Re: [CR]Mario Confente frames/bikes - any unridden ones out there?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Mario Confente frames/bikes - any unridden ones out there?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:40:08 -0700
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John Jorgensen wrote:
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> I got to build a few of these Confente's decades ago when new and
> for me to get closer to believing it was never assembled,
> it should have a fork steerer that needs to be cut down to complete
> the headset installation. Not fool proof, but a reasonable
> requirement.
>
> Paint on these were quite variable, Chuck's may have Imron and
> clear over the transfers, but I have seen others that may have been
> Imron, but I doubt they had clear over the transfers. I would but
> Matt Gorski's in the thin if any clearcoat category.

Great point about the uncut steerer John! I'm in total agreement there. But I doubt anyone that ever painted Confentes (John Grant, Jim Cunningham, and ?) would ever _not_ put clear over decals... ever. EVER!

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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