Let me state again that my memory about possible damage/fork replacement is vague. Clearly there is a repaint with different components.
> I took a closer look (within the limits of the pics) and can confirm that
the
> top tube cable guides are consistent with what McLean used in that time
> frame, late 1970s early 1980s. These sheet metal pieces by Cinelli were
his
> faves at that time too. In fact, these bikes used pretty much all Cinelli
> made bits: their cast lugs, bbkt. shell, fork crown, bridges, top eyes
and
> guides. The seat stays with the concave top eyes are normal for McLean
too..
> He used those on touring bikes to place the stays farther apart. Racier
> models most often had Cinelli mini plugs with a "mitered to rear" look...
>
> As to the fork being a replacement, I couldn't see it well enough. It does
> look a bit flatter (vs sloping)than it should be... He mostly used the
> Cinelli fork crown model CCA, which can be seem here:
>
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina