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Gear Case Co. Limited
Tame Road, Witton,
Birmingham England

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 AND fork and steering bearings weighed 4 lb. 1 oz.!

Updated 7/24/2001                
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From 1978 Speedwell catalog.

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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, November 1975.
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A great example of the Speedwell bike,
owned by Carsten Rehbein,  Barum, Germany.

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