Favorit (bicycle)
Favorit was a Czechoslovak brand of bicycles manufactured in Rokycany.
History
[edit]The factory in Rokycany was founded in 1922 by František Hering together with Heinrich Kastrup and Ambros Swetlik, founders of Es-Ka, another bicycle manufacturer from Cheb.[1][2] The factory was manufacturing bicycles branded Tripol until 1934, when the company was split into two. The manufacturing of Tripol was moved to a newly build factory. The old factory remained to Hering, who founded his own brand, Tudor. In 1948, both factories have been nationalised[1] and made part of the state-owned ČZ Strakonice. Following a reorganisation in 1950, factories were made part of the newly created state-owned company Eska Cheb. Since two previously factories were making bicycles of two distinct brands, in 1951 the head of the company Josef Bochníček, suggested a new brand for the united company, Favorit.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roman Miler (6 June 2011). "Favorit Rokycany" (in Czech). Český rozhlas.
- ^ Martin Totůšek (23 June 2009). Výroba jízdních kol v ČR: minulost, současnost a budoucnost (geografické aspekty) [Production of bicycles in the Czech Republic, present and future (geographic aspects)] (Bc) (in Czech). MUNI.
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