Yes, very interesting to compare the two. Thanks for that Dan. To set the record straight, Paeng's frame (on the Campy Only site) is #24, and is the frame that I owned at one time. In my recent post, I referred to it as #51, which was an error. Frame #24 was original built for Rexart Cycle. I purchased it at a Trexlertown swap meet. I have some pictures of it before Brian's touch-up job (which, by the way, was magnificent, preserving the originality while correcting the problems). Another interesting thing to note is the difference in paint details. Originally on #24, the yellow fill detailing was not as complete as on #50. The size and serial number stamping, The spade cut-out in the BB, the counter-bore drilling in the rear stay ends/drop-outs, and even the small holes in the lower spoon of the seat lug, had no yellow fill. Brian changed that with his touch-up, which really made it more consistent with other Confente frames. I can post some pictures, but probably not until I'm back in the states.
How many different people painted Confente frames, and how consistant/inconsistant is the paint work from frame to frame?
Wayne Bingham Singapore (temporarily)
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For reference:
http://?ViewItem&item=150025722736
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
For comparison to:
http://www.campyonly.com/
Interesting to note in comparing the two bikes:
#50 has for the 24mm round blade fork a unique crown compared to other round blade forks that can be attributed to Mario. The crown on #26 is the type I have seen, with 5 examples of the other type.
Note the double tapered stay bridges for the chain ans seat stays, There was a production supplier of bits like those, the name escapes me at the moment, a deatil that could easliy be overlooked. Best images seen on the #50 bike.
Finally, the rear ends of the #50 bike lack the holes that Mario was evolving in form, his Masi track bikes had simple holes about 6mm in diameter just beyond the stay ends, sometimes just the chainstays, other times both. The counterbored holes as seen on #26 are typical of his Confente bikes, but #50 has none, but the overall reworking of the shape is pretty consistant throughout those I have seen.
Thanks Dan for a much better image set than was seen on the most prior Confente on ebay.
Very happy that one is too big for me.
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