Silk Hope~McLean Updated 11.19.2023
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Owner |
Description, special features |
Serial number |
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1 | Henry Fonvielle | "McLean’s first frame (I think). He made it for himself but when he made himself a new one he gave it to me." (Henry is McLean's younger brother) | 0265 | From number, one would guess March 1975 but we think it is actually 1972 | |
2 | Nick Ozerov | Bought from son of orig owner (now deceased) for whom McLean made it as a custom touring. Solidly built but not as sophisticated in detail as later models. This is a very, very early frame set. | None | The orig owners son thought 1973? | |
3 | Dale Brown | Silk Hope Perfect Pleasure. 57 x 57. Very early frame, repainted & braze-ons added in 1980. |
1511 (Doesn't fit pattern) |
1973? | |
4 | McLean's sister | "Silk Hope never built up! This frame belongs to McLean's sister, a friend of mine who received the frame just after he died. She thought McLean had bartered the frame to Alan Taylor, a graphic artist who had done work for McLean." Jim Mincher Pictures | 2810 | 1974? | |
5 | Sam Eckhardt |
Silk Hope, Built in 1974. "Delivered to me in March of 1975 |
1212(4?) | Dec 12, 1974 | |
6 | Mike Dayton | Silk Hope mod. "Perfect Pleasure" 57.5 x 57.5 cmOriginal owner, Dan Borden Pictures |
402 9081 (Doesn't fit pattern) |
1974? | |
7 | Nancy Ross Williams | Silk Hope | 28025 | Feb 28, 1975 | |
8 | Richard McGough | Silk Hope, made it for me in June of 1975 | 10065 | June 10, 1975 | |
9 | Diane Davis | Midnight blue Silk Hope. Bought used 1977 |
08315 (thought to have first 4 digits transposed from later pattern) |
Aug 31, 1975? | |
10 | John Poplett | Silk Hope, Burgundy. Purchased at Turin bicycle shop, downtown Chicago | 21035 | Mar 21, 1975 | |
11 | Cy Hogue |
Silk Hope road racing. This was said by the owner to be the 1st racing frame; only touring models before |
02055 | May 2, 1975 | |
12 | David Frederiksen | Picture | 22095 | Sept 17, 1975 | |
13 | Dale Brown | Silk Hope. Orig. owner, fastback stays blind binder bolt, DuBois lugs. Pictures | 17105 | Oct 17, 1975 | |
14 | Karen Rawls | 53 cm seat tube, 56 cm top. Picture | 18016 | Jan 18, 1976 | |
15 | David Mills | road | 01026 | Feb 1976 | |
16 | Tom Mills | road | 02026 | Feb 1976 | |
17 | Rance Singleton | 54.5 x 55.5 road Pictures | 18066 | June 18, 1976 | |
18 | Sherman Coventry |
Silk Hope "Perfect Pleasure" Mack truck green 63 cm |
15076 | July 15, 1976 | |
19 | Paul Normandin | Silk Hope | 22116 | Nov 22, 1975 | |
Bill Remillard |
59cm, Ascot Blue originally purchased by
Lawrence Killingsworth in Nov. 1976 for $416.68
from the
The Clean Machine in Chapel Hill, NC
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01116 | Nov 11, 1976 | ||
20 | Jack Gabus | Silk Hope Perfect Pleasure Nervex Dubois lugs, Wagner crown, Campagnolo 1010A dropouts, Reynolds 531 db. 54.5 cm seat tube (c-to-top) x 56 cm top tube Pictures Orig owner Chuck Cotter via Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | 23037 | Mar 23, 1977 | |
21 | Tandem with double "boob" tube Pictures One of the very few tandems made | 23047 | April 23, 1977 | ||
22 | Dale Brown | Silk Hope ultra touring, Nervex Series Legere lugs. Pictures Via Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC. Orig. owner | 19087 | Aug 19, 1977 | |
23 | Thomas Adam's | Silk Hope 531 touring 63 cm center-to-top, Pictures | 12097 | Sept 12, 1977 | |
24 | Todd Jenkins | Silk Hope | 11117 | Nov 11, 1977 | |
25 | Bill Kloos |
Silk Hope Perfect Pleasure 60 cm x 60 cm |
01038 | Mar 1, 1978 | |
26 | Ken Toda | Silk Hope Pictures | 21038 | Mar 21, 1978 | |
27 | Mike Dayton | Silk Hope Pictures Original owner was Richard Lawrence | 28048 | April 28, 1978 | |
28 | McLean. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | M23038 | Mar 23, 1978 | ||
29 | Tim McDonald | McLean | M21048 | April 21, 1978 | |
30 | David Goldman | Blue, w Campy headset, SR bar and stem, Suntour f der, Shimano rear, DiaCompe brake set. | M22048 | April 22,1978 | |
31 | Mike Dayton | Silk Hope road, original owner Richard Lawrence From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC Pictures | 28048 | April 28, 1978 | |
32 | Jack Gabus | McLean with Reynolds 531 Cinelli lugs. Resurrected after found totally crashed. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | M07058 | May 7, 1978 | |
33 | Jack Mitchell* | Silk Hope. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | 15058 |
May 15, 1978 |
