TITAN bicycles , Zlín 2025 – Volume IV, Czech Republic 
A weekend gathering that has no equal in the Czech Republic, lectures, an exhibition, great people and friends, the opportunity to make new contacts, a literally bottomless well of information and opinions on cycling technology and, above all, a fantastic atmosphere!
Contact: https://www.kavarnatovarna.cz
Address: Vavrečkova 7074, Zlín, Czech Republic
237/A - Zlín 2025 - Titan bikes
Lectures on professional topics
"Titanium School" - Svatopluk Zatloukal, spiritual father of the Morati brand
"The emergence of the disc brake" - Pavel Hendrych on behalf of Bob Štícha
"Equator titanium" - Milan Šimek presentation of titanium wheels from the Zlín company Equator Cycling
"SERK" - Michal Pekárek and titanium gravel wheels
"Why titanium, thanks to its intelligence, is not just an alloy but a philosophy" - Pavel Hendrych expert, connoisseur and promoter of titanium
"Production of cassettes and bicycle parts" - speaker Jan Mrnuštík, owner of the company
"Ing Otto Šaman - a brilliant designer in a bad time" - speaker Jan Králík, historian and journalist
237/B - Zlín 2025 "atmosphere"
"The emergence of the disc brake" - Pavel Hendrych on behalf of Bob Štícha
237/C - Bob Štícha - disc brake
Morati Track Special 26" and 28"
One of the most interesting bikes at the exhibition. Only a few track bikes Morati were produced, more like prototypes. This specimen was the only surviving and known piece at the time of the exhibition.
237/F - Industrial city and Bata's footprint
Otto Shaman's titan frame
The titanium road frame from Otto Šaman's estate had been in his possession since the seventies. Unfortunately, he was unable to tell anyone what kind of product it was. He himself worked as a chief designer at Favorit in Rokycany and during his time there he filed a number of patents and participated in the introduction of many innovations. Dr. Králík, who brought the frame, dared to speculate that it could be a prototype of the Favorit titanium frame but welded in Škoda in Mladá Boleslav, where they had experience with titanium. It soon became clear that everything was different.
Speedwell Titanium
Gear Case Co. Limited, Tame Road, Witton, Birmingham, England
Speedwell was founded in 1897 as a sheet metal fabricator, becoming adept at all sorts of metal work for many industries including automotive & aircraft. They were one of the earliest successful fabricators of Titanium motorcycle and bicycle frames and made a beautiful, if not commercially successful, product. Made of commercially pure titanium, Speedwell frames were extensively hand worked, with filed & smoothed joints throughout. The fork was made of Titanium as well. The frame, fork and steering bearings was alleged to weigh in at 4 lb. 1 oz., but other reports say that is an exaggeration. In any case, it was very light in it’s day.
Source: https://classicrendezvous.com/country-of-origin/the-british-isles/speedwell-titanium
Café Factory 2022 - 2025
Main organizer René Sedlář does a great job and always invites excellent guests and exhibitors.
Photo gallery from the 2023 edition HERE and complete report from 2024 HERE.
