.jpg) Brixton Cycles at 296-298 Brixton Road, London. | |
| Company type | Worker Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bicycle sales |
| Founded | 1983 in Brixton, London, UK |
| Headquarters | London |
| Services | Bicycle sales, accessories sales, repair, servicing, workshop |
| Website | http://brixtoncycles.co.uk |
Brixton Cycles is a workers co-operative bike shop in Brixton in the London borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom. It was established in 1983.
It's formation was part of an increasing trend in the 1970s and 1980s of a new cycling shops co-op movement across the United Kingdom.[1] Brixton Cycles being directly inspired by the Edinburgh Bicycle co-op.
The founders who were keen long distance cyclists apparently germinated the idea for the shop on a long ride from Lands end to John O'Groats.[2][3]
As well as selling products and fixing bike in store the co-op also run an online shop.
- ^ Cox, Peter (2007). "Activism and Market Innovation: Changing patterns in the cycle trade" (PDF).
- ^ Cox, Peter (2023). Cycling Activism: Bike Politics and Social Movements. Taylor & Francis. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-000-92188-5.
- ^ Walker, Peter (20 September 2013). "Brixton Cycles: 30 years of a bike shop where everyone is the boss". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2024.