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Reader’s bicycle · Czechoslovakia / Serbia · 1959

Favorit
F11

A gold steel racer with frame number 59F18033, bought in Pančevo in 1960 and preserved with the first owner’s club card and photographs.

Restored gold 1959 Favorit F11 seen from the drive side
The Favorit F11 after Stefan Đurić’s restoration. Photograph: Stefan Đurić.
1959Frame-number year
F11Model assessment
1960Bought in Pančevo
59F18033Frame number

Not part of the collection

This bicycle belongs to reader Stefan Đurić and is presented as a reader contribution. It is not part of The Evolution of Bikes collection. See more from his workshop on the Numenor Cycles Facebook page and under #NumenorCycles.

Provenance

From Srbinko to Stefan

The first owner, Srbinko Drakšan, bought the bicycle on 1 December 1960 and rode with the Avala club in Belgrade. His family preserved the receipt, membership card and photographs from his youth.

Stefan Đurić later bought the bicycle from the family and restored it at his Numenor Cycles workshop. The original gold finish was retained, while the deteriorated transfers were replaced with reproductions.

Read the full story of the bicycle and its first owner.

Favorit chainset and front derailleur on the restored F11
Favorit chainset and front derailleur.
Favorit rear derailleur, freewheel and chain
The Favorit rear derailleur and five-speed freewheel.
Favorit stem marked Made in Czechoslovakia
The stem is marked “Favorit – Made in Czechoslovakia”.

Brief specification

What is documented

Make and model
Favorit F11, identified by Milan Moravec
Year
1959 according to the interpretation of the frame number
Purchased
1 December 1960 in Pančevo
First owner
Srbinko Drakšan
Frame
Lugged steel, original gold finish
Equipment
Predominantly Favorit; original according to the restorer
Restoration
Stefan Đurić, Numenor Cycles
Status
Reader’s bicycle · not in the collection

Image gallery

From discovery to completed bicycle

Details of the bicycle, its restoration and the papers that accompanied it.

The restored gold Favorit F11 seen from the left
The completed F11 seen from the left.
Detail of the gold frame, chainset and drivetrain
Frame, chainset and drivetrain.
Chromed front hub with wing nuts
The front hub with wing nuts.
Worn Favorit label on the bicycle rim
The Favorit label on the rim.
Handlebar, chainset, pedals, brake levers and other Favorit parts on a table
The original parts laid out during the work.
The Favorit bicycle components dismantled during restoration
The bicycle was dismantled into its individual components.
The dusty gold Favorit racing bicycle before restoration
The bicycle before restoration.
Stefan Đurić standing with the completed Favorit F11
Stefan Đurić with the restored bicycle.
Original purchase receipt for the Favorit bicycle
The original receipt dated 1 December 1960.
Open membership card from the Avala cycling club in Belgrade
Srbinko Drakšan’s Avala cycling club membership card.

The receipt and club card make this F11 more than an attractive old racing bicycle. They tell us whose hands first rested on its bars.

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