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CV-6
Is it the original Confente finish? The frame in the Coors race is white. It may not be the same frame. I have seen an older photo of a frame finished as the Auburn frame is finished. But again, is it the same frame? Was the white Confente the climbing frame and perhaps the Auburn frame one of the road frames?
The foil stars are indeed not what one would expect. But I guess at the time all it was going to be is a tool and was treated as such. Did Boyer pay for the frames or the team? Economics may have dictated the stars be done "on a budget".
by report long ago two received the paint as seen on the bike displayed at Auburn. Report based on a visit to Boyer's airport hangar bike shop.
no Idea what the other resprays the bikes received. One would have to ask Boyer, was mentioned a decade ago he was on FB.
I do not use that platform.
my hunch that Boyer bought the frames, why he retained control of them. There were no set standards regarding pro contracts. Obviously Boyer did not want team issued bike(s).