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34 | McLean, orig owner Syndee Lowdermilk. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | M19068 | June 19, 1978 | ||
35 | Eddie Herndon* | Perfect Pleasure. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | M21068 | June 1978 | |
36 | Paul Hamilton | Silk Hope 55 x 55 road, Columbus tubing w fastback stays. Orig owner John Kraus. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC Pictures | 28068.0 | June 28, 1978 | |
37 |
Geoffrey Wagner |
McLean Perfect Pleasure blue metallic. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC Pictures | M26088 | Aug 26, 1978 | |
38 | Jack Tharp | Tandem, "mocca-reddish" | M22098 | Sept 22, 1978 | |
39 | Doug Stephens | McLean road racing | 23108 | Oct 23, 1978 | |
40 | Bill Eberle | Blue 23-1/2", probably mod "Perfect Pleasure" | M09118 | Nov 9, 1978 | |
41 | Scott Swimmer |
Perfect Pleasure design. The last "Silk Hope" made. Note unique serial number. Scott, being a close friend, had a hand in it's finishing. Pictures |
SLS•121 | Winter of 1979 | |
42 | John DeLapp | "I was a graduate student at Duke and was hit as I was biking home. My skull was fractured and the bike frame and wheels were trashed. ... into a shop (Clean Machine in Carrboro) looking to buy... there was this really nice guy (McLean Fonvielle) who quietly said “I can make you a frame”. I ended up at his shop drinking cider and getting measured for a new frame. I took the bike with me when I moved to Alaska in the early 1980s." | M23019 | Jan 23, 1979 | |
43 | Pat Pattison | Tandem, white. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC. Now in NC Transportation Museum Pictures | M31019 |
Jan 31, 1979 |
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44 | Tom Hailey III | Burgundy | M21039 | Mar 21, 1979 | |
45 | Stewart Leonard* | 53 cm Perfect Pleasure, Ascot blue From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | M03049 |
April 3, 1979 |
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46 | Terry Miller | Touring in light blue | M04049 | April 4, 1979 | |
47 | Mike Dayton | McLean 531 touring, white Pictures From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | M12049 | April 12, 1979. | |
48 | Patrick Craft | McLean racing, KL tubing. originally ordered by Robert Kraus, partner, Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC Pictures | M20049.0 | April 20, 1979 | |
49 | Roman Stankus | Bought from McLean in Chapel Hill Pictures | TBA | 1979 | |
50 | Dave Boston | McLean Criterium 5 speed. "Picked it up at McLeans" | M26049 |
April 26, 1979 |
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51 | Gene Moninger | 531 touring, from Continental Cyclery in Wichita, KS in 1990 | M21059 |
May 21, 1979 |
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52 | Jeff Carr* | 54 cm Perfect Pleasure, white. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | M31079 | July 31, 1979 | |
53 | Roger Webster | Perfect Pleasure, jet black. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC Feb 1980 | M17089 | Aug 17, 1979 | |
54 | Catherine Vanneman* | Perfect Pleasure, jet black. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | M07099 | Sept 7, 1979 | |
55 | Jack Gabus | Creamy white color, 54 x 54, cantilever brakes | M14099 | Sept 14, 1979 | |
56 | Kevin Kelly | Custom touring. Bought in Vermont. Had been built for a bike shop owner | M06109 |
Oct 6, 1979 |
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57 | Felix Mathews* | Perfect Pleasure. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | M01119 | Nov 1, 1979 | |
58 | Kim Hamorsky* | 38 cm mixte McLean. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | M14119 | Nov 14,1979 | |
59 | Greg Krasovsky | Road bike | M12129 | Dec 12,1979 | |
60 | Casey Robertson | Road, pictured with Casey riding it on the cover of Grit-CX magazine. | M18129 | Dec 18, 1979 | |
61 | Tony Martin | McLean 52 cm Pictures. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | M08020 | Feb 8, 1980 | |
62 | Rodney Handsfield | McLean road racing design, Columbus SL tubing, Cinelli lugs and bbkt. NOS. Never built up as complete bike or ridden. Pictures | M29020 |
Feb 29, 1980. |
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63 | Grady Linehan | 60 cm Road racing or possible a "Perfect Pleasure" model, Reynolds 531, full Cinelli fitments. Pictures | M05030 | Mar 5, 1980 | |
64 | Dale Brown | McLean racing tricycle (only trike McLean made, frame dismantled to make single speed bike, to be reconstructed) From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC. Ordered by Erwin Elber, ridden once, then rebuilt into single speed bike | M17040 |
