Sal was an astute business man, so he would say whatever was needed to make the sale.
Michael Allison NYC
On Aug 20, 2009, at 7:24 PM, Thomas Sacco wrote:
> I'm a little late seeing this thread. I bought my first non-
> English-3-speed-coaster-brake bike from Stuyvesant in 1970 and it
> was branded Corso. It was yellow, had 10 speeds, drop handlebars,
> Simplex derailleurs. It was not high end at all, but they told me it
> was made by Atala for the shop and called a Corso because of the
> large volume of bikes they could sell. I've never seen another one.
> Is anyone on the list familiar with these?
>
> Tom Sacco, Oakland CA
>
> --- On Thu, 8/20/09, James Swan <jswan@optonline.net> wrote:
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> From: James Swan <jswan@optonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR] Stuyvesant Bike Shop
> To: "Michael Allison" <cyclo_one@verizon.net>
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, andy@strawberrybicycle.com
> Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 9:34 AM
>
> The original location of Toga was on Avenue B.
>
>
> Jamie Swan
> Northport, NY, USA
> jswan@webb-institute.edu
> http://www.jamieswan.net
> http://www.limws.org
> http://www.liatca.org
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> On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Michael Allison wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > I think you're right about the 13th St. location. My neurons don't
> fire like they used to. Perhaps I'm confusing the Ave. A location
> with Toga Bike shop which was also in the area. Now there is another
> shop that was very responsive to the lightweight bike crowd. Dale
> can you give more on Toga??
> >
> > Michael Allison
> > New York, NY
> >
> >
> > On Aug 19, 2009, at 6:54 PM, Joseph LaTassa wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Mike,
> >> ... after the Ave A and 12th location you mentioned, there was
> also a stint at 8 East 13th, I thought....
> >>
> >> Joe LaTassa
> >> Hellertown, PA 18055
> >>
> >> --- On Wed, 8/19/09, Michael Allison <cyclo_one@verizon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: Michael Allison <cyclo_one@verizon.net>
> >> Subject: [CR] Stuyvesant Bike Shop
> >> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >> Cc: andy@strawberrybicycle.com
> >> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 10:34 AM
> >>
> >>
> >> "What happened to Sal and Stuyvesant Cycle Shop?"
> >>
> >> Sal Corso is still with us but retired. His old shop has gone
> through several incarnations. The very first Stuyvesant was on Ave.
> A and 12th Street. It next moved to First Avenue, and sometime in
> the 1980s, moved to West 14th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
> With that move came a new name-"A Bike Shop," which took up two
> store fronts. But by the 1990s, Sal closed one side and the shop
> shrunk. In the early 2000, it moved to West 26th St. and 7th Ave.
> Then about two years ago it moved yet again.
> >>
> >> All these moves show how difficult it is to make it in the bike
> business in NYC. In its day, Stuyvesant was a great resource for the
> lightweight racing bikes and equipment we all love. Today the shop
> is a shadow of its past. I don't know the particulars of its demise.
> But I'm sure Sal Corso was a powerful force in making the shop
> standout. He always had a booth at the New York Bike Show.
> >>
> >> Another bike shop from those days, Toga, has expanded to 5
> stores. Though one of them recently closed after only a year in
> business. The economy and a big rent increase put the shop out of
> business.
> >>
> >> Michael Allison
> >> New York, NY