Re: [CR]Re: Odd-weird-interesting-scary NOS 1972 Czech bike & saddle

Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:55:22 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Odd-weird-interesting-scary NOS 1972 Czech bike & saddle
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John Betmanis wrote:
> These "Iron curtain" companies are sort of like Yugos.. They LOOK
> normal but are still distinctly Third World when it comes to
> machining tolerances, etc.

It's funny, though: even during the Communist era Czechoslovakia was renowned for precision machine tools and equipment.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA