[CR]re: ebay outing: confente Masi

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Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:26:35 -0500 (EST)
From: <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]re: ebay outing: confente Masi

John J. wrote:

Don't like the hype, nor the typography in the description but looks like a real deal from here.

http://ebay.com/<blah>

Item # 230059666413

John Jorgensen Plaos Verdes Ca USA

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I forget now. Is the giveaway detail the three vent-holes in the seat-tube-to-top-tube joint as seen in the photo? What other details mark it as "confente-built?" I thought confente squared off the seat-clamp bolt tabs..they don't appear to be on this frame, although it's hard to tell, too, from the photos.

Just wondering. It certainly looks nice enough, although I have to say I'm more partial to the earlier twin-plate fork-crown frames. I would kill to have one of those Masi-milled chainrings though. Damn, those things are hard to find, and very 'spensive when they do pop up.

Charles Andrews
SoCal