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Gear Case Co. Limited,
Tame Road, Witton,
Birmingham England
Updated 10.11.2020
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Speedwell Titanium
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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.
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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 |
Carsten Rehbein's
Speedwell #576014
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Charles
Young's Speedwell
as displayed at Cirque
du Cyclisme 2004
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Ary
Everhardus' #PR775 019
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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Steve Bauserman's Speedwell
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Speedwell
Bicycle seen at auction on
eBay
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Brook Watts' Speedwell ala
Bertin
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Chip Duckett's "optimized"
Speedwell bike build
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