As I was passing through the town of Kenton, I saw a few bikes parked out front of what looked like a car dealership. I had some extra time before I was supposed to be at the shop, so I pulled around back and parked so I could go check it out. As I was coming around the side of the building, something caught my eye through an open side door.
I stepped in to get a look at it and saw another
I headed around front to see what else they might have. I was greeted by Jeannie up front. I was in awe when I stepped inside. There were so many rare, vintage bikes and cars my head was spinning. Jeannie smiled and handed me the key to two other buildings they have full of bikes. I could have spent weeks in there. I was disappointed I didn't have a real camera, but was glad to at least have my camera phone to provide some evidence of my story. I could have taken a million more pics and it still wouldn't do the place justice, but here are a few.
After looking through the buildings and drooling all over myself, I headed back in to take the keys back. I was greeted by Tom and Ralph Brim. Tom owns the shop and his brother Ralph runs it with him. They showed me the back room where they had even more projects going on. They told me stories about some of their more interesting finds and how they got started in the business. They have a ton of great bikes at the shop, but even more in their personal collections.
Here's a pic of Tom (left) and Ralph (right)
Here they are with their dad back in 1972. Awesome.
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