1982 Henri Baffert "Special Baffert"
SSN 8254; Super Vitus Serie Extra Legere 980 frame tubes and 971 forks; seat tube 58cm ctc; top tube 57cm ctc; "Special Baffert" on left chainstay
Purchased from William/Barbara Barrett / Reperagesvelo.
Components: Stronglight 49D 170mm 'Marque Deposee' crankarms (French thread);
TA chainrings [48-32]; Atom 77 Compact six speed freewheel (French thread) [13-28; 31 - 99 gear inches]; SRAM chain; Stronglight 126mm bottom bracket (French thread = one ring);
Huret Super Success rear derailleur; Huret Success front derailleur; Gipiemme (Simplex) retrofriction shifters;
Pelissier 1001 Competition 36o hubs (French thread) with Sun CR18 rims;
Lyotard 45ter pedals (French thread); Christophe Special toeclips; Lapize toe straps;
CLB Omega RS brakeset; Shimano 600 headset; 3ttt Mod. Competizione handlebars & stem;
Baffert-engraved JPR (Routens) seatpost; Fi'zi:k Arione Versus saddle; Cobra water bottle cage
Weight: 22.05 pounds
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Henri Baffert
(at right in 1973 Union Cycliste Tullins-Fures cycling club photo below)
was an artisan cadreur or constructeur located at 11 avenue du
Vercors, Tullins-Fures (Isere), Grenoble, France, produced from 1977 to 1997, and passed away in 2000
[see "Un Amour de Velo" Musee Dauphinois Grenoble, 2021]
Henri Baffert Racing results (found via Google searching)
PRIX DE LAMASTRE
24 AOUT 1958
3 ET 4 C
1 JUNCA (VC ROMANS)
2 POURRET Georges (UC VALENCE)
3 BAFFERT Henri (VC ROMANS)
4 FERRANDO (VC PRIVAS)
5 POUCHET Guy (UC VALENCE)
6 DUCHAMP (VC PRIVAS)
7 RASPAIL Elie (USC CREST)
8 GYGAX (USC CREST)
9 DARONNAS Paul (UC VALENCE)
10 MILESI (VC ROMANS)
PRIX DE ST RAMBERTD'ALBON 1958
1 JUIN 1958
AMA ET IND TC
1 LAMANDE Andre (usc crest) sur cycle LIBERIA
2 MAZAT Enzo (ec anneyron)
3 AUBERT Alphonse (vienne cycliste)
4 THURY Roger (uc valence)
5 CARBO Andre (vc le teil)
6 GARCIA (vc rambertois)
7 BOUILLET Pierre
8 CLOPPET Gerard (uc valence)
9 NICOT Henri (vc romans)
10 BAFFERT Henri (vc romans)
PRIX DE CHABEUIL
14 JUILLET 1958
3 ET 4 CATEGORIES
1 THURY Roger (uc valence)
2 DEL SORTO Romano (uc valence)
3 SEUX Jean-pierre (uc valence)
4 GARCIA Gabriel (vc rambertois )
5 BIZALLON ?
6 ROUX ?
7 CHAZOT Georges (uc valence)
8 DUCHAMP Henri (vc privas)
9 BAFFERT Henri (vc romans)
10 VAGNONI (vc romans)