Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>
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> Speaking of history, as the Czechs had just finished
> rebelling against the Soviets a few years earlier,
> frankly I am more impressed with their efforts at high
> end cycle manufacture than I am with a huge company
> like Schwinn, in a USA that was sending landing
> modules to the Moon at the same time as building
> Paramounts.
Well, we all have our own personal reasons for what we collect and basing a bike collection on geopolitical issues is as good a reason as any I'd guess.
Chuck "collects racing bikes" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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