that being said, the main difference between East Europe and UK/and other developed is that people are not feeling the need to get a luxury car or a fancy house (that they barely can maintain but they want to show the world how rich are they, for example take a look at the luxury cars` tires there, it will be hard to find one with brand new tire) as they do not want to show other people that they are rich.
For example, people buy a few grand car ( that can be anything) here, as it is cheap and it is a car, that takes them from A to B. East european people usually with an old BMW or Mercedes or Audi, that is either in tip top condition but mostly in worn condition.
Regarding reliable freewheel, I see various examples here about Jitsie... interesting