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Old 03-16-23 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by dmark
Was the bike store on 14 St between 1st & 2nd Ave (around the block from Stuyvesant HS) Stuyvesant Bicycles? I keep reading Stuy Bike was on west 14. I spent a lot of time there after class in the early 70's.
No, Stuyvesant Bike was on 11th between 1st & A, around the corner from D' Roberto's Pastry.

They were there for eons until about 1970 when they moved to 13th street off 5th Ave.

The shop on 14th was originally the retail home of the Peugeot importer until it was sold to Bob Denison, aka Denco.
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