Re: [CR]Mario Confente & Pacific Grove/Monterey

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From: <LouDeeter@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 11:20:47 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Mario Confente & Pacific Grove/Monterey
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 10/10/2003 11:03:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, goscotty@msn.com writes: I've learned in the last 6 months that Mario was building bikes on the Monterey Peninsula near Pebble Beach/Pacific Grove While in Monterey last summer, I attempted to link up with a bike shop owner who has a small shop in Pacific Grove. He reportedly has several Confente bikes. Unfortunately, the day I was there, they were moving out of their quaint, old wooden framed shop and were not open to visitors. I don't remember the name of the shop, although it may have been Winning Wheels, or where they moved, but apparently it has been in Pacific Grove for about 30 years, so would have been around when Mario Confente was building there. I also heard that Jonathan Boyer lives in the area and has a collection of Confente bikes, but I didn't attempt to make contact with him. Does someone know about this? Lou Deeter, Orlando FL