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Gear Case Co. Limited
Tame Road, Witton,
Birmingham England |
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One of the earliest
successful fabricators of Titanium bicycles, Speedwell made a beautiful if not
commercially successful product. Made of commercially pure titanium, Speedwell frames were
extensively hand worked, with filed & smoothed joints throughout. The fork was made of
Titanium as well.... The frame, fork and steering bearings weighed 4 lb. 1 oz.!
Updated
6.28.2009
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From 1978 Speedwell catalog.
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Speedwell Titanium
registry and serial numbers
HERE |
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Close view of head tube
from Bike World photo, 1970s.
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Article by Roger St. Pierre, appearing in International Cycle
Sport, Nov.1975.
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Luis Ocana riding a Speedwell Titanium bike
in the 1973 TdF
Front & back cover of 1973 Tour de France by David Saunders
published by the Kennedy Bros
Scans courtesy
Warwick Fair |
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Carsten Rehbein's
Speedwell bike
 
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Charles
Young's Speedwell
as displayed at Cirque
du Cyclisme 2004
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