1963 - Bertin Model C.37 Course Super Professionel

Andre Bertin had been a professional cyclist for France-Sport Wolber from 1935 to 1937 with riding track one days and six day events mainly. He trained on the local Rosati velodrome in St. Laurent Blagny, where he started his later carreer as a manufacturer of frames and bicycles at the end of WW II although Bertin’s distinctive Tri-colour and Eagle logo was registered in 1950 first.

In addition to his company’s founding, Bertin raced as an independent pro in 1945 and 1946. Until 1966, he stayed with the peloton as manager and sponsor of the Cycles Bertin professional race team and various co-sponsors.

Bertin in addition was deeply involved in amateur racing in northern France and Belgium and sponsored many amateur teams and riders such as Barry Hoban, Albert Sercu and Patrick Sercu who got their start through Bertin most probably on a model C37 Professional

Together with famous Ron Kitching of Britain Andre Bertin founded the Milremo brand in about 1957. The Milremo brand was intended to create a value line of quality components and accessories which had the racing or sporting cachet of the big name brands without the higher prices. Almost all the main post-War manufacturers built for Milremo. Maillard did hubs and freewheels, Zefal, Silca and REG made pumps, TA made chainrings and water bottles badged with various logos including both the Bertin and Milremo logo.

In 1970 Bertin took on the French distributorship for Shimano. what led to the surprising appearance of Japanese parts on otherwise quintessentially French bicycles. Furthermore he created a sales and manufacturing subsidiary in Morocco, made motorcycles and mopeds and was exporting to both the U.S. and Canada during the bike boom in the 70s.

Earlier Bertins had the so called script logo decal set and red/white/blue bands (french tricolore) on the seat tube, sometimes above and below a contrasting coloured panel. They often had a similar band on the head tube as well. However, after 1963, this changed when Patrick Sercu won the World Amateur Sprint Championship on a Bertin. Thereafter, sporting Bertins got a World Championship set of rings in the same place where previously the french tricolore was shown.

Bottom Braket: Stronglight Super Competition
Headset: Campagnolo Record
Crankset: Stronglight 63 Super Competition
Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record

Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Gear Levers: Campagnolo Record
Brake Levers: MAFAC Course 121
Brakes: Mafac Dural Forge
Wheelset: Campagnolo Record
Freewheel: Regina
Saddle: Ideale 90
Seatpost: Simplex SLJ
Stem: Milremo
Handlebar: Philippe

Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 DB
Fork tubing: Reynolds 531 DB