Thanks, Jim. I greatly appreciate the guidance I received from you and Greg.
Cheers!
David
David G. White Burlington, VT
CyclArt Shop wrote:
> Nice work cleaning up Don Mitchell's Art Stump, David!
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> For the Curious:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Jim Cunningham
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> CyclArt
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> Vista, CA USA
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