Having been established in 1973, Gateshead Cycles is one of the oldest shops in the Newcastle region of NSW.
Eighteen months ago Ian Simpson bought the shop from Michael Duffey. Late last year he moved the store to larger premises at the front of a small shopping centre at 56 Medcalf Street, Warners Bay.
“It’s a million times better. Parking was getting very hard to find at the old premises due to the hospital expanding,” Ian said, referring to the Lake Macquarie Private Hospital which was directly across the road from the old premises at 20 Pacific Highway Gateshead.
“We’ve now got a separate workshop as well. Our main brands are Cannondale, GT and Felt. This is my first bike shop.”