Bike of The Month July 2014 - The French Connection

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landsbee

1992 Gilles Berthoud

Probably there is no better month for this bike than this :)

Two years ago I was allowed to buy this beautiful fillet brazed Gilles Berthoud from a good friend, I have changed it a little bit and now it is one of my favorite bikes :)

Gilles Berthoud has actually built only trekking bikes and racing bikes, but he has also built 6 MTB frame sets, one of which was this. The other 5 were years long lost, because they were sold at a trade show years ago to a dealer, but that's another story ...

The noble Frenchman was set up with a simple Shimano XT 730/5 group, so that the attachments do not detract from the beauty of the filigree frame ...

The frame and fork have been soldered together by Gilles Berthoud from Vitus Rocky spécial CrMo steel tubes. In lugged bottom bracket, the rest and the fork are fillet brazed.

That was the Frenchman and myself, we wish you a great BOTM spécial French Conection

best regards
Gilles Berthoud & Daniel





 
That Yeti doesn't stand a chance against the French!

Good month, so far. Nice to not have the usual American stuff.
 
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Where's that mint Pug Black Mamba that turned up a few years ago? From memory the ano was still on the rim walls, virtually unused. Looked ace with it's black/pink paint job. :cool:
 
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landsbee":2ieub981 said:
1992 Gilles Berthoud
Amazing bike Lansbee ! :cool:
I have to had several little frame makers in France like Gilles Berthoud, Follis, Mecacycles, Philippe… but more known for their road bikes :D


It's a shame for me : no french bike in my collection. Only some french mavic groupo and parts :facepalm:
 
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