Bike Shops of Leeds Past and Present

[wiggydiggy]

http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=32835885&page=1

Stolen from another forum but fascinating stuff, its not comprehensive I think but theres many there.

Link to the original forum: http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messages.aspx?ThreadID=4130&StartAtMessage=0&#84592

 

[growingvegetables]

Not comprehensive - but it's strange looking at the photos like that. "I remember that one, that's where ....."

 

[wiggydiggy]

Not comprehensive - but it's strange looking at the photos like that. "I remember that one, that's where ....."

I know, I want to do some research on the ones that are now Nando's and The Hourglass as I'm sure I've read favourably about those shops before, just forgot to look them up before.

Stif Cycles Headingley is the only one I knew 'before', not been cycling long enough to know the rest.....

 

[sidevalve]

Missed Stubb's at whingate junction. A fine old school shop, sadly now long gone.

 

[classic33]

No mention of the one down from the Corn Exchange, on Call Lane, which later moved to what is now Nando's.

Two Wheels Good & later Freewheel.The latter also had a shop on Deansgate, Manchester. As well as their own catalogue.

 

[wiggydiggy]

No mention of the one down from the Corn Exchange, on Call Lane, which later moved to what is now Nando's.

Two Wheels Good & later Freewheel.The latter also had a shop on Deansgate, Manchester. As well as their own catalogue.

Which according to this thread became OnOne?

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/brant-question

Which led me to:

http://www.on-one.co.uk/about-on-one/on-one-history

Boys done good

 

[classic33]

Which according to this thread became OnOne?

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/brant-question

Which led me to:

http://www.on-one.co.uk/about-on-one/on-one-history

Boys done good

Well Two Wheels Good was my "local bike shop", even though it was over 20 miles away. Still have the Bartholmews maps of Ireland set bought there in the 80's.

 

[growingvegetables]

No mention of Re-Cycle Engineering

 

[classic33]

No mention of Re-Cycle Engineering

Once walked out there from Leeds train staion. Sunny, dry day. Like the piece at the bottom of the page though.
"This website is hand-made and (like us) may not be the the prettiest - we'd rather concentrate on getting
on with what we're really here for - "Keeping you on your bike - without the hype". "

There's a few missing. One that used to be up near the old bus station being the obvious one for myself. Cannot think of the name.