TELEDYNE TITAN serial numbers

	Owner	Serial number	Estimated date of manufacture & details
1		00001	"001 was given to the late Harley Damon, then Linair company President and likely remains with his son." Craig Nicol
2	Jeff Meyers	00002	Was John Nicol's (Vice-President of Linair and the Titan patents are in his name.) given/sold to him by Linair, Then owned by Fred DeLong, then sold by Via Bike Shop in Philadelphia to current owner. Originally equipped with 1st gen Dura Ace
3	Craig Nicol	00003	"I purchased 003 in unbuilt condition from Linair when the program closed and then I subsequently built it using Campy parts. Both of these are pre-production bikes and both are grey-tiodized. Both have ground-smooth tube welds, which was our practice in pre-production."
4	John Reynolds	00005	With North Hollywood Wheelman/Teledyne jersey! Pictures
5	Frank Birdsall	00007	Bought new in 1975 at Turin Cycle on Clark St., Chicago IL
6	Anthony Lier	000016	3rd owner, purchased Sept. 1976 from the 2nd owner Bill Jewell who purchased in early 1976 from the original owner Bill Barnett who purchased it new in 1974. The bike is 57 cm (23.5”) frame, Campagnolo Nuovo Record components with Phil Wood hubs and pedals. Picture
7	Mike Kajak	000023	Picture of frame # under bbkt
8	Martin Craft	000046	2nd owner. Said to be 1973 by orig owner
9	Charlie Young	000047	?
10	Edward A. Lewis	000052
11	James A. Ruggiero	000087	?
12	James McCoy	000096	Bought new from Spence Wolfe at Cupertino Bike Shop, 1974
13	Werner (Ernie) Leo	000107	Bought on 3.21.1973 from Hazards Bike Shop, Santa Barbara Ca.
14	David Balkin	000137	Originally acquired the frame in 1974 from Barry Harvey, its designer. Had hired Barry to announce the Tour of Coconut Grove Criterium, FL, for which I was the race director.
15	Mark Winkelman	00142	23" / 58cm. Full Campagnolo Nuovo Record. Excellent original condition. Picture with #791
16	Michael Hillgen-Santa	000143	1973/1974 with Campagnolo NR brakes, gears, hubs and end shifters. Cinelli bar & bars, Phil Wood pedals w/Christophe Special clips, Zeus cranks, Rigida rims.
17	Rick Larson	000150	1973, 2nd owner
18	Toby Biery	000152	orig. purchased in Boise, Idaho
19	Ed Grant	000160	1974
20	David Irwin	000162	1973?
21	Ron Skarin	SCARIN2	Track bike, built specifically for Ron. Was stolen from his car after a race at the Encino Velodrome in 1976. It recently surfaced on Craig's list, complete with a sticker with Ron's name on the top tube from the 1972 Olympic Team. Pictures
22	Joseph Pless	000171	?
23	Peter Gilbert	000178	1973-1974. Frame weight 1333 grams - Fork 535 grams (fork #000535)
24	Kevin Kruger	000186	Pictures
25	Bettina Rosa	0000199	My father bought it in Frankfurt, Germany in the early 1970s
26	L. Cramer	000204	Picture
27	Bill Roberts	000218	? Acquired from my dad, George Roberts, executive at Teledyne during the production period.
28	Tres	000232	Just under 15 pounds (with all 1976 vintage Campy SR Ti parts, Regina titanium chain & FW, Hi-E 200g rims, CLB Al cables, first edition Teledyne decal set, etc.). Pictures
29	Tom Eubanks	000233	Second owner, purchased in 1980.
30	Jerry Brown	000230	?
31	Charlie Petry	000247	?
32	Dean Parks	000263	Bought used in 2017 ... components were 1st generation Dura Ace. Picture
33	Martin Craft	000288	NOS, 1974, 54cm frame and fork, never assembled, in perfect condition. purchased from a shop in Belgium.
