Cole's Bicycles was
founded in 1940 by Leonard B. Cole as a music and gun shop. As World War II
progressed and the need for economical transportation increased, the business
started renting bicycles for 25 cents an hour. At the end of the war, as
bicycles became available again, the store branched out and started selling
bicycles.
Upon the death of his father in 1952, Leonard C. Cole took over and
pedaled the business forward. Numerous expansions, including a locksmith
department and the growth in recreational biking grew the shop into its present
form.
With his retirement in 1996 Len turned the business over to his son,
Mike and his daughter, Cinda. Who together have over 50 years of experience in
the bicycle business.
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