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Old 08-05-09 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by lotek
I've always wondered why Silk Hope doesn't have the cachet of say a Confente
who's owner also died at an early age (ok, Maclean didn't work at Masi).
Because in the case of Maclean there weren't a group of capitalists (Mike and Jim) who had sufficient access to stock to make it worthwhile to artificially build up the reputation of the builder.

Originally Posted by lotek
I think Dale at Cycles d'Oro might have decals for the silk hope if your interested, or if he doesn't probably knows where to get them. He is a big fan of Maclean's work.
The last that I heard, Dale does indeed have the decals but will verify that the frame is indeed one of Fonvielle's.
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