W.F.Holdsworth closing down

A bit of history going to the wall there... shame.

I went yesterday and bought a Holdsworth jersey, cap, and bottles. I think I heard them saying that the owner of the building was selling it.

Blimey, I didn't realise the shop was still going after the bike business was sold on. I used to live in Putney in the 70's and regularly walked past the shop, drooling at the Holdsworth bikes and frames in the window.

When, today?!

Wouldn't mind havin a quick look for old stock!

So the name is going ?

Sign and sale went up on Monday.

bins full of c record ?

Holdsworth alive and kicking at Planet X. This plus other models.

        ![](https://gallery.mailchimp.com/40fa628f0fbe316d0497b3c31/images/600x391_Holdsworth_Professional.jpg)

Not anything to do with each other.
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/British_isles/Holdsworth.htm

This shop was where my dad bought my