Hey Chuck,
Ya wanna trade my Titan for your Masi??? ;-) <GRIN>
Regards, Steve Neago
Cincinnati, OH
> Paul Haussler wrote:
> >
> > I remember the Teledyne Titan frames from the 1975-76 era. They were
really
> > cool - the ultimate frame. Except for the price. I think a frame and
fork
> > went for $495.00 A complete Peugeot PX10 cost $300.00
>
>
> Ron Skarin, national team member, won many races in Southern California
> on a Teledyne in the mid-70s, but they were extremely flexy and by 1976
> were considered junk because of all the breakage problems.
>
> Don Dragaset, who owned John's Bike Shop in Pasadena (same family since
> 1908, sold in the mid 1980s and now gone), sold and rode Teledynes.
> Rolled out of his driveway one morning and the fork end snaped off when
> he dropped the inch from his driveway apron to the street surface!
>
> My Confente frame and fork cost $425 in 1978 :)
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, CA
>
> .