34	John Johnson	000296	Bought new in 1973 from Mike Kolin's Cycling Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Campagnolo Super Record components, w/lighter Weinmann brakes and Hi-E hubs. Around 18 lbs
35	Paul Studtmann	000318	"Follis Titan" Bought new by David Brill in 1973. Pictures
36	Robert & Linda Hudson	000347	? Still has ti fork
37	Dan Estrada	000358	with Campy Nuovo Record build
38	Edward Kaserman	000362	Full Campagnolo. Father-in-law bought new in 1974
39	Bruce VanRemortel	000369	Full 1st gen Dura Ace Pictures
40	Tom Grazier	000371	3rd owner (was grandfather's bike.)
41	Bob Freeman	000379	Pictures
42	Daniel Pipes	000384	This bike weighs 15 lb. 15 oz w/water bottle, Hi E hubs and skewers, Regina Ti chain & FW, Campy SR Crank, Ti bb.
43	Jim Merz	000387	54CM titanium bbt spindle with ti mounting bolts, the Teledyne seat bolt. Rear derailleur & seat post are 1st gen Campag SR, is a 2 bolt first generation version, pedals are ti spindle SR, Wheels w 36 hole Fiamme Ergal tubulars, FMB silk tubular tires. 5 sp Regina Oro fw and chain. Cinelli Unica Nito saddle. Early version Cinelli 1R, stem with SL TTT bars. Binda Extra toe straps w Christophe toe clips. Pictures
44	"AP"	000388	?
45	Charlie Petry	000389	1983 ? from Bicycle Center, Santa Cruz ,CA
46	Shawn Stratton	000390	?
47	Bill Lambart	000404	"...saw the frame at the New York Coliseum International Bike show in 1973 and bought it."
48	James Dyson	000413	Purchased new in 1973 from Turin Bicycle Co-op, Chicago
49	Jose Andres Cossio Alvarez	000421	In Colombia, South America
50	Richard Schmidt	000437	1973 original owner
51	Andy Brothers	000441	Purchased new from George Rennie bicycle shop, Rochester, NY in 1974.
52	George Shaffer	000479	Purchased new from Georgetown Cycle Sport, Washington DC around early 1975.
53	Ray & Lynnann Shaffer	000486	?
54	Tom Houck	000490	"Follis Titan bike with fully Campy Record equipment.... My father owned a bicycle shop in Pasadena for over 40 years. We used to race around the Rose Bowl weekly and a lot of Mexico races in the 1980s." Picture
55	Peter Truitt	000511	"...bought this from Bob Dahse (sp?) in about 1976.... I still use the original fork despite the fact that it has a reputation for breakage."
56	Greg Parker	000569	1975?
57	Ginn Lee	000644	Purchased new March 8, 1975 from George Rennie Bike Shop, Rochester, NY.
58	Gregory Oliver	000705	Purchased in San Diego 1973-74
59	Scott Zimmerman	000734	3rd owner. My dad purchased the bike used in the early 1980s in Spokane, WA.
60	Randy Kiunke	000751	?
61	Charley Hooper	000752.	?
62	Steve Neago	000778	?
63	Felix Chiu	000779	Picture
64	Tres	000788	With orig. fork, a weekly TT rider @ 21 pounds
65	Mark Winkelman	000791	61.5 cm frame. Picture with #142
66	Rick Lege	000794	24". Bought new at Kettering Bike Shop, Ohio, August 27, 1974 for $392.00
67	Jeff Archer	000796	?
68	Roy Cook	000811	"...decals were Follis Titan, Shimano Dura Ace parts mostly, still riding today." Picture
69	Chris Wiscavage	000825	23" frame "I have a local welder fix the cracks that appear"
70	Chuck Peters	000829
71	Stefan Karsten	000834	" ...found the frame as NOS... in Belgium" Pictures
72	Tom Jordan	000837	60 cm (ctc seat tube) w/Suntour Superbe, Suntour & Sugino parts.
73	Herman Raasch	000839	"Bought from Kettering Bike shop in 1976... Cost $392. Fork cracked but the frame is still OK after 50,000 miles!"
