Nice work cleaning up Don Mitchell's Art Stump, David!
For the Curious:
Don Mitchell was a dear sweet man, funny, highly intelligent and articulate. Don was WW2 Marine, then a very successful litigation and appeals attorney. He was also a dedicated cyclist, not just a collector. He was kind, patient and generous as a customer of Confente and CyclArt. We always had the impression that he wanted our best but that supporting our efforts was part of the joy he took from his collecting. Don's collection consisted entirely of purchases he made when the items were new and state of the art. Don would contact manufacturers in advance of trade shows in New York or Los Angeles and arrange for their show bikes to be in his size. He would pick them up at the close of the show. He prepared and displayed bikes with great enthusiasm in our "Concours d'CyclArt" show series that we did from 1984 to 1997. We really miss him.
We still have other things here from Don's collection, including a pristine early Klein Road bike, an anniversary Colnago Master, a Graftek, an early pre-prototype carbon tube bike that was developed by Aldila but never produced, a Follis labeled Teledyne Titan, and an Alan with all the trick lightweight stuff then available including an Art Stump reworked gruppo. He collected lots of engraved, drilled or black anodized stuff, titanium bottom brackets and lightweight freewheels. Some of it is listed in our store.
Jim Cunningham
CyclArt
Vista, CA USA
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