Does any one remember Cooks Cycles, White Cross Street, Brighton? by David Ward 13 February 2020 3:41 PMThis cycle shop was run by a very good guy Len Cook with his wife.3 replies Re: Does any one remember Cooks Cycles, White Cross Street, Brighton? by Alan Phillips 25 February 2020 10:45 AMI do not remember a Cooks Cycles in White Cross Street but there was a Cooks Cycles in Portland Road, Hove, from at least 1959 until the late 1990’s / early 2000’s. I do not know if they were part of the same company. At Christmas 1959 my parents gave me a New Hudson (sit up and beg) bike they bought from the Portland Road shop for £22 10s 0d. I still have the receipt somewhere, although the bike is long gone. Some years later both of my daughter’s bikes came from there also. Re: Does any one remember Cooks Cycles, White Cross Street, Brighton? by Alan Hobden 25 March 2020 9:42 PMYes, David, I do remember it. The property on the east side of the road was, from memory, a type of warehouse, with large doors at the front, and a smaller door set within one of them. As you walked in you were faced by a cluster of cycles for sale.I saved up my money and went there to buy a beautiful red and black Coventry Eagle touring bike from the husband and wife team for £14 in the 1960s.Regards, Alan. Re: Does any one remember Cooks Cycles, White Cross Street, Brighton? by Kirk Daly 22 April 2020 9:38 AMI worked part time at “Cooks for Cycles Ltd” (its full fancy name) in Portland Road, Hove in the 1980s for Mike Cook who owned the business with other family members. I think it was started by his dad. Keith was the other full time staff member. During my time, we sold Dawes, Bianchi and Kalkhoff bikes and did a lot of servicing. I don’t recall there being a related shop in Brighton but if there was, it was certainly shut by 1980 or hadn’t opened by late ’80s. Mike was a real individual, and a great guy. Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