74	Grant Turner	000845	Equipped with 1983 Shimano Dura Ace AX group
75	Tres	000881	17 pounds with Weyless & drillium French parts
76	George Ramseur Jr.	000888	24” frameset, purchased used from Gus Betat & Son, Inc., New Orleans on 8.20.1977. Have original receipt for $185.50 incl. tax. Bike was immersed in Katrina. Frame is perfect but needs new parts!
77	Ramon Neri	000905	Purchased from original owner in 1977
78	Curt Rollar	00908	24", anodizing removed. Bought used Sept. 1978 from owners widow.
79	Jeff Daw	000910	(Orig. owner)1974
80	James Schmidgall	000924	?
81	Cary Lewis	000925	But fork is #000989
82	Tom Flaherty	000936	3rd owner.
83	Doug Washburn	000938	$350 from Bike World in Charlotte, NC, on 14 Feb 75. Developed small crack in the seat post binder bolt weld (see 001410 below)
84	Mark Metcalfe	000963	Original owner, purchased in 1974 for $400 from George Rennie Bike Shop, Rochester, NY.
85	Kenyon Cooke	000996	Purchased by owner's late uncle, Bruce Cooke, from Spence Wolfe at Cupertino Bike Shop, May 1975, with triple TA cranks, Phil Wood bb, pedals & hubs; various Campy parts; Super Champion rims, MAFAC brakes.
86	Fred Beavers	001034	1974?
87	Dave Gordon	001045	1974-75
88	Seth Bergman	001048	SF CA 1974?
89	Ty Simpson	001061	Model "A3UIR" from Lisa James in 2003.
90	Joseph Newsome	001072	18.8 lbs., full Campagnolo components
91	Todd Collart	001078	Orig. owner, purchased from Hazards bike shop in Santa Barbara 1974. Campy Record components, 24.25” seat tube
92	Robert Stanley	001083	"Bought in the autumn of 1974 in State College, PA where I was an undergrad at PSU."
93	John Jones	001085	60 cm ?
94	Hank Zentner	001122	Purchased from Village Cycles in North Hollywood, CA, in 1975. Equipped with various Campy & Shimano components
95	Ed Rogers	001123
96	Roger Nichols	001134	1975?
97	Rick Zehr	001148	"...no cracks in 10K miles."
98	Vince Litterini	001156	?
99	Kevin Tocke	001183	Labeled as "Follis Teledyne"
100	Bill Goodale	001204	All original frame and fork. "Every time I ride it anyone who recognizes the frame asks if it ever cracked..."
101	Joy Boone	001209	Houston Bicycle Museum
102	Zach Bordeau	001216	21" frame with full Campagnolo, from his Grandfather-in-law
103	N.R. Morrison	001219	New from Stuyvesant Bike shop in NYC. 1974-75
104	Bill Smith	001340	?
105	William LaBarre	001343	21" bought new from Action Sports, Beaverton Oregon 1974 - 1975 "It's still a dream to ride on."
106	Eric Brill	001350	All drilled-out Campagnolo components
107	Karen Rawls	001387	?
108	Doug Washburn	001411	Warranty replacement by The Spoke, Boulder, CO on 18 Jun 76 (Still ridden daily)
109	Arthur Dewaine Briggs	001414	bought new mid 1970's
110	Dave Cook.	001428	original owner, bought from Spence and Lillian Wolf at the Cupertino Bike Shop.
111	Paul Odlyzko	001430	1975-76?
112	Scott Clark	001431	"Purchased new from Saling's Schwinn Cyclery 8/14/75 for $295 plus tax. Raced it for 2 or 3 yrs. No cracks!"
113	Terry Bell	001477	Summer 1975
114	Steven Preston	001478	?
115	Douglas Carlson	001485	Unknown manuf date. Has a decal "Zak's Bike World" California. Ridden on numerous R.USA events in recent years.
116	Robert Coletti	001490	24” Purchased new from the Cupertino Bike Shop. Original owner from 1975
117	"Mac man" (?)	001507	?
