Originally Posted by
smd4
Disparage? Disdain?? Are you reading my posts? In addition to complimenting them (“look like nice frames;” “pretty nice”), I mostly said they didn’t look like anything special to me. And they don’t. Sorry.
I certainly don’t see the “uncanny similarities” between a Supercorsa and a Confente that you do. I see a lot of difference—some style ones, some not.
If I could buy a Supercorsa or a Confente for the same price, I’m sure you can guess what I’d buy. That would leave the Confente available for someone who appreciates what I think is a less-interesting bike. To me. Sorry if my personal opinions about the bikes come across as “disdain” or “disparaging.”
I didn't know soup can was a compliment. My bad.
And we were talking about Cino Cinelli and Mario Confente, not the bikes they manufactured that have uncanny similarities, or at least how you described Cinelli and not his bike.. I agree, their bikes aren't the same. Confente's chain stay stiffening was his invention, Cinelli just lifted other people's ideas for the SC.