The VeloBase.com History of Favorit |
1922 - Stadion Inc. 1922 - Tripol, subsidiary of ES-KA Cheb 1934 - Velo-Tudor, founded by František Hering 1945 - nationalisation of Czech bicycle industry; 1948 - Tripol and Velo-Tudor incorporated into Eska 1950? - Favorit (former Tripol and Velo-Tudor factories) makes the first series of racing bicycles for the Czechoslovak national team 2001 - Favorit Rokycany goes bankrupt 2004 - the end of production of Favorit bicycles in Rokycany; the "Favorit" brand was acquired by another bicycle producer, however, this has nothing to do with the original Favorit Rokycany |