Journos request here for a bit of data crowd sourcing and crosschecking: What bike shops have closed near you in the past 5 years, and which have opened? Names, numbers and years of you can. - ThreadSky

marksuttonbike.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Journos request here for a bit of data crowd sourcing and crosschecking:

What bike shops have closed near you in the past 5 years, and which have opened? Names, numbers and years of you can.

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soundandfury.bsky.social•4 days ago

Bridge Cycles, Cambridge. No idea when it opened (but was around for ages). Closed in 2024. Now a tea shop.

kevjs1982.uk•6 days ago

Closed - Cycle Republic - Maid Marion Way, Nottingham (circa 2020). Replaced by a Releigh Bikes shop which has since closed.

Opened - Nottingham Bikeworks, Trent Blvd, West Bridgford (c.Spring 2023)

ianbooth.bsky.social•4 days ago

Bike City, Wells, Somerset closed just this month.

batbrighton.bsky.social•5 days ago

The Bike Shed, 93 London Road Brighton closed in 2023 after May.

marksuttonbike.bsky.social•5 days ago

thank you, another for the list

robwilloe.bsky.social•6 days ago

There was one in Long Eaton a while back. It's now called Copper Cogs and sells coffee and expensive cafe food. Not sure on name.

jontafkasi.bsky.social•6 days ago

Geoff Smith cycles in Bolton. 3 years or so ago now. A real veteran shop, I assume Geoff retired or passed away, he was getting on a bit.

jitensha-oni.bsky.social•5 days ago

Closed:
Corridori, Epsom 2021
Halfords Metro Branch, Kingston 2021
Village Cycles, Cobham 2023
Sigma Sports Electric Branch, Kingston Market 2024
Surrey Hills Cycleworks, Leatherhead 2024
Bright Cycles New Malden 2025

jitensha-oni.bsky.social•5 days ago

Opened
Balfe’s Kingston, 2021
Hold Tight Cycles, Kingston 2021 in same location as Neil’s Wheels so not sure if rebranding, though Neil’s Wheels other shop carries on trading as such in Molesey

alexsz.bsky.social•6 days ago

I can't keep up with bike shops around Hackney Central, I remember Bohemia Bikes and East London Cycles closing quite recently, but I don't know if the ones that seem new are really new, or were there for a long time, and I just haven't noticed. Hackney could do with a few more shops still.

marksuttonbike.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks for the nod on those, will check out

lastnotlost.bsky.social•5 days ago

De Ver still survives in Streatham/ Norbury, I guess mainly 'cos (unusually) they own the buildings' freeholds
https://www.devercycles.co.uk/

(It's a tough business and not helped by greedy landlords)

lastnotlost.bsky.social•6 days ago

Scott ran The Bicycle Workshop in Tooting for a couple of years, but closed before Xmas. Website and IG have not been updated

https://www.thebicycleworkshop.london/

marksuttonbike.bsky.social•6 days ago

thanks, have confirmed, sorry to see another go

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