Bicycle Magic closes down

Submitted by owen on 12 September 2011

Sad news reaches us that Bicycle Magic on Greatorex Street is to close down this week.

Ex-Wheelers co-ordinater Gary Cummins remembers "When Magic first opened in the early 1990s I went and made contact with them, it was called 'Magic Bike' back then.  The owner Scott had a business partner and the shop was a specialist in high end MTBs.  They even had their own MTB team, and competed at national level.

When Scott and his partner went their separate ways Bicycle Magic emerged and was one of the few suppliers of 'urban bikes' in the area i.e. bicycles which were sold with mudguards and racks.  So few back then were.

Scott also employed local lads, one of whom first cut his mechanic's teeth as a schoolboy helping in the old Wheelers' workshop in the railway arch at Limehouse."

Bicycle Magic had been a long time supporter of Wheelers including providing great discounts when stocking our workshop, donating prizes for our annual quizzes and sponsoring our newsletter for the past 5 years.

Good luck to Scott and his staff in whatever they get up to next.

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