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Title: BITD bike shops
Post by: moza 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
Title: Re: BITD bike shops
Post by: insectbones on January 29, 2015, 09:29 AM: Great Pics :daumenhoch:
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Post by: meticulous on January 29, 2015, 09:45 AM: blimey! looks like the pics were took in 1948... ;D

nice gathering.... :daumenhoch:
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Post by: phantom photon on January 29, 2015, 09:48 AM: Nice bit of history there :daumenhoch:
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Post by: retrogeezer on January 29, 2015, 10:09 AM: very cool. :daumenhoch:
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Post by: JAY on January 29, 2015, 11:28 AM: Great research, well worth it, Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Monk_Wally_Honk on January 29, 2015, 11:49 AM: Out of interest, whereabouts was the shop?
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Post by: kdw712 on January 29, 2015, 11:59 AM: :daumenhoch:
great pics
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Post by: 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:
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Post by: NORTY40 on January 29, 2015, 12:10 PM: Great pics :daumenhoch:
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Post by: rodriguez on January 29, 2015, 12:19 PM: Great pics :daumenhoch:

Proper old school bike shop :coolsmiley:
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Post by: 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!

Still looks like that now then. ;)
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Post by: In2bmx on January 29, 2015, 12:27 PM: Great pics :daumenhoch:

Love stuff like this .
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Post by: moza 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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Post by: griff on January 29, 2015, 01:01 PM: eeeee, crackin' pics them lad
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Post by: BADDH 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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Post by: meticulous 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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Post by: BMX1973 on January 29, 2015, 07:54 PM: Cool pictures :)
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Post by: chrisv39 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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Post by: Mikku on January 30, 2015, 11:31 PM: That's cool as!
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Post by: 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
Title: Re: BITD bike shops
Post by: BMX1973 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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Post by: SE MARK on February 01, 2015, 11:22 AM: Top stuff well done love a bit of investigation with a result
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Post by: moza on February 08, 2015, 02:45 PM: If I get more pics I will upload them