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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
That MacLeans looks like a very nice frame and I would snag it if it were my size and suited the build I had in mind.
Specifically, as for the build... this frame is set up for a bar end shifter. That's a little unusual for a bike of that vintage. I'd set it up with a three (or four) speed hub and a derailleur, pretty much the way Velognome is doing his. Also, it's set up for a sidewall dynamo on the left fork blade. That's also a bit unusual, especially for an English bike (they had a preference for dynamo hubs). I'm not partial to sidewall dynamos, but that's mainly because I dislike the way they clamp to the frame. The brazed on mount is cool.
If you don't want to run a sidewall dynamo and a bar end shifter, I'd say this is not the frame you're looking for.
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