Bicycle shop stickers

[bikemonkey]

The "House of Wheels" is now a parking lot...

 

[5782341b77vl]

On my 1964 Schwinn Typhoon -

Serving Portsmouth & Norfolk, Virginia

Anyone know about this shop? Still in business? ANY info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I saved this bike from a scrapyard (didn't get from this shop), but I am curious about my bike's history - including the shop it came from. At least one of their bikes is STILL on the road!

 

[Sven]

On my 1964 Schwinn Typhoon -
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Serving Portsmouth & Norfolk, Virginia

Anyone know about this shop? Still in business? ANY info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I saved this bike from a scrapyard (didn't get from this shop), but I am curious about my bike's history - including the shop it came from. At least one of their bikes is STILL on the road!

Doing a quick search of bicycle shops in the area...Could this be CONTE & SONS? Been around since 1957
https://contebikes.com/about/about-contes-bike-shop-pg219.htm

 

[5782341b77vl]

It IS possible.

The founder did have 2 sons, was named was Charles, and it looks like a "C" above the bird's wing (maybe C. CONTE & SONS), though I'm just guessing. I'll check it. Thanks

 

[bikemonkey]

Pretty sure it is Conte's. They were a competitor when I worked in Va. Beach in the early 1980s. Besides our shop (Freewheelin), the other big shop in the area was Colley Ave. in Norfolk and they did not have a shop in Portsmouth.

 

[PCHiggin]

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Big Ralphs is long gone, Hellebuycks still there but out of Bike business for about 20 years that I can remember maybe not that long.

 

[Jay81]

 

[detroitbike]

 

[PCHiggin]

I bought a Varsity from Jakes back in the early 80's. It was near a good breakfast joint my buddies and I would regular every Sunday morning.

 

[OhioJones]

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Written in the Strohs beer writing. Believe Strohs was made in Detroit at one point. Possibly?