Hi,
I'm new to the group and have been 'lurking' for the past week or so to get the feel of things.
Suddenly in my dotage, so to speak, I have become interested in bikes again, and find that (after a gap of many decades) the fascination I had with classic bikes at grammar school in the fifties has awoken again. Then, the make of 'racer' ,as we called them then, was a measure of your 'street cred' as they say now. I had a Claud so was higher in the pecking order than a Dawes owner. The guy with the Ellis Briggs was higher than me and the lads with a Hetchins or a Bates were 'higher' still. Curiously, the king of the bunch was the owner of a Jack Taylor - many a stunning girl was passed un-noticed as one of the lads went over to examine the Jack Taylor yet again! Now that I've bored you all with 'introductions' as requested when joined the group I'll get on with the thread.
Hilary Stone might remember that he sold a green Macleans frame to me a month or so ago. Consequently I have been very interested in the discussion on Macleans numbering and went into the hut to check the numbers on the frame. This is what I found. KB 685 is stamped on the forks in the usual place. KB 685 is stamped on the left rear dropout and the number 83 is stamped dead centre on the underside of the bottom bracket shell! Hope I haven't confused matters but it seems to be a new angle on the discussion.
Best wishes to all group members. I hope I will soon be calling on the mass of expertise here!
Dave Peace
Scarborough, Yorkshire U.K