Author Topic: What was your local BMX shop back in the day? (Read 37556 times)

Moza · « **Reply #100 on:** October 05, 2012, 01:48 PM »

Dunno if this has been posted before

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #101 on:** October 05, 2012, 03:27 PM »

Claude Crimes - Raleigh Dealer in Queensferry
Stevenson's Cycles - Buckley (where I bought my Piranha)
Top Gear Cycles - Shotton
Deeside Cycle Exchange - Shotton
Davies Brothers - Chester - Now La Tasca
Dave Millar Cycles - Chester - still going strong.

Prest1082 · « **Reply #102 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:07 PM »

Quote from: Moza on October 05, 2012, 01:48 PM

Dunno if this has been posted before

What is the bike in right hand window ?

willo73 · « **Reply #103 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:09 PM »

Samways in Derby

region11 · « **Reply #104 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:21 PM »

OT cycles. Plus Edwards, Youngs and Mud Machine

Tidelander · « **Reply #105 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:16 PM »

Sussex BMX, Queens Road Brighton - it was down in the basement of a locksmiths - had hard to get US parts
Sport & Cycles in Newhaven run by the legendary Mick

M5AT · « **Reply #106 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:32 PM »

Langstett cycles, Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Bloody ace it were.

Redline · « **Reply #107 on:** October 05, 2012, 06:27 PM »

Around 1979 it was Viking Sales and Spares in Davyhulme Manchester run by Denis Christian. It was originally a motocross shop before turning to BMX... early Redlines, Mongoose and Kuwahara and the early MCS Magnum stuff to name but a few.
After he had the Barton BMX track built Denis changed the name of his shop to DC Racing. The original building the shop was in is now long gone but Denis moved premesis up the road and named the shop Manchester Cycle Exchange which still runs to this day. Denis retired a couple of years ago.

For a short while we also had Alpine Sports in Manchester

Around 1983 we had a shop in Altrincham called American Connection BMX Centre who manufactured the Hustler frame sets which turned up on a thread here recently.

alfie · « **Reply #108 on:** October 05, 2012, 06:46 PM »

bmx superstore in exeter & plymouth

not johndub71 · « **Reply #109 on:** October 06, 2012, 07:51 AM »

J E James in Chesterfield, JC Chambers in Hasland and el cheapo in Clay Cross.

Remember buying some Tange grips from my old shop bitd for £2.99, and down at James's a shop full of kids banging on for pegs cos of BMX Biweekly showing them. Kids today havnt seen BMX evolve like we have. And thats why I love BMX.

Spen69 · « **Reply #110 on:** October 06, 2012, 09:23 AM »

Quote from: Mat. on October 05, 2012, 05:32 PM

Langstett cycles, Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Bloody ace it were.

Still there today Matt.

rooski · « **Reply #111 on:** October 06, 2012, 10:32 AM »

Cycleworld(now Cyclegear) in Halifax,they had loadsa good stuff,GT,Skyway etc,my Falcon Pro and National pro came from there

Also Ray's cycles(Halifax),he was a right dodgy bastard with a permanantly grimey face and loads of nicked bikes and moody parts

visited Big Valley in Huddersfield,they had Hutch stuff,and Arnold Moores also in Hudds,they had Yamaha and Mongoose(was a motorbike shop)

animal · « **Reply #112 on:** October 06, 2012, 11:52 AM »

I used

Steve Goode Cycles
(Nutty) Russells Cycles
J Perks cycles
Walmley Cycles
Stechford Cycles
Penkridge Cycles (Retrofit)
Hateley Cycles

great uncles family shop

CustardLips · « **Reply #113 on:** October 07, 2012, 01:09 AM »

Shepherds Cycles, Heywood - Local BMX/Bike shop
Raleigh Shop, Bury - 1st Bmx Raleigh Burner
Bolton BMX Centre - 2nd Bmx GT Pro Nora
We used to go on bus rides all over the Manchester area to look at bike shops. 10p bus fare, them were the days !

richboy · « **Reply #114 on:** October 07, 2012, 12:24 PM »

sixer in upminster,,and a shop in pound lane pitsea which for the life of me i cant remember the name of $:-\$

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #115 on:** October 12, 2012, 12:30 AM »

CMA Cycles, Chain Lane in St Helens. Bought my one and only bmx there. Would love to see a pic of the shop. Sadly, it's not there anymore

brass monkey! · « **Reply #116 on:** October 12, 2012, 11:44 AM »

RAD CITY in Benfleet

dubstar · « **Reply #117 on:** October 12, 2012, 08:17 PM »

Hot Wheels and Strongs too. But our closest shop was called Les Scotts, a Raleigh dealer (long gone now) they had bmx's . I remember saving my pocket money to buy these short brake levers they had in the window. I got enough money and went in to ask for them, the son of the owner said " the brake levers in the window?" we both went outside so I could show him, "Oh" he said "they are not brake levers!" I felt like a right goon, they were the old stylee gear levers that went on the lower tube on the old racers!

BMX1973 · « **Reply #118 on:** October 12, 2012, 08:34 PM »

Blackfen Cycles

Prest1082 · « **Reply #119 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:50 PM »

Come on lads anybody know what the bike is in the window on right hand side ? They used to sell them at our shop but I can not find any trace of them on the museum ! I remember the drop outs ? Dyatron rings a bell ?

nosher70 · « **Reply #120 on:** October 16, 2012, 07:59 PM »

No Softies cycles and skates of Mill Road Gillingham (previously Mr Wilsons). Geoff ""Mr know-it-all"" Wiles in Strood.

Oh and those nobbers at Larkfield cycles......

liddle145 · « **Reply #121 on:** October 17, 2012, 02:28 PM »

Quote from: Prest1082 on October 12, 2012, 09:50 PM

Come on lads anybody know what the bike is in the window on right hand side ? They used to sell them at our shop but I can not find any trace of them on the museum ! I remember the drop outs ? Dyatron rings a bell ?

Been bugging me too as I had one but can't remember exactly what it was ! I bought it second hand but it came from Phill at church street cycles originally
Diatron panther rings a bell but I can't find no pictures even though I had it for years.

I am waiting for some pictures of us racing at Teesside airport coming from an old mate, hopefully it will show my old bike
Cheers mick

Prest1082 · « **Reply #122 on:** October 19, 2012, 05:57 AM »

Think that was it !!post the picks !!
Cheers Mick

JAY · « **Reply #123 on:** October 19, 2012, 08:46 AM »

For me living in Consett, Co Durham, I had to travel by bus and Metro to bike shops that were any good in the north east. We used to go by bus with our bikes in bin bags to get them on there. We would go to Newcastle for Kawasaki Newcastle and another shop further up the road, then jump on the metro to South shields for a visit to Jos Conways, I remember these Shops been packed out on the weekends and kids everywhere riding outside, great memories........Then some weekends we would go down to Sunderland and stay at my grans, we used to ride 26 mile to get there, stay overnight and ride back the next day, we had Kawasaki Sunderland, Hendersons, Halfords, Peter Darke Cycles and Kelly's.
Pic of Fiola Visit to Kawasaki Newcastle.