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Title: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: Rabdul06 on September 17, 2013, 03:53 PM: Im trying to piece together some BMX history and remember buying a DB Pro from a shop in Gravesend Kent around 1983/4.

I found the ad in a BMX mag so it must have been a fairly large shop. They ran out of Silver Streaks and so sent me a Pro, which again confirms they carried a bit of stock and must have been fairly large at the time.

Anyone know what the name of the shop might have been or remembers them? Thanks
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: bodamus on September 17, 2013, 03:58 PM: I think it was called Just BMX in Queen Street Gravesend mate ;)

I remember it as a kid :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: region11 on September 17, 2013, 05:10 PM: It was down Queen St, I think...Just by where Woolworths used to be. I dont think It was around long, but the couple of times I went in there it was quite busy!
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: Rabdul06 on September 18, 2013, 09:13 PM: Thats the one - thanks guys :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: midschooljon on September 18, 2013, 10:01 PM: If they were giving away Pro's for the price of Silver Streaks it explains why they were not around for very long. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: Rabdul06 on September 20, 2013, 01:03 PM: Quote from: midschooljon on September 18, 2013, 10:01 PM
If they were giving away Pro's for the price of Silver Streaks it explains why they were not around for very long. :LolLolLolLol:

Yep - couldn't believe it - £210 delivered to the Channel Islands.....sweet deal. Eventually swapped it for a Pro class.....!
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: Howser on September 20, 2013, 08:29 PM: Yep that's them. I remember me and my mates cycling miles there to get a copy uni seat and then it broke after a short while :'(. Here's an advert from 84.

(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii574/howser1/Just%20BMX/image.jpg) (http://s1260.photobucket.com/user/howser1/media/Just%20BMX/image.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on September 20, 2013, 08:59 PM: Remember buying some brakes from them
Title: Re: Gravesend, Kent BMX shops..
Post by: Rabdul06 on September 20, 2013, 09:30 PM: Wow - why is it I can remember the price of a bike from 30 odd years ago but not the wifes birthday!?!? Happy days.