealthSuperb6003
2 Comments
Very nice. Very special provenance.
Good to know that women didn’t have to race on step-throughs back in the ‘80s:)
The lugs are gorgeous.
I like the extended tips on them. It makes them look *sharp??* I don’t know how to describe it. But they look so pointy and unique.
It’s beautiful all around, though. The color really pops too. Maybe the color is what helps the lugs to seem so defined?
Congrats on getting town it. This is a build to be proud of.