If I recall, my '80 GC (after Mario, probably by Kirkbride) doesn't have the three drillings at the seat lug. Nice solution to the venting problem!
Bob Hovey has a neat theory about stampings as part of the builders' signature features. Perhaps those are Mario indicators? I recall the tang cutouts are also unique, and I think those shapes are neater and more distinct in some way than on my bike.
Even if it's not a Confente, it is a thing of beauty. My GC isn't really a good fit, but it rides and looks so nice, even with all its patina, that I find it hard to think about selling it.
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of chasds@mindspring.com Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:27 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]re: ebay outing: confente Masi
John J. wrote:
Don't like the hype, nor the typography in the description but looks like a real deal from here.
http://ebay.com/
Item # 230059666413
John Jorgensen Plaos Verdes Ca USA
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I forget now. Is the giveaway detail the three vent-holes in the seat-tube-to-top-tube joint as seen in the photo? What other details mark it as "confente-built?" I thought confente squared off the seat-clamp bolt tabs..they don't appear to be on this frame, although it's hard to tell, too, from the photos.
Just wondering. It certainly looks nice enough, although I have to say I'm more partial to the earlier twin-plate fork-crown frames. I would kill to have one of those Masi-milled chainrings though. Damn, those things are hard to find, and very 'spensive when they do pop up.
Charles Andrews
SoCal