Favorit bicycle from Czechoslavakia?
05-08-17, 08:00 AM
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Is it actually Shimano or just another Favourit copy? The trademark looks like it could be Shimano's 3.3.3 but the resolution is insufficient to be positive. The posted photo of the F10 appears to be from some Favorit literature and appears to use the same spoke protector, so I wouldn't rule out it being OEM and a clone.
The archive image posted by davei does indeed appear to show the same spoke portector. I believe this image originates with the Sterba museum/collection.
Randy's dark red bike shows a different pattern but it is a good five years later than davei's example.
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05-24-17, 06:30 PM
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Speaking of Czech bikes ...
I saw this one today at lunch, the chain was very rusty but the bike didn't appear abandoned. I couldn't make out the brand then but the lugs look similar. I kind of liked the stem, looking at it now, it seems to be a Favorit.
05-25-17, 12:13 AM
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I looks abandoned to me; if only for a month or two. I don't see how that rusty red chain has been ridden recently 
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05-25-17, 07:15 AM
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Could be, but I'd expect parts missing ... maybe it's too rusty and old for parts thieves.
05-25-17, 08:55 AM
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@specialmonkey, check the tires to see if it's been ridden.
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05-25-17, 09:14 AM
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It looks to me like it got parked after a serious case of chain suck. The top run of the chain certainly isn't aligned with the top of the chainrings, yet it hasn't fallen off the chainrings.
05-25-17, 12:38 PM
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Back in the 70's we sold Favorit bike sourced from a distributor located in Montreal who also sold mopeds/scooters/motorcycles. There was a definitely a full-Campagnolo NR bike (except for brakes). The complete bike cost less than buying the Campagnolo components from the distributors of the day, so we purchased a few of them and stripped the components to be fitted to other bikes. One of the stripped frames was then used as the basis for one of my trike conversions. They were functionally competent bikes but the workmanship was definitely nothing special.
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Thxs. 
05-31-17, 09:50 AM
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@specialmonkey, check the tires to see if it's been ridden.
I walked by again yesterday on the way back from lunch and the tires were maybe 1/8th to 1/4 full ... so maybe recently abandoned. It's in pretty nice shape and would probably clean up fine.
There's also a pretty nice abandoned Opaque Blue Schwinn Sports Tourer in front of Five Guys on Bleecker near 7th Ave.
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I have an old favorit race bike from my grandpa and i wanna sell it but i dont in what price to sell it. Could you suggest me a good price? The bike is made in rokycany of czechoslovakia.
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Hello Ardit and welcome to the forum.
Favorit produced several models.
Readers would be able to advise you if you could post some images of the bicycle.
The forum has a section for inquiries of this type here:
Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - Bike Forums
For background information you may wish to explore here:
https://www.sterba-bike.cz/item/favor...public?lang=EN
https://www.favorit.cz/en/favorit/history
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07-08-17, 06:20 AM
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Favorit is a fascinating brand. And being behind the iron curtain adds to the mystique. Favorit seems to have started to copy other brands with the power of politics, just as Zeus with Franco.
Really cute Campagnolo copies, with text upside down
Really cute Campagnolo copies, with text upside down
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02-26-19, 12:30 PM
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My favorit
Hello,
I got my favorit a couple of days ago. It had all of its parts except the saddle, so I put a Brooks on it. I'd like to find a favorit saddle for it.
1975 favorit
You can see more pictures here
1975 favorit
Thanks,
Chris
I got my favorit a couple of days ago. It had all of its parts except the saddle, so I put a Brooks on it. I'd like to find a favorit saddle for it.
1975 favorit
You can see more pictures here
1975 favorit
Thanks,
Chris
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Have just started tearing down my 1973 Rapido Favorit. Its been hanging in the rafters of a wood working shop for 40 years. Very difficult disassembly.
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What are your plans for it?
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For now I'm going to leave it set up as the original owner had it. This is what it looked like after a scrub when I picked it up last summer. I have lots of drop bar bikes so I'll leave the alloy upright bars on it. I have some NOS Bluemels fenders in emerald green I may install. The bike was a victim of poor maintenance but the saddle survived great after a clean and treatment.
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Coming together well so far.
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Mine is completed and ready to ride in its new yellow and green livery.
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07-16-21, 01:01 PM
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Nice bikes , here's mine i got a few weeks back , i upgraded parts since i took this pic but looking for info on the model , i think its a 1973 if i go by the serial number ! I kept the original brake levers / calipers which are 'favorit Special' , leather Sport 05 saddle .
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