Re: [CR] Speedwell? Was: A view of Teledyne Titan bikes from a long perspective.

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:15:14 -0800
To: oroboyz@aol.com, Nipponcomet@wmconnect.com, Rnitro1969@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jan Heine" <heine94@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] Speedwell? Was: A view of Teledyne Titan bikes from a long perspective.

At 10:16 AM -0500 11/22/06, oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> I think I can safely say that this exotic and interesting early
>titanium bike (in a close race for "earliest production Ti" with the
>Birmingham Speedwell) has little practical appeal to a modern rider
>beyond it's historical curiosity.

How about the Speedwell? Obviously, if Ocana used it in the TTs of the Tour he won, it can't have been all bad. Was it better than the Teledyne? Is the Teledyne then simply a flawed design, one of the "could have beens" if they had done it right?

Does anybody have information about the Speedwell? Production numbers? Ride quality? Durability? All I've seen are a few fuzzy photos and Rebour drawings of details. -- Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 140 Lakeside Ave #C Seattle WA 98122 http://www.bikequarterly.com