Re: [CR]confente the unknown

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In-Reply-To: <C580CEC1.C610%mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
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From: "Courtney Johnson" <courtney@boreal.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]confente the unknown
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:08:26 -0600
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Many of the riders at the 2006 L'Eroica thought my '79 Richard Sachs was a German Bike. Some of the locals would point and say, "Reechard Sachs, Deuscthlander, eh? Ok?"

Courtney Johnson
    Grand Marais, MN On Dec 31, 2008, at 6:24 AM, Michael Schmidt wrote:
> At L'Eroica's show and swap in 2006, one vendor was selling an
> intact 1968
> Masi Special (58CM) for 800 Euro negotiable. A few tire kickers
> but the
> bike did not sell. Jamie Swan and I briefly thought about buying it,
> shipping it home and flipping the bike here but decided against it.
>
> I saw only a few riders on Masi. Lots of Bianchis though.
>
>
> Mike Schmidt
> Stirling, NJ
> USA
>
>
>
>
> On 12/31/08 6:17 AM, "Matteo Brandi" <bees.bfg@tin.it> wrote:
>
>> Angel said
>>
>> What's very interesting about the Confente mystique is that although
>> he is
>> Italian he's virtually unknown as a builder in Italy. Even in Verona,
>> where
>> he is from, I only found, over 3 years, a handful of cyclists that
>> knew of
>> him.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> What Angel said,makes me think that a name like POGLIAGHI is unknown
>> around here,MASI is known by a circle of few/older dudes,Cinellis
>> were/are known,but not many around.
>>
>> Teo HEARD OF POGLIAGHIS FROM AMERICANS Brandi Firenze,italy