> From: Jerry & Liz Moos <moos@penn.com>
> I've recently completed rebuilding a Teledyne Titan I bought through the
> referral of a list member in January. .....snip.... Also, does anyone
> know when Blackburn began making alloy water bottle cages, i.e. would a
> Blackburn alloy cage be correct on a Teledyne, which ceased production
> about 1976? Also, were SunTour Ultra-6 FWs available in 1976, or only
> in the early 80's as I seem to recall?
digging into the archives, I note that the 1976 Palo Alto catalog lists Sun Tour Pro Compe 5 speed freewheels, but did have 6 speed Regina, Maillard, and Everest freewheels. The 6 speed Regina Titanium freewheel would be just perfect for a Teledyne, albeit pricey ($121 back in 1976). The '75 Bikecology catalog shows 6 speed Sun Tour Winner freewheels, but no mention of Ultra spacing (I didn't get my first Ultra freewheel till 1978). The only alloy cages I can find from the '75 and '76 catalogs are the T.A., Hi-E, Weyless and a Bikecology model. No mention of Blackburn in these catalogs. My 1980 Bike Warehouse catalog (#16) shows the Blackburn racks and an alloy bottle cage. This was the era when Cannondale just made bike bags!
Steve Kurt
(catalog archivist, or just a packrat?)