Originally Posted by
Velognome
Morris? Early 40's or post war? The stem is great! Did you have the restoration done on the frame or did you acquire it as such? Ah, ya see, a bike boom conversion will never...ever...in a million years have the appeal of a proper fixed gear purpose built frame....which reminds me, I have a Mclean that I hung a IGH on, I should fix it.
It's from 1956, when Dick Morris started making frames under his own name. This is one of his first… not sure but 3rd or so. I'm the 3rd owner and I got it already re-enamelled. Lovely paint and lug lining but the transfers were poorly applied. The stem (certainly) and bars (I think) are original to the frame. I'm not sure if it was originally fixed or geared. I've sent a letter to the original, now elderly, owner asking but haven't had a reply. I've also got a trike he had built by H.R. Morris and just had it re-enammelled. The enamellers sent me some pics yesterday. When I get that and the bicycle frame both built I'm going to send him some photos and hopefully he'll reply then.
A Maclean? Very nice!