TITAN bicycles , Zlín 2025 – Volume IV, Czech Republic 
A weekend gathering that has no equal in the Czech Republic, lectures, an exhibition, great people and friends, the opportunity to make new contacts, a literally bottomless well of information and opinions on cycling technology and, above all, a fantastic atmosphere!
Contact: https://www.kavarnatovarna.cz
Address: Vavrečkova 7074, Zlín, Czech Republic
237/A - Zlín 2025 - Titan bikes
Lectures on professional topics
"Titanium School" - Svatopluk Zatloukal, spiritual father of the Morati brand
"The emergence of the disc brake" - Pavel Hendrych on behalf of Bob Štícha
"Equator titanium" - Milan Šimek presentation of titanium wheels from the Zlín company Equator Cycling
"SERK" - Michal Pekárek and titanium gravel wheels
"Why titanium, thanks to its intelligence, is not just an alloy but a philosophy" - Pavel Hendrych expert, connoisseur and promoter of titanium
"Production of cassettes and bicycle parts" - speaker Jan Mrnuštík, owner of the company
"Ing Otto Šaman - a brilliant designer in a bad time" - speaker Jan Králík, historian and journalist
237/B - Zlín 2025 "atmosphere"
"The emergence of the disc brake" - Pavel Hendrych on behalf of Bob Štícha
237/C - Bob Štícha - disc brake
Morati Track Special 26" and 28"
One of the most interesting bikes at the exhibition. Only a few track bikes Morati were produced, more like prototypes. This specimen was the only surviving and known piece at the time of the exhibition.
237/F - Industrial city and Bata's footprint
Otto Shaman's titan frame
The titanium road frame from Otto Šaman's estate had been in his possession since the seventies. Unfortunately, he was unable to tell anyone what kind of product it was. He himself worked as a chief designer at Favorit in Rokycany and during his time there he filed a number of patents and participated in the introduction of many innovations. Dr. Králík, who brought the frame, dared to speculate that it could be a prototype of the Favorit titanium frame but welded in Škoda in Mladá Boleslav, where they had experience with titanium. It soon became clear that everything was different.
Speedwell Titanium
Gear Case Co. Limited, Tame Road, Witton, Birmingham, England
Speedwell was founded in 1897 as a sheet metal fabricator, becoming adept at all sorts of metal work for many industries including automotive & aircraft. They were one of the earliest successful fabricators of Titanium motorcycle and bicycle frames and made a beautiful, if not commercially successful, product. Made of commercially pure titanium, Speedwell frames were extensively hand worked, with filed & smoothed joints throughout. The fork was made of Titanium as well. The frame, fork and steering bearings was alleged to weigh in at 4 lb. 1 oz., but other reports say that is an exaggeration. In any case, it was very light in it’s day.
Source: https://classicrendezvous.com/country-of-origin/the-british-isles/speedwell-titanium
Café Factory 2022 - 2025
Main organizer René Sedlář does a great job and always invites excellent guests and exhibitors.
Photo gallery from the 2023 edition HERE and complete report from 2024 HERE.
Time Trial Machine 2024 – Volume III, Zlín – Czech Republic
Weekend meeting, lectures, exhibition, friends and a fantastic atmosphere!
Contact: https://www.kavarnatovarna.cz
Address: Vavrečkova 7074, Zlín, Czech Republic
435/A - Expo: Time Trial Machine 2024
Lectures on professional topics
"The oldest functional track in the world" - lecturer Jan Králík
"Steel school" - lecturer Robert Štěrba
"After the goats to Rokycany" - lecturer Jan Klimeš
"The first Czech velodrome club in Moravia" - lecturer Ludvík Usnul
"Slovak velodrome" - lecturer Jakub Novák (Prešov)
"Riding behind a guide" - lecturers Ludvík Usnul and Bořivoj Nakládal
435/B - Expo: Time Trial Machine 2024
Exhibition "Cavovy stroje", connected with the presentation of the Willier brand
435/C - Expo: Time Trial Machine 2024
Titanium machines in Zlín and the Czech brand Equator
Museum of Cycling History, Žíreč - Czech Republic
New museum was opened in the Czech Republic during summer 2017.
The attic is already open and the total number of exhibits - bicycles - on display is approaching 300 pieces. The photo gallery is from the summer of 2025.
Over 200 bicycles (a three-story Baroque building) from all time period was there when was opening ceremony.
Contact: http://www.barokniarealzirec.cz
Museum of Bicycles, Boskovštejn - Czech Republic
Idea of Museum in Boskovštejn
New bicycle museum was opened in Moravia in the Czech republic during summer 2015. We must to say this museum is classing between 10 TOP museums with bicycles worldwide. Full project includes fish restaurant, small hotel, tracks for testriders, rental bike service and workshop. The museum is still in progres and two floors under roof are in restoration for next display venue. The museum prepare cooperation with some next collectors and result will be season expositions.
Contact: http://www.muzeumkol.eu/
Oldest bicycles, rare machines and posters
On the display you can see many very rare bicycles which are survived one example only around the World. Especially collection suspension safeties (1885 - 1900) or part of museum with wooden bicycles. Many and many posters on the walls are in all rooms and sketch in fantastic atmosphere there.
Expo: All Saints – Filip & Lukáš Houdkovi, Gallery Desítky, Liberec – Czech republic
442/A - All Saints - Expo 2025
HOUDEK ART
The name Houdek is nothing new for the world art glass scene.
Even when there are two. After solo projects, Filip and Lukáš, also known as Glassbrothers, got to the point where they created a common, unique identity HOUDEK.ART with their own manuscripts. Now they have changed the concept of their studio HG Atelier Design s.r.o. and moved purely to the art scene.
Together they create and present their unique pieces of art inspired by various themes. Among the most famous and today iconic works of these creators are those from the project Obsession - Obsession, inspired by world cycling.
442/B - HOUDEK.ART - Project Obsession
Photos: with thanks Filip and Lukáš Houdkovi, Gabriella Malinska by @crystalvalleyweek
Address Expo All Saint: Gallery Desítky, Vratislavice Cultural Center Complex Vratislavice, Nad školou 1675, 463 11 Liberec, Czech republic
Contact: https://www.houdek.art
Expo "The Legendary Favorit" - NTM Praha, Czech Republic
Text: author of the exposition Jan Králik
The bicycle is a perfectly designed piece of sports equipment, means of transport and leisure activity. We have Karl Drais to thank for it; his two-wheeled “draisienne” was first unveiled on the 12th of June 1817. The history of the bicycle starts here, and from that point on, its designs have been as diverse as its principle is simple.
At first it was seen as a fun leisure activity, but it soon began to be used as a mode of transport, which then led, almost naturally, to racing. The first recorded velocipede race, on bikes with cranks and pedals on the shaft of the front wooden wheel (with spokes), took place in France on the 8th of December 1867. The winner completed the 17–kilometre course from Paris to Versailles in one hour. The first race to be held in the Czech lands took place in Kutná Hora on the 8th of August 1869. A race was held in Brno one week later.
Subsequent chapters in Czech cycling history were written by famous (and long forgotten) manufacturers, riders, trainers, managers, businessmen, mechanics, functionaries and journalists. The Favorit factory in Rokycany played a particularly exceptional role. Its roots, development, humble beginnings, growth, mishaps and decline is a fascinating story, but about which there are relatively few documents or written reports. Former factory employees and racing cyclists are the main source of information, and although their memories may be clouded by time, their recollections reveal their love of the Favorit brand. Favorit was one very few companies to receive credit for both its quality and (non)availability during the era of blatant socialist experimentation.
Following the wild privatization after the fall of communism and dissolution of the company, it seemed that Favorit was condemned to slow oblivion. Only collectors breathed life into the old discarded bikes and admired the old metal frames.
But never say never. The brand has been restarted, and the manufacture of Favorit bicycles in Rokycany has come to life again.
The legend is back.
Exhibition "Thunder to the pedal", Vysoké Mýto Czech Republic
The director of the Regional Museum in Vysoké Mýto, Jiří Junek, has prepared for the 2022 season an exhibition about the beginnings of cycling called Thunder to the Pedal!
A very well-built exposition, interesting with eye-catching labels even for laymen. Experts, on the other hand, marveled at the number of interesting machines that were borrowed from regional depositories or private collections.
Address: A. V. Šembery 125, 566 01 Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic
Contactt: https://www.muzeum-myto.cz/cs
Veteran Arena Museum of historic cars in Olomouc, Czech republic 
The modern and generous museum transports you to a remarkable period in which car design was not bound by today's strict laws and regulations. In the interwar period, designers were rather artists who had a completely free hand, and ideal car shapes were still being sought.
The heart of the collection are Czechoslovak produced cars, mainly Tatra, Praga, Aero, Škoda, Jawa and Walter. In our museum you will also find the biggest completed collection of the Wikov brand from Prostějov and “Z” cars manufactured in Zbrojovka Brno (Armoury Brno, Zetka). Lovers of historic motorcycles can look forward to the Jawa, Praga, ČZ, Breitfeld & Daněk and Czechia-Böhmerland brands.
AMONG THE GREATEST UNIQUE CZECHOSLOVAK OBJECTS BELONG
Wikov 35 “Drop”, the first Czechoslovak aerodynamic car
Praga Grand of Jan Masaryk, First Republic ambassador in Great Britain
Z5 Express, the most luxurious car made by Zbrojovka Brno (Armoury Brno)
Tatra 75 Sport (bodywork Bohemia) of Hugo Hass, an actor from the First Republic
Tatra 17 Sport (sport Tatra cooled by water)
Praga Piccolo of the First Republic actor František Fiala (Ferenc Futurista)
Address: Sladovní 103, 799 00 Olomouc 9 Pavlovičky
Contact: https://www.veteranarena.cz/en/
Velohistorie - Golčův Jeníkov, Czech Republic
A new privat museum was opened 26.6.2020 in very romantic building near Čáslav.
Address: Na Písku 46, Golčův jeníkov - Czech Republic
Seasonal exposition 2019/2020, Hradec Králové - Czech Republic
A very nice seasonal exposition in town museum. Bicycles and items for the exposition were lent from state museum in Olomouc, privat collections and some examples were used from deposit of Hradec Králové museum.
Contact: https://www.muzeumhk.cz
