Re: Was [CR]New member here, Now: TA chainring adapters

Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:01:31 -0400
From: "Don" <don@y2kota.us>
Subject: Re: Was [CR]New member here, Now: TA chainring adapters
In-reply-to: <003801c8e15d$3f2d2330$2f01a8c0@danbarbpc>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <003801c8e15d$3f2d2330$2f01a8c0@danbarbpc>

I can tell you what your looking at. But if you look at page2

http://www.mallettservices.com/bertin2.html You'll notice that they are gone. Long long time ago back in the days of analog (pre-digital)I had a speedometer and cadence meter unit on the bike. It was 2 meters with needles just like on car speedometer. The one for the cadence use 5 small magnets mounted on the smaller of the 2 chainring to a small reed switch mounted to the frame. The speedometer magnets were mounted to the front wheel spokes. I removed the ones from the chainring just before I took the second set of photos. I wounder if they rest of that old unit is in a box some where???

Don Bradenton Fl.

Daniel Artley wrote:
> Don's Bertin has a chainring setup that I've never seen before that
> perhaps someone on the list may be able to explain. In one of the
> photos at: http://www.mallettservices.com/bertin.html the six bolt TA ring has
> five evenly spaced adapters(?) on the inside of the inner ring. Five
> pins suggest a five armed crank, but these seem kind of minimalist for
> standing on the crank. Can anyone tell me off list or on, just what
> these are?
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Dan Artley in Parkton, MD
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Don
>> To: classicrendezvous(AT)bikelist.org
>> Subject: [CR]New member here.
>> Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:27:57 -0400
>>
>>
>> HI ALL! I'm Don from Bradenton FL. At the age of 16, I bought a
>> Bertin. When the shop owner brought the frame out of storage, we
>> found the frame had damage to the down tube and bottom bracket. He
>> offered me a complete built Bertin bike for $50 more. At the
>>
> moment
>
>> I didn't have the extra 450 with me. Well, Good old dad stepped in
>> at this point. I thought he was going to help me with the extra
>> $50. nope he got the own to come down to the price for the built
>> Bertin for the same price of the bare frame. Thanks Dad! My plan
>> was to build the bike with all Campy. But with the complete bike I
>> was able to ride it that day. Over the next 3 years I replaced all
>> of the moving parts with the Campy I wanted. I keep the T/A crank
>> and the head set. Since then, 32 years ago, all I've ever replaced
>> was stuff like the tires, tubes, handle bar tape and chain. They
>> are all due again to be replaced. The rest is still the stuff I
>> bought back then. I love the bike. Sadly to say, over the years
>> I've had to put the bike in storage a few times for a few years
>>
> due
>
>> to health reasons. She got pulled from storage last month and is
>>
> up
>
>> and running again! Oddly enough today the rear tire blow out! Off
>> to the bike shop for me.
>>
>> Just thought I would introduce my self. I threw together a few
>> photos of the old girl here.. http://www.mallettservices.com/bertin.html
>>
>> I do have a couple questions. 1st is more of a concern. The cracks
>> in the paint on the 4th photo down. Is that telling me something
>> bad about the metal under the paint? 2nd question is about the
>> frame. I would like to know more about the history and reputation
>> of the frame builder.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Donald Mallett
>> Bradenton Fl.