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Gear Case Co. Limited,
Tame Road, Witton,
Birmingham England
Updated
11.2.2015
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 Speedwell
was founded in 1897 as
a sheet
metal fabricator, becoming adept at all sorts of metal work for many
industries including automotive & aircraft.
They were
one of the earliest successful fabricators of Titanium motorcycle and
bicycle frames and 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 was alleged to weigh
in at 4 lb. 1 oz., but other reports say that is an exaggeration.
In any case, it was very light in it's day....
Speedwell Titanium
serial number Registry
HERE |
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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 #576014
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Charles
Young's Speedwell
as displayed at Cirque
du Cyclisme 2004
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#PR775 019
Current owner
uses his bike often: "I like the comfort and shock
absorbing qualities of the
frame, very uncommon (in) other bikes"
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Speedwell Titanium fork
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Patent
application
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Complete unit
photo courtesy
Hilary Stone
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Steve Bauserman 's Speedwell
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Speedwell
Bicycle seen at auction on
eBay
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