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Giles Berthoud from the 1980s. An extensive restoration. Pic heavy, owners translation below.
Let me introduce you to this Gilles Berthoud light tourer from the early 80s. I got it from a guy who took it out of a heap of scrap metal from Emmaüs destined for the scrap dealer.
The chrome parts are well rusted, but not much is missing.
Triple TA cranks and crankset, Huret Jubilée derailleurs (the front is broken), Mavic brakes, aluminium mudguards (broken front), Mavic 500 hubs with sealed bearings, Cinelli handlebars, 3T stem, JDD Campa, Berthoud luggage rack, brake cable routing in the frame, etc.
Missing the seat and headlight, rear light to be removed... even if it's original, I hate that plastic wart.
The chromed fork is engraved with the Berthoud initials. The Lugs are chromed, as is the head tube with the Berthoud coat of arms.
I'm going to put a new seat on it, a nicer headlight and light, and change the front mudguard, cables, handlebars.
For the chrome, I don't really know what to do. Leave it like that, or try a restoration.
In the meantime I've fitted the broken or missing parts, and done a road test to see what it's like
Rummaging through my junk, I found the parts I needed: front mudguard, the same as the rear! New Tressorex handlebar tape. The caps are ‘Rustines’. Ideal 51 ‘professional’ saddle.
So I'm going to do a first polishing test with the fork dismantled, which will be easier to handle than the frame.
Well, it's decided: this frame is going to be sandblasted, chromed and painted because it's too blistered with rust everywhere.
The top tube is perforated. I don't know if that's due to too aggressive media blasting or if it was already like that. Giles Berthoud refused to do the repair. It was done elsewhere.
Let me introduce you to this Gilles Berthoud light tourer from the early 80s. I got it from a guy who took it out of a heap of scrap metal from Emmaüs destined for the scrap dealer.
The chrome parts are well rusted, but not much is missing.
Triple TA cranks and crankset, Huret Jubilée derailleurs (the front is broken), Mavic brakes, aluminium mudguards (broken front), Mavic 500 hubs with sealed bearings, Cinelli handlebars, 3T stem, JDD Campa, Berthoud luggage rack, brake cable routing in the frame, etc.
Missing the seat and headlight, rear light to be removed... even if it's original, I hate that plastic wart.
The chromed fork is engraved with the Berthoud initials. The Lugs are chromed, as is the head tube with the Berthoud coat of arms.
I'm going to put a new seat on it, a nicer headlight and light, and change the front mudguard, cables, handlebars.
For the chrome, I don't really know what to do. Leave it like that, or try a restoration.
In the meantime I've fitted the broken or missing parts, and done a road test to see what it's like
Rummaging through my junk, I found the parts I needed: front mudguard, the same as the rear! New Tressorex handlebar tape. The caps are ‘Rustines’. Ideal 51 ‘professional’ saddle.
So I'm going to do a first polishing test with the fork dismantled, which will be easier to handle than the frame.
Well, it's decided: this frame is going to be sandblasted, chromed and painted because it's too blistered with rust everywhere.
The top tube is perforated. I don't know if that's due to too aggressive media blasting or if it was already like that. Giles Berthoud refused to do the repair. It was done elsewhere.