118	On eBay July 2013	001511	?
119	Terrence King	001513	?
120	Bob Atkins	001525	?
121	Gary Meier	001596	?
122	Jens Oberst	001614	56.5 cm, never mounted, never ridden
123	Bob Freeman	001615	1973? Pictures
124	US Bicycle Hall Of Fame	001666	Ron Skarin's bike with which he won the 1974 Tour of Somerville
125	Heather Bliss	001670	"Painted blue. From the Cupertino Bike Shop in 1976. My mother, Bonnie Bliss, rode it in the Bikecentennial Trans-America tour in 1976. I used to ride it on various century tours in the 1980's"
126	Robert Perry	001672(?)	"I bought new George’s Bike Shop, Boise Idaho, circa 1973"
127	Don Estrada	001674	Found new in box, it has the original dura ace top tube brake housing clamps in an unopened plastic bag. Has the original Teledyne Linair box as well.
128	Sam DiBartolomeo	001691	?
129	Robert Boobar	001698	Later production "Follis Titan" w/yellow decals
130	Vern Ajimine	001700
131	Jeff Reed	001702	Original owner. purchased 1974-1975. Baby blue. Used for racing amateur races in and around Indianapolis in the mid to late 1970s.
132	Tim Talley	001704	?
133	Jeff Archer	001729	?
134	Neil Larson	001738	Recently discovered NOS, Neil is the first real owner...
135	Lawrence Wilson	001749	?
136	Benjamin Kurke	001776	21" One of the 10 special painted bikes for corporate executive gifts. From owner's brother's bicycle shop Ten Speed Center, Gainesville, FL
137	Daniel Pipes	001815	?
138	Chris Wiscavage	001824	21" frame, painted blue
139	Bob Marinelli	001832	21" blue paint From Spence Wolf, Cupertino, CA
140	Sara Lindell	001834	?
141	John McFadden	001839	?
142	Len Sheppard	001861	1976?
143	Andy Antipas	001878	17.5 pounds. Using mostly original components + wheels with Weyless hubs, Fiamme Ergal rims, double butted spokes and Veloflex tubulars.
144	Francisco Paez	001942	Orig owner, purchased Sept 1975 from Teledyne Linair Engineering in California.
145	Chuck Gangahar	001967	?
146	Bryan Cooke	2004
147	Frank Nel	002006	Bought circa 1976 "...sponsored by Teledyne, through some aerospace companies in South Africa....won the SA 40km Trails ... raced (in Canada Montreal) in 1977 ... in Holland in 1981/82..." "FYI, the frame actually cost Teledyne $525 to manufacture it back in the day, and they typically sold it for $500."
148	David Marshall	002018	24” seat tube
149	Bill Melis	002056	"...bought it in the late 70's from a guy who bought out the remaining frames from Teledyne and sold them to individuals. I was racing for the Montrose Cycling Club."
150	John Bryce	002080	22 inch. Bought in 1987 from original owner, with original and spare fork.
151	Robert Grant	002082	May, 1976 w/original fork and Teledyne Titan bbracket axle. Frame down tube has a crack around the swaged shift lever area that was repaired by Aerojet using the argon gas environment method.
152	Dan Estrada	002110	Has the reinforced head tube/down tube internal sleeves that were added with these later Titans. Dura ace first generation black build.
153	Christopher Cross	002115	?
154	Don Holley	002120	1975?
155	Han Andersson	002149	Found in trash in Louisiana in 2002
156	Matthew Rothenberger	002239	?
157	Ric Albertus	002245	Full campy record with Modolo delta style brake.
158	Leo Pilachowski	002246.	24” (61cm) Orig. owner, bought late 1975. Has the “extra” welding beads on the front fork dropouts. (to lessen vibration that could lead to fatigue cracks).
159	Steven Clinkscales	002255	Guess-timated purchase circa 1975
160	Dan Ingalls	002287	1975
161	Dave Dixon	002290	53 cm, sold in the 1970s by Ted Ernst Bicycles.
162	Fred Kozak	002292	?
163	Scott Clark	184316 (?)	"Purchased new from Saling's Schwinn Cyclery 8/14/75 for $295 plus tax. Raced it for 2 or 3 yrs. No cracks!"
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