C37 BERTIN

Here is a very nicely preserved mid sixties Bertin C37

This was raced by top grade rider

Kevin Hill, in the Dulux Tours and 

Classics of the day.

These C37's where only available through Hills Cycles

in Auckland. It would fair to say that nearly all top

New Zealand road men from the late fifties to the late Seventies,

would have had a least one of these machines during the 

course of their careers.

All C37's were made with 531 D/Butted tubing,

of course, and Nervex Professional lugs.

I really like the Nervex Pro lugs, but just 

can't get into the fork crown, 

kind of looks a bit clunky.

 The hand painted French colours are a nice touch

 Original water bottle, this was used by Neil Ritchie

during the 1963 Dulux, you can see his number still

on the bottle.

 One of the things I really like about these Sixties 

race bikes is the mixed group sets, notice the Record F/D

and the TA chainset, classic combo.

 Ambrosio bars, Cinelli stem....

 Campagnolo Record derailleur, what else in '66?

Brooks first generation Professional saddle.

These were regarded as THE bike by the New Zealand peloton

in the Sixties, you can see why.