One quarter of the shop floor at University Bicycles
The eaves are filled with museum pieces. Defiant, 1908
Sterling, 1895
Not Oxford or Cambridge, but Boulder, Colorado. Home of the legendary University Bicycles, a shop visited by tourists and Tour de France winners alike.
I found myself stranded in Denver all last week thank to the volcanic ash cloud, and an escape to nearby Boulder proved a refreshing move. An amazing bubble town: Southern California meets Glastonbury in the wild foothills of the Rockies. No wonder Mork & Mindy called it home. Travel 20 minutes in any direction and its back to rusty pick-ups and the National Rifle Association. Sadly I was resolutely Guvnor-less of course, and could only dream of a tour through the Rocky Mountain National Park with its epic 30 mile descents…
But it’s very good to be back, even on the scary streets of London.
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Welcome back James!
What an absolute find! An amazing place to have found. I wonder what the British equivalent of this would be…… Halfords?
Ride on!
Thank you sir. Halfords indeed, you are a card.
I must spoil the story somewhat by revealing that the otherwise knowledgable and friendly salesman who showed me around had not only never heard of the Guvnor, he had never heard of Pashley! But the shop contents and philosophy made up for it.
As I said, Boulder is a complete bubble town.
Hello James, I’ve left you a plea for help in the forum. When you get the chance, perhaps you could take a look:
http://www.guvnorownersclub.com/forum/the-public-house/how-to-post-an-image/#p290