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BMX Shop in Aldershot, late 70's Early 80's
BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
yer in would say it's near the back of the shop - the back wall was move and a couple of office space bits add and also the stairs was opened up around the corner at the back, using upstairs two floors
The front of the shop was used to sell roller boots on one side with display table/cabernet with glass on top to see items for sale on the left side and Joy (john's wife) was in the small office where you had to pay on the right side (don't know if they didn't trust us with the money)
Then in the middle was the perspex board cubby hole where you could buy stickers and small stuff by saying the number (till also moved to there after a while)
At the back on the left side was another cabernet with glass and behind was clothes - right side was a seat with display on the wall (later a changing room was made behind the wall ) and also a clothes rail with loads on
At the back was close off to public and used to pack up items/stock to sell to other shops (mon barber at ss20 and such)
Up stairs was a couple of work shops and then stock rooms (a lot of stock - bloody loads )
There was also a ware house up the road ( where we use to muck around on a GT Performer in yellow - if i had of only taken it home with me in the end )
John - boss
joy - bosses wife
Gavin - bosses son
Pete - bosses son in law
sean
al DEMON - who use to answer the phone with "ello surrrrreeys"
simon ~smiler
and then loads of other staff over the years
SteveG:
I have a vague recollection of looking at the Ripper (I think) on the back wall. I ended up getting my one from the shop in Camberley opposite Mcdonalds. i got my Redline from Surrey skates. It was slightly reduced as the paint wasn't perfect. I don't think I bought much else from there apart from Vans.
They really had things sorted though. Having a catalogue meant you could sit for hours doing dreaming up the ultimate bike spec only to add it up and realise it cost more than your dads car !
captain675:
That shop in Aldershot was called "California bmx" and it would have been around 80/81..got my first bmx from there a supergoose😁
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captain675:
That shop in Aldershot was called "California bmx" and it would have been around 80/81..got my first bmx from there a supergoose😁
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captain675:
That shop in Aldershot was called "California bmx" and it would have been around 80/81..got my first bmx from there a supergoose😁
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