1973 Speedwell Titanium

[andyz]

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:shock: Blimey, that's nice!
What did one of those cost in 1973 I wonder?

 

[Buzzsaw]

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That's a mighty impressive transformation from the condition it was originally in. Love your work!!

 

[Midlife]

Nice

Killer chainset

We had a Speedwell decalled titanium frame in our shop in the 70's .......£170 rings a bell for the frame but there again my memory isn't what it used to be LOL

Shaun

 

[xxnick1975]

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you got skillz, what work, well done

 

[gaucho753]

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Thanks for the nice comments.

The rear mech is a 1st gen Suntour Cyclone (works great and very light at 175g).

According to the following brochure (see page 3 below), the cost for a polished frame & fork was $575, which was very expensive for the time.

 

[firedfromthecircus]

Wow. That is lovely, and some great resto work.

Thanks for posting the catalogue pages too. Would love to know more about this. :mrgreen:

 

[Woz]

:shock: great restoration, lovely end result.

 

[Martin Rattler]

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Great job, I love it! Well done!

 

[Midlife]

.............maybe my memory was of £270 and not £170 for the frame. I used to polish it every few weeks.It had a funny feel, steel always seemed colder than room temperature but Titanium was always warm to the touch. I keep a sneaky eye out for one but know I'll never be brave enough to splash the cash

Shaun

 

[oonaff]

good one's on the titanium fork,a true matching frame set.if i won the euro millions i would insist my taylor made
titanium had a titanium fork too