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What was your local BMX shop back in the day?
CD17:
I lived in London so was a bit spoiled for BMX shops, my nearest was De Ver Cycles in Streatham, but he was a bit iffy, labeling up a silver Fox once as a Redline >:( so I didn't go there much, I used Edwards, Alpine Action, Waldens & there was a local-ish shop in Pollards Hill-Norbury area but I can't remember what it was called, I got a lot of bits like pedals, brakes, grips etc from there :-\ I also once went to Surrey Skates to get a bolt in coaster for my Tuffs 8)
& just remembered the shop at Rom :coolsmiley:
Gary72:
Mike Vickers in Barking, Got my Puch Rapier from there and my Torker. Eddy Gimstead was up the road in East Ham. And Superbike in Ilford. All gone now. Although Superbike the shop is still there I think with Redline and S&M stickers on the door.
Used Cycleone afew times when I got back into it, There gone aswell now.
58 delray:
when i started there wasn't much around so had to travel a bit, then there was Alpine sports with the bmx down in the basement; later it moved and became Alpine action.
halfords of course (good for tange forks and MX 1000s)
a shop in Downham that sold Mongoose and Diamond back
In 1982 i got a job in Chris Compton Cycles in Catford, SE London and got most of my stuff direct from the distributors
then in 85 i became the manager of Youngs bmx in London, so again i got everything i wanted from the shop or the distributors :)
Dingobmxer:
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Had all the top spec gear , I can remember getting
Some Christmas money , and going in there , and coming out
With a red set of tuff 2's , a pair of vdc monkey bars
And a pair of Oakley grips , was a magic moment
They were a bit gob smacked though when I took my Curtis back
After snapping it , gave me a new one , no problem
There still trading aswell I think
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I used to work in Bunneys on a Saturday and holidays too :daumenhoch:
they still sponsor me to this day although its Matt (John and Sue's son) now
Dingo
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superb ,,, we would all go there on sturdays ,,,,then cruise through notts and end up at broadmarsh bumps
can you remember a guy called jason slater ,,, he reckond he was sponsored by them :-\
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name rings a bell but there were so many bmxers in Notts at that time,
Supercyclers on North Sherwood st was a good shop too but the stairs and floor were a bit rickety lol
Dingo
trasher:
Oh yea I remember now , was it supercycle discount centre
Think I got my first bike , an ultra burner :-[ from there
Or am I getting confused with a place near the race course :-\
As you know a lot of burners in notts as it was home to Raleigh :Great_Britain:
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