{"id":25677,"date":"2014-11-26T17:06:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=25677"},"modified":"2014-11-26T17:12:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T16:12:41","slug":"oldest-bike-shop-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2014\/11\/26\/oldest-bike-shop-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The oldest bike shop
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Pearson Cycles in Sutton, London is the oldest bike shop in the world. There are no doubts about it since it was approved by Guinness Book of Records. The shop was founded in 1860, which was 154 years ago. Guy Pearson and his brother William represent the fifth generation of owners. We paid a visit there in November.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u201eMy great great grand father Tom Pearson started here as a blacksmith. He put shoes on horses and he made things from metal,\u201d says Guy Pearson when we meet him at his family shop. \u201eAnd then bicycles became very popular and so we turn our intentions more into them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guy himself is very keen into cycling. He became a British cycle cross champion when he was sixteen. The heritage is what he keeps in his mind but not only this. \u201eWe would\u2019t be here if we looked always backwards. We\u2019ve got the latest bicycles and the latest technology. It\u2019s all about providing a superb service and knowing that all the people who work in this business are really passionate about cycling, including us,\u201d explains Guy Pearson.<\/p>\n

\u201eWe love cycling,\u201d he says, what makes us really happy. Guy started riding in 1971 when he got his first bike. \u201eJust a single gear, large tires, it was quite heavy. I was just three when I learned to ride on two wheels. I\u2019ve never had stabilizers,\u201d he makes a point. He surely inherited his passion for cycling – something we call the cycling gene<\/a>.<\/p>\n