Ridge Racing Bournemouth

Does anyone know what happened to specialist bike shop Ridge Racing on Holdenhurst Road in Bournemouth?They used to sponsor a club called CS Purbeck.
Ive comeback into cycling and racing and was wondered what happened to this shop,it was always packed with gorgeous frames and equipment and usually had Sky sports on a tv showing many of the classics.
Ive comeback into cycling and racing and was wondered what happened to this shop,it was always packed with gorgeous frames and equipment and usually had Sky sports on a tv showing many of the classics.
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Here is an abridged version of bike shop history in Bmth over the last 15 years or so.
Ridge racing was run by two chaps initially - Roger Slade and Paul Wilkin. After a time, I believe there was a falling out of some kind which lead to Paul leaving and starting his own frame building workshop in Sturminster Marshall.
This left Roger at Ridge Racing, where he employed a number of others who I am told he did not pay properly. This lead to 3 of said employees starting Primera Sport on Ridge' doorstep in Holdenhurst Road. Initially, many ppl said that they would continue to shop at RR but he was gone within a few months (presumably due to Primera matching any reasonable price).
Since then, 1 of the 3 founders of Primera left to start is own cycle clothing emporium which is Prendas another left due to 'personal reason'
Since moving to Charminster, Primera was bought by Bill - previsously a wrench in Horswills (a local competetor) and continues to do very well to this day.
As for the RR shop.... is now flats. The Luther Blisset shop was a few doors further up the road.
Paul.
Bravo 8)
Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg
wow ... as an encore I don't suppose youknow where my locker key is do you ? .... its not on my chain this morning, clearly fallen off
It'll be in the last place you look, so try there first.
The older I get, the better I was.
i suggest repost your question in vintage bikes forum...
viewforum.php?f=40119
A) Been resurrected and