April 17,1980 |
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65 | Bill Kloos | 58 cm Criterium or Perfect Pleasure frame | M17060 | June 17, 1980 | |
66 | 57 cm McLean Criterium, Saddle metallic. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | M22070 |
July 22, 1980 |
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67 | Satoshi Suzuki* | McLean, green. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC | M12080 |
Aug 12, 1980 |
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68 | David Poole | McLean 531 tubing road. From Toga Bike Shop, Greensboro, NC | M27080 |
Aug 27, 1980 |
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69 | John Provetero | Perfect pleasure Pictures | M30080 | Aug 30, 1980 | |
70 | Jack Gabus | McLean road racing Pictures | M17110 | Nov 17, 1980 | |
71 | Bruce Wilcox | McLean Perfect Pleasure 23 1/4" frame. Purchased new from Two Wheel Travel in Richmond, VA | M10120 |
Dec 10, 1980 |
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72 | John Provetero | McLean | M13120 | Dec 13, 1981 | |
73 | George Milewski | Orig. owner | M04021 | Feb 4, 1981 | |
74 | Joe Bender-Zanoni | Orig. owner. Metallic blue Perfect Pleasure bought from Two Wheel Transit in Richmond, VA Pictures | M28021 | Feb 28, 1981 | |
75 | Sally Meserole | Criterium. purple and silver, From Two Wheeler Dealer, Wilmington, NC | M04731 |
Mar 4, 1981 |
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76 | Jim Mincher | Perfect Pleasure/touring blue and silver. From Two Wheeler Dealer, Wilmington, NC | M24031 |
Mar 24, 1981 |
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77 | George Handy | 48cm c-c, 531 with short-point lugs. Medium metallic blue. | M28031 | Mar 28, 1981 | |
78 | H Kyle Anderson | McLean | M22041 | April 28, 1981 | |
Dale Brown | Small size touring Orig owner, Sally Meresole | M11051 | May 11, 1981 | ||
79 | Craig Tronzo | Original owner. McLean Criterium frost green, Columbus SL, sloping Cinelli fork crown Pictures | M22051 | May 22, 1981. | |
80 | Mike Dayton | Blue metallic with sew up tires | M16061 | June 16, 1981 | |
81 | Mike Wilkinson | Silk Hope~McLean | M30071 | July 30, 1981 | |
82 | Tom Sanders | McLean touring Pictures | M26081 | Aug 26, 1981 | |
83 | Perfect Pleasure model, 25" Burnt orange Pictures | M28081 | Aug 28, 1981 | ||
84 | Dale Brown | Touring, 48 cm x 50.5 cm | M02091 | Sept 2, 1981 | |
85 | Billy Boden | Road Pictures | M10101 | Oct 10, 1981 | |
86 | Matt Lackey | 65cm McLean of Reynolds 531, dark blue. | M19012 | Jan 19, 1982 | |
87 | Wayne Bingham | McLean racing. From Toga Bike Shop Greensboro, NC Pictures | M 22012 |
Jan 22, 1982 |
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88 | Tom Hayes | McLean touring | M29012 | Jan 29, 1982 | |
89 | Bill Kloos | M12022 | Feb 12, 1982 | ||
90 | Steve Meier | McLean Pictures | M16022 | Feb 16, 1982 | |
91 | Joe Young | Light touring 60 cm | M05032 | Mar 5, 1982 | |
92 | "Perfect Pleasure" Pictures | M22032 | Mar 22,1982 | ||
93 | eBay auction by theproscloset | Road racing (no eyelets) orange Pictures | M25032 | Mar 25,1982 | |
94 | Jeremy Schott | Racing, full Campagnolo Pictures | M29032 | Mar 29,1982 | |
95 | Diane Davis | McLean, custom built (Had 2 Silk Hopes prior to this) | M26042 | April 26,1982 | |
96 | Dale Brown | Touring, green and white. Orig owner, Sally MeseroleFrom Two Wheel Dealer, Wilmington, NC | M11052 |
May 11,1982 |
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97 | Jim Mincher | Criterium red and yellow, from Two Wheel Dealer, Wilmington, NC | M31052 |
May 31,1982 |
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98 | Robert Brown | Perfect Pleasure 61.5 cm to top, Cinelli CM lugs, Haden fork crown, concave seat stay top eyes. | M16062 | June 16, 1982 | |
99 | Mike Kone | Perfect Pleasure Pictures | M28062 | June 28, 1982 | |
100 | Tom Ash | Custom road, still owned by original owner in Durham | M21082 | Aug 21, 1982 | |
101 | Edward Coffman | Picked it up at McLean’s house in Durham and road it home | M27082 | Aug 27, 1982 | |
102 | Jack Gabus | McLean racing, heart-shaped cutout lugs Pictures | M16092 | Sept 16, 1982 | |
103 | McLean road, est. size 56 cm, Firethorn metallic. Sold on eBay 2020. | M08102 | Sept 8, 1982 | ||
104 | Ed McKee | McLean road in Ascot Blue | M26013 | Jan 26, 1983 | |
105 | Joe Young | 56 cm custom road for 26" or 700C wheels and used side pull brakes or Moots mounts. "This bike was found in the bead blaster after McLean died. Could be his last frame?" | M09023 |
Feb 9, 1983 |
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