> A Medici bicycle frame has nothing to with Confente built frame or does it?
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The gist of the "World War III" posts, was that Mario Confente had some sort of business/legal/financial relationship with the individual who was the principal behind Medici. Confente designed lugs to be used in the construction of bikes "built" (there's that word again eRichie) under the Confente name. The Confente castings 'ended up' being used for the lugs used in the Medici frames. I think that condenses the epic Confente/Medici saga without getting into the "who shot John and why" aspects. While it may open Pandora's Box, and leaves many other issues open, it does answer your question in the narrowest sense.
Regards,
Carlo (I just hope my recollection is correct) Carr New Orleans (Where the 100th US Senate seat is as yet undecided) LA.