Dear friends,
I am a MTB rider from Croatia. Hope you are interested in story about Novotni (org. Novotny):
Vjekoslav Novotni was born in Petrinja, Croatia. His father was a military musician and he came from CZ at the beginning of 19 century during AU monarhy. I discovered the story in 2008 and dedicated the ride Kotor – Orjen to Novotni:
The ride Kotor – Orjen is almost the copy of the original Novotni's ride along Orjen mountain.
Sorry for my English, I just want to tell you to forget Garry Fischer & Co :), Novotni was the first master of MTB and we share MTB history. Please update your books ;).
Regards!
Miroslav