The Confente in question was ridden by Jonathan Boyer. He was not a national champion, but as one of the only Americans in the European peleton at the time, he rode a specially painted Confente rather than the LeJeunes (IIRC) ridden by the rest of his team. Last time I spoke with Jonathon (it's been a few years, though) he still had at least one.
Wow, two postings in one day for me...
Cheers, Mark Ritz Still cloudy in Arcata, California, USA http://www.kinetic-koffee.com ritzmon.blogspot.com
Matthew brown asked:
I have an old Coors Classic poster that I got from Velo Sport in Berkeley a
couple of years back...On it a trio of riders are pictured in profile. Th
e lead rider is on a red Confente with a blue headtube with white stripes.A
nyone have any recollection of seeing this bike? Did it belong to a Nation
al Champion? Most importantly, where is it now?Seeing as how these frame
s are so rare and there is a finite number known to have been produced, h
as there been any attempt to start a registry? Considering Confente's "Hol
y Grail"/cult status among collectors and aficionados, it'd be interestin
g to know how many are currently accounted for...And how many are out there
waiting to be "discovered".Matthew BowneBrooklyn, NY