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In reply to Sideshowbob, post 1549:
The advertiser is happy to tell us the Macleans frame has a Chater headset, he doesn't mention the bottom bracket - if this is the Chater oversize bearing (which was quite common for quality frames like this) then the purchaser will have trouble finding suitable cups and spindle.
This a serious problem since there's no easy way I know of to fit a standard size bearing. If only the new Chater Lea people could be persuaded to turn out some replica BB's, I would forgive them any other faults they may have!
It's a pity that whoever applied the Macleans transfers to this nice looking respray didn't know that the downtube transfers should not go on the middle of the tube, but should almost touch each other at the top of the tube. This because when the machine is assembled anyone looking at the bike looks down at the logo, so if it's on the centre of the tube only the top part can be seen by the viewer.