Feb
20
Just heard the unfortunate news from someone on the rec.bicycles.tech newsgroup that Duke’s Cycle of Toronto was one of several businesses whose buildings were left gutted by a large fire that broke out early this morning. This is truly a great loss for the Toronto cyclists as Duke’s was a fixture in the community since 1914 under the same family ownership. I believe they were recently listed in Bicycle Retailer as one of the oldest bike shops in North America.
Duke’s was – and hopefully will return as – a premier bicycle shop. They are good people and I fondly remember dealing with them when I worked for a previous employer of mine. I missed an opportunity to visit the shop the last time I was in Toronto for business a few years ago.
Duke’s bike lines include Cannondale, Cervelo, Trek, Specialized and Kona.
I’m sure there will be some difficult times ahead for the owners and employees of Duke’s and we wish them nothing but the best at this challenging moment for this member of the industry family.
