At least 3 Teledyne Titans made it into the shop I managed in 1975 or so. I think we also sold a blue painted one late in the game. Montclair Bikery, Montclair NJ.
Joe
At 05:33 PM 4/7/01 -0500, Jerry & Liz Moos wrote:
>I've recently completed rebuilding a Teledyne Titan I bought through the
>referral of a list member in January. I once again appeal to anyone who
>has a set of oversize (28.6mm I think) cable clips for sale, as the rear
>brake cable housing is presently secured by zip ties. Also, does anyone
>know when Blackburn began making alloy water bottle cages, i.e. would a
>Blackburn alloy cage be correct on a Teledyne, which ceased production
>about 1976? Also, were SunTour Ultra-6 FWs available in 1976, or only
>in the early 80's as I seem to recall? BTW, I enjoyed Hilary's article
>on the Speedwell titanium in this month's C+, but I thought he rather
>casually brushed aside Teledyne's claim to be the first production
>titanium frame, saying they "never made it into the shops". Perhaps not
>in UK, but they definitely were available in some shops in US, where
>Speedwell were not. Based on Hilary's article, I'd say the first
>production titanium frames were produced more or less simultaneously by
>Speedwell and Teledyne.
>
>Today was my second ride on the rebuilt Teledyne. The fiirst, last
>Sunday, ended after only about 1 mile with 5 stiches in my elbow and a
>very bruised thigh as I encountered an unexpected amount of gravel left
>by the winter snows on a sharp corner. Fortunately, the bike was
>uninjured except for torn Benoto tape, scratched DA brakes levers, and a
>scraped corner on the Brooks team pro. New tape, fine sandpaper,
>Simichrome, and Proofhide made everything right again and today's ride
>was more successful, as evenings spent in the emergency room are a bit
>of a bore.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jerry Moos