Originally Posted by noglider

There is a small handful of members with McLean bicycles. Let's post pictures.

I have a good friend who is a good photographer, and I will ask him to shoot my McLean, because my pictures are terrible. He happens to own a McLean, too! He got his first, in 1982, which made me aware of the name. Then a year later, someone offered to sell me his, so I snatched it up. It was only a year old then.

Last year, I was thinking I don't ride it much, and maybe I should sell it. I was telling myself that sentimentality shouldn't get in the way of practicality. I rode it last week and realized that I love this bike not only because it's beautiful and not only because I've owned it for a long time, but it rides amazingly. It is actually a fairly practical bike. I have toured and commuted on it. These days, I use it for weekend rides.

Here it is, two weeks ago, after a 50-mile very hilly ride. I've removed the Campagnolo Nuovo and Super Record drivetrain and replaced it with a 3x9 Shimano drivetrain. I haven't got the left shifter to work yet, so for now, I'm using a downtube shifter for the front derailleur.



Here is my album of pictures of the bike.