Gardena, California

Produced from 1973 - 1976, one of the first production titanium  bikes (along with Flema from Germany and Speedwell of the UK.) Barry Harvey, British/Canadian track cycling star and entrepreneur  first designed a titanium bicycle while working with Harvey Aluminum in California. This first frame was made in 1971 by Albert Eisentraut.  In 1972, Barry and Tom Kelsey started the Titan Cycles company which then attracted Teledyne Linair as an investor. 

Original patent (Courtesy Craig Nicol)

Updated 2.2.2021
Brochure

 Bicycle Guide article
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TELEDYNE
Registry
 An informal gathering of
serial numbers to determine
approximate manufacturing dates. 
 HERE
 Updated 2.2.2021

Teledyne frameset
pictures courtesy Terry Zmrhal 

                   

John Reynolds bike with frame set #00005

                 

Tres' #000232
 Just under 15 pounds (with all 1976 vintage Campy SR Ti parts, Regina titanium c
hain & FW, Hi-E 200g rims, CLB Al cables, first edition Teledyne decal set, etc.).

                     

Formerly on display at First Flight Bicycle Shop, Statesville, NC
         
 Felix Chiu's  #000779
 
Stefan Karsten's #000834
 "...found the frame as NOS... in Belgium"

            

Bob Freeman's "dialed in" Titan, serial #001615

Bill Robert's second generation Titan

        

Ron Scarin's 1975 track bike
Marked  "SCARIN2", stolen in 1976 at the Encino Velodrome.
Please contact us if you know where this bike is!
         

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