Bicycle shop stickers

[Sven]

1967 Schwinn Breeze: now, Pete's Cycle Co. appears to be a church.

 

[HARPO]

1981 Lotus Eclair. I just bought this yesterday here on Long Island, but the sticker says it was originally purchased at International Bicycle Center in Mass.

 

[Hammer]

The local bike shop was Thornburys Toys, they started selling Schwinn in the mid 50s, and they would also put ads and money vouchers on the back of milk and juice cartons for "Thorny Bucks" usually 1 Thorny Buck per carton and was good for I think 25 cents of store credit, the toy store is long gone it's a bank now but I did find some cool stuff on the net for it!

http://thornburystoys.blogspot.com/2015/03/schwinn-bicycles-were-win-for.html?m=1

I don't have the 2 bikes with the Thornbury stickers on them at my house at the moment but I will post the sticker when I get to them!

Aaron

 

[cyclingday]

Interesting, that Thornbury's became a toy store after originally operating as a bike shop.
My 41 Cycletruck has a Lamberts Cycle Shop, Claremont, New Hampshire decal on the back fender, and when I looked them up, they had become a store called the Toy Castle.

 

[Hammer]

They still sold bikes but they dropped it from their name in the 60s, then they became solely a Schwinn shop, in the later years mid 70s til they closed in the late 80s they were Thornburys Schwinn Cyclery, so they went they phases thru the years

Aaron

 

[Sven]

While looking for another bike for my wife, found this nice 1971 Schwinn Breeze listed on CL. When I showed it to her , she said "Its very pretty but, I already have a bike, why do I need another":eek: WHAAAAAAT ! Anyway another story......Checked the shop sticker's address to find that Sam's is still OPEN

Granted he is not selling Chicago Schwinns, but it does my heart good to see a small bike business still around. Heck, I'd drive the 5 hours one way just to buy something.
Website if interested http://www.samsbicyclesandrepairs.com

 

[Sven]

The local bike shop was Thornburys Toys, they started selling Schwinn in the mid 50s, and they would also put ads and money vouchers on the back of milk and juice cartons for "Thorny Bucks" usually 1 Thorny Buck per carton and was good for I think 25 cents of store credit, the toy store is long gone it's a bank now but I did find some cool stuff on the net for it!

http://thornburystoys.blogspot.com/2015/03/schwinn-bicycles-were-win-for.html?m=1

I don't have the 2 bikes with the Thornbury stickers on them at my house at the moment but I will post the sticker when I get to them!

Aaron

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That is so cool. Thanks for sharing

 

[Hammer]

Here's 2 from Thornburys that are from some old road bikes I picked up a few years back

Aaron

 

[BLWNMNY]

This is one on my 40 CWC W.F. Bent tank.

 

[BLWNMNY]