One of my other big passions is classical music. I have watched Czech piano makers, such as Petrof and Bohemia, move in to fill the mid-priced market niche largely abandoned by the venerable Austrian, German, and American companies, such as Boesendorfer, Bluethner, Steinway & Sons, and Mason & Hamlin. Today, the Czech Republic is following the evolutionary industrial path of postwar West Germany or 1960-70s Austria. *IF* the craftsmanship is good (and it's probably better than that of my 1980 Peugeot!), I would not hesitate to ride a Czech frame.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069