Auburn Cord Duesenberg Bicycle Show
08-30-22, 05:02 PM
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Wizard from 1979?
I recall them being done well before that.
I recall them being done well before that.
08-30-22, 05:03 PM
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Appears the judging was very challenging.
I would not want to do it.
I would not want to do it.
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I think it is #50. Not positive,
08-31-22, 06:39 AM
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Loved the photos, wish there were more of them. Quite and amazing show at an amazing location. Hopefully next year ...
08-31-22, 07:01 AM
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Here's the jumbled bunch of photos I took. I still need to make sure everything is public and add more titles and descriptions.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZiyDCqhfPLSi1WHz6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZiyDCqhfPLSi1WHz6
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08-31-22, 07:04 AM
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08-31-22, 07:11 AM
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Me neither. I hardly gave it a second glance. Paramount tandems. Ho hum...
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I think they must have made this category up at the last moment 
, but it's proof that even an ordinary rider, not just a wall-hanger, can win a little something at these shows.
(You'll notice, no pictures of this bike appear in anyone's roll)
The bike doesn't have to be pristine, though those certainly were pretty to look at.
My Bruce Gordon Chinook had the "honor" of being placed next to the '77 Confente, so no one even saw it
So incentive for all you fence-sitters, come participate.
, but it's proof that even an ordinary rider, not just a wall-hanger, can win a little something at these shows.(You'll notice, no pictures of this bike appear in anyone's roll)
The bike doesn't have to be pristine, though those certainly were pretty to look at.
My Bruce Gordon Chinook had the "honor" of being placed next to the '77 Confente, so no one even saw it
So incentive for all you fence-sitters, come participate.
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08-31-22, 08:06 AM
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I’d agree, but this was was raced in the Olympics, the owner had the original drawings for the frame design, etc. etc. It was unique and beautiful. I’m not saying most people might have chosen something else as the overall winner, but this was a special bike.
08-31-22, 09:16 AM
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Sold by his heirs.
Ultimately Jim Cunningham did Mario's paint.
A Confente frame was indeed used by Boyer in the Red Zinger Classic. Pic below is scanned from Red Zinger Bicycle Classic booklet. Kind of crappy scan but I did not want to mangle the publication. I believe you can still make out the Confente markings on the seat tube They are more visible in the booklet. It cannot be said for certain that these frames are one and the same.
UPDATE: Looking at cb400bill 's photos of the bike, I think it can be said the frame in the pics I shared is the same frame.
Photo below is a crop from a larger photo from Denver Post
Ultimately Jim Cunningham did Mario's paint.
A Confente frame was indeed used by Boyer in the Red Zinger Classic. Pic below is scanned from Red Zinger Bicycle Classic booklet. Kind of crappy scan but I did not want to mangle the publication. I believe you can still make out the Confente markings on the seat tube They are more visible in the booklet. It cannot be said for certain that these frames are one and the same.
UPDATE: Looking at cb400bill 's photos of the bike, I think it can be said the frame in the pics I shared is the same frame.
Photo below is a crop from a larger photo from Denver Post
Jim went back East to attend to a medical situation. Good timing.
J Grant from Apollo Engraving picked up the paint duties for a while, even after Mario went North.
Then there was a different painter or two in Northern Cal.
Recall fruben? he received his Confente in LA after the lockout. The detail paint was still drying. Was told to be careful.
Painted in Burbank/Glendale.
08-31-22, 09:17 AM
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08-31-22, 11:30 AM
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merziac , No I think it was a 64.
Thought it was in background of a Paramount pict, but no. If someone wanted to buy a Paramount there were about 20-25 for sale 10 or 12 of them chrome.
Thought it was in background of a Paramount pict, but no. If someone wanted to buy a Paramount there were about 20-25 for sale 10 or 12 of them chrome.
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Lucky for us that Schwinn was so proficient that we have lots of them to keep us going and so many fans, experts, aficionados, and us mean they will be around for us to obsess over for a long time.
The prices currently are IMO very, very optimistic if not delusional for the most part, especially a couple of the hometown wingnuts.
I have a chrome one, a bit small and a bit dingy chrome so I should have dug in and gotten a nice one before I retired.
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3 Paramount's and a Wastyn on the board, not bad.
Good thing Richard was there.
Good thing Richard was there.
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Can't swing a cat nowadays.....
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I think they must have made this category up at the last moment , but it's proof that even an ordinary rider, not just a wall-hanger, can win a little something at these shows.
(You'll notice, no pictures of this bike appear in anyone's roll)
The bike doesn't have to be pristine, though those certainly were pretty to look at.
My Bruce Gordon Chinook had the "honor" of being placed next to the '77 Confente, so no one even saw it
So incentive for all you fence-sitters, come participate.
, but it's proof that even an ordinary rider, not just a wall-hanger, can win a little something at these shows.(You'll notice, no pictures of this bike appear in anyone's roll)
The bike doesn't have to be pristine, though those certainly were pretty to look at.
My Bruce Gordon Chinook had the "honor" of being placed next to the '77 Confente, so no one even saw it
So incentive for all you fence-sitters, come participate.
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more Confentes.
now, there are some technical decisions to make- the first two as transferred while built at Masi. The "Ferrari" bikes for Fred and Irene.
then the "time study Pista frame", asymmetrical in finish details, no spade Cutouts, made in LA and from my review there was a Confente branded bike that probably shares the same geometry and size. That time study frame is painted as a Confente now, was not in Mario's lifetime.
the LA bikes and the Northern California bikes had two distinct numbering systems, total those two totals together gets 136.
Jim Cunningham had the LA build cards, unclear if he got his hands on the NorCal bike cards. He stated he would send the card to any verified owner, that changed to he would sell a copy to the owner. Profit margin is king.
Pista bikes were part of the same consecutive numbering systems.
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Here's the jumbled bunch of photos I took. I still need to make sure everything is public and add more titles and descriptions.
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA5gF7
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA5gF7
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108 Wizards.
more Confentes.
now, there are some technical decisions to make- the first two as transferred while built at Masi. The "Ferrari" bikes for Fred and Irene.
then the "time study Pista frame", asymmetrical in finish details, no spade Cutouts, made in LA and from my review there was a Confente branded bike that probably shares the same geometry and size. That time study frame is painted as a Confente now, was not in Mario's lifetime.
the LA bikes and the Northern California bikes had two distinct numbering systems, total those two totals together gets 136.
Jim Cunningham had the LA build cards, unclear if he got his hands on the NorCal bike cards. He stated he would send the card to any verified owner, that changed to he would sell a copy to the owner. Profit margin is king.
Pista bikes were part of the same consecutive numbering systems.
more Confentes.
now, there are some technical decisions to make- the first two as transferred while built at Masi. The "Ferrari" bikes for Fred and Irene.
then the "time study Pista frame", asymmetrical in finish details, no spade Cutouts, made in LA and from my review there was a Confente branded bike that probably shares the same geometry and size. That time study frame is painted as a Confente now, was not in Mario's lifetime.
the LA bikes and the Northern California bikes had two distinct numbering systems, total those two totals together gets 136.
Jim Cunningham had the LA build cards, unclear if he got his hands on the NorCal bike cards. He stated he would send the card to any verified owner, that changed to he would sell a copy to the owner. Profit margin is king.
Pista bikes were part of the same consecutive numbering systems.
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