chasds@mindspring.com wrote:
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> Seller claims this is a Confente-built Carlsbad frame..like he would know.
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> http://ebay.com/
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> ...the large cutout in the bb-tang suggests it's an italian frame, maker unknown. Could be Confente
> I suppose. But I don't think this is a Carlsbad product, unless I'm missing something. The paint
> is so thick (appears to be a repaint from the dt graphic if nothing else), I can't really see the
> stamps in the bb..but that large cutout I see only on italian frames..
>
> Charles Andrews
> soCal
Seller states, "We know Maio made this bike because it was made for the seller, in California in the 80's, when Mario was still alive."
Mario died on March 8, 1979
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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