1978 Favorit F1, mystery solved

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here are two images of an original finish Favorit F12 of 1979:

FAVORIT F12 of 1979  a)  .webp FAVORIT F12 of 1979  .webp

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owned a new 1973 model year example of your cycle

it was finished in a chartreuse flambouyant somewhat similar to "Legnano green" and fitted with all Favorit/ESKA bits

dropouts have a distinctive pebble grain surface

importer here in the states where am located was an entity called American Jawa Ltd based in Valley Stream New York, and later Plainview, Long Island, New York

they were a stockist for other Czech product lines such as Barum tyres, Brano chain hoists & pulleys, Velorex sidecars, Zator tractors & JAWA mopeds

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the plant in Rokycany CZ which produced Favorit cycles also produced machines under the marques ESKA, JAWA, Pioneer, Rapido & Velamos

Pioneer marque employed for juvenile models

Rapido marque employed for practical adult transportation models of one-speed, three-speed planetary and five-speed derailleur drive trains

Velamos name used, like Favorit, for sports model bicycles

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serial note -

here is the serial on an ESKA badged machine from the plant so readers can see what the serials look like -

ESKA serial marking .webp


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Some classy Crescent bicycles promotional items 😉
 

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There is a Czech guy on YouTube that restores favourit bikes among others , well worth a watch ! just type in favorit restoration something should come up .
 
My 1989 Crescent Chess 92316 had sealed Shimano BB marked 1.370x24 but both cups were right-hand thread...
Crescent had French thread BB shells up until late '70s/early '80s; but I think they may have had some frames made in other countries that had BB shells not having French threads during the same time that French threads were being utilized on other frames. I pretty much assume that none of their frames utilized French threads after the mid '80s.

My early-mid '70s Favorite. Paint may not be original (seems kind of rough; but no signs of other colors) and thus the decals may not be correct to its model (unknown) year (need to check painted-over serial #) though I believe they are pretty close or are correct. It looks very similar to the "F12" model shown in a previous post, but is not identical (stay caps, rear derailleur, brake bridge, etc.). I have trouble believing the paint on the red example is original considering it appears to be of very high quality and the Favorit factory was not known for that level of finish.
Pretty much full Favorit/Eska components (originally, some Favorit parts have been restored to the frame since the photos were taken, i.e. crankset, stem. Headset and wheels are still non-original parts).
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