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What was your local BMX shop back in the day?
Biggeorge:
Pedalers in south Harrow for me too, was sponsored by them in the early 90's. Used to love going in the a chatting with Dave Knight, the owner, top bloke with a grand sense of humour.
Used to go to Conways in South shields when I was back in the north east, and used to go to custom riders from time to time and also cyclone in waltham abbey.
waza04:
mine was a little shop in a village just outside leicester, ran by a lil old man, he sold all top kit, bits and bobs, burners, lee chi, aeroyal seats, uni snake combi, and the list goes on! all top pucka items! :daumenhoch:
trickydeno:
--- Quote from: waza04 on January 18, 2011, 07:37 PM ---mine was a little shop in a village just outside leicester, ran by a lil old man, he sold all top kit, bits and bobs, burners, lee chi, aeroyal seats, uni snake combi, and the list goes on! all top pucka items! :daumenhoch:
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yeah i think i know the shop you mean.was it speedwheels in glenfield-leic? the bloke was quality,can't remember his name.he produced his own spinner/gyro when they first came out.and he had a cool van with an adapted roof and a detachable quarter pipe up the side.you could pop out on top of his van onto the platform roof.he used to organise freestyle comps at the tarmac section at western park in leicester.oh what happy days :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Nigelb:
Stechford Cycles in Birmingham was the place......All top stuff i remember the P.k Ripper hanging over the counter, the good old days.
rhino_mac:
First shop I got got my BMX from was Merry Cycles in Alma Road, Bournemouth which was run by a member of the Merry family who owned Hot Wheels in Pokesdown, Bournemouth. It closed down - I think there was a disagreement between the family members. The Hot Wheels store was always a smaller part of their business - their main business was the wholesale side of things, supplying other bike shops.
I liked the guys at Hot Wheels, particularly Neil Merry, who sponsored my Roller Hockey team a few years ago and generally supported us. Always had time to natter with us and talk about cars on a busy Saturday instead of helping paying customers. I think they closed the shop down shortly after they found out the shop was suffering from subsidence - I remember him saying the bill to repair it was thousands. They're still in business but only on the wholesale side of things. Neils brothers wife (if you follow that) sends their kids to the same school as my colleague. I think Neils brother sold his shares in the business but I might be wrong.
Good bunch of lads there!
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