Just by coincidence I have one of these Macleans frames that Norris mentions with the extra stiffening chain stay lugs. This frame was built for my Grandfather by Macleans I think in 1948. He gave it to me on my fifteenth birthday way back in 1963. If anyone wants a picture I will send them one. I remember seeing Reg Harris's track bike on display at a Herne Hill meet in the 60's. Sure you couldn't see the extra stiffeners on his bike think they must have been done internally as opposed to the Macleans having them externally. Pop Hodge of Luton had a very similar idea for stiffening up the drive side of a frame by brazing an extra stay about three inches above the right hand chain stay. Please contact off list for Macleans picture.
Best wishes and be lucky. Michael Butler Huntingdon UK.
>From: "Norris Lockley" <Norris.Lockley@btopenworld.com>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR]Fw: Reg Harris'Raleigh Track bike
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 12:04:50 +0100
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Norris Lockley
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelst.org
>Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:29 AM
>Subject: Reg Harris'Raleigh Track bike
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>bob Reid pointed out that Reg's track bike had extended or lined chainstays
>to ensue that the rear end of the bike was stiffer, clearly to handle Reg's
>enormous strength.
>Other british builder's had already used this technique, one being
>Maclean's of Islington, London. They use to braze 3" long sleeves
>into the chainstay sockets of the bracket and then braze rapid taper
>round-round-round chainstays into the sockets. Sounds a reasonable idea but
>I wonder if, in strictly engineering terms it was effective. Certainly it
>would give a much larger brazed surface.
>
>Bob also mentioned that Reg trained on a Raaleigh Lenton Sports bike. Just
>as it happens by coincidence, there is such a 21" frame for sale on British
>Ebay. It's on sporting goods/cycling/road bikes and frames, Item No
>2249661806. It's in need of some renovation but the price only stands at
>£35 with 6 days to run..
>I have a Rudge version of this frame, that is identical in most ways except
>for the fork crown and the spray job. They make very comfortable machines.
>
>Norris Lockley.. no connection to the seller (who's a southerner in any
>case)...