DISRAELI DOCUMENTS
see also MESKO - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1963
see also MESKO - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1963
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1971
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1971
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów (339/72) 1972
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów (339/72) 1972
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów (40/72) 1972
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów (40/72) 1972
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1974
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1974
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1976
see also Romet - Instrukcja Obsługi Rowerów 1976
It’s possible that the history of ZZR (and Romet) goes something like this...
In 1948 the new communist government in Poland nationalised the major bicycle manufacturers, amalgamating them into a single company, possibly called ZZR. ZZR stands for Zjednoczonych Zakładów Rowerowych which might translate as something like ‘Amalgamated State Bicycle Company’. ZZR ended up with a motley assortment of factories in Bydgoszcz, Poznan and Czechowice-Dziedzice. During this process, ZZR may have had something to do with (or grown out of) Pafaro.
By 1953 ZZR had decided that its main bicycle brand would be called Romet and that its main bicycle manufacturing facility would be in Bydgoszcz. However, it continued to manufacture bicycles under the ZZR brand probably until the late 1970s.
As far as derailleurs are concerned, I am aware of four basic models:
Later derailleurs wer all branded Romet.
Finally I can’t help noting that ZZR would almost certainly be the last entry in any telephone book - it is the antithesis of AAA Car Repairs, A1 Plumbing services, Aaardvaark window cleaners and all those other companies that strive to be at the top of page 1. There’s a certain class to that.