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Offline moza

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BITD bike shops
« on: January 29, 2015, 09:21 AM »
Well I've been looking on and off since 2004 for pics of the bike shop I used in the 80s. I started looking due to a thread that was on here regarding BITD shops. I cant find it as I wanted to add these pictures.  Anyway after seeing a pic one day of a shop down south I thought I'd try again looking for the shop or the owner. A search on Facebook for the name Armstrong brought up the owner Colin. I messaged Colin with no reply, next step was to look through Colins friends called Armstrong. I found his grandson who suggest I contact his uncle Christian who helped out in the shop. This I did and the result is these pictures. I spent lots of time in this shop and a row of bikes was a common sight on a Saturday. A huge thanks to Christian Armstrong for taking the time to dig out these gems......some good memories here
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2015, 09:29 AM »
Great Pics  :daumenhoch:
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2015, 09:45 AM »
blimey!   looks like the pics were took in 1948...     ;D


nice gathering....    :daumenhoch:
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2015, 09:48 AM »
Nice bit of history there  :daumenhoch:
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2015, 10:09 AM »
very cool.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2015, 11:28 AM »
Great research, well worth it, Thanks for sharing.
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2015, 11:49 AM »
Out of interest, whereabouts was the shop?
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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2015, 11:59 AM »
 :daumenhoch:
great pics
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2015, 12:02 PM »
Quote from: Monk_Wally_Honk on January 29, 2015, 11:49 AM
Out of interest, whereabouts was the shop?


Middlesbrough :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2015, 12:10 PM »
Great pics  :daumenhoch: 
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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2015, 12:19 PM »
Great pics   :daumenhoch:

Proper old school bike shop  :coolsmiley:
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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2015, 12:27 PM »
Quote from: moza on January 29, 2015, 12:02 PM
Quote from: Monk_Wally_Honk on January 29, 2015, 11:49 AM
Out of interest, whereabouts was the shop?


Middlesbrough :daumenhoch:

Ah!



Still looks like that now then.  ;)
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« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2015, 12:27 PM »
Great pics  :daumenhoch:

Love stuff like this .
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Offline moza

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Re: BITD bike shops
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2015, 12:35 PM »
Quote from: Monk_Wally_Honk on January 29, 2015, 12:27 PM
Quote from: moza on January 29, 2015, 12:02 PM
Quote from: Monk_Wally_Honk on January 29, 2015, 11:49 AM
Out of interest, whereabouts was the shop?


Middlesbrough :daumenhoch:

Ah!


Bugger off  :LolLolLolLol: or I set me Whippet on thee



Still looks like that now then.  ;)
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« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2015, 01:01 PM »
eeeee, crackin' pics them lad
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« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2015, 06:26 PM »
Great picture,

Bottom picture 3 rd kid from the right hand side of the shot is on a Robinson...  :4_17_5:
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« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2015, 06:49 PM »
I spy a brand new mongoose too,  has no rim wear on his 7X.... ;)
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« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2015, 07:54 PM »
Cool pictures  :)
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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2015, 08:22 PM »
Used to love a trip to Armstrongs on a Saturday when I'd been saving me pocket money up👍
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« Reply #19 on: January 30, 2015, 11:31 PM »
That's cool as!
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« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2015, 10:07 AM »
I have this on Facebook aswell, the ex owner is stunned at the response to his old shop. He is an ex pro road racer from the 70s so he loves bikes. He is on the search through the albums and family for more pics. He is sure he has some inside shots from when the shop was set up for BMX
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« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2015, 11:21 AM »
If there are more pic's can you load them up here?  :daumenhoch:

Quote from: moza on February 01, 2015, 10:07 AM
I have this on Facebook aswell, the ex owner is stunned at the response to his old shop. He is an ex pro road racer from the 70s so he loves bikes. He is on the search through the albums and family for more pics. He is sure he has some inside shots from when the shop was set up for BMX
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Offline SE MARK

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« Reply #22 on: February 01, 2015, 11:22 AM »
Top stuff well done love a bit of investigation with a result
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« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2015, 02:45 PM »
If I get more pics I will upload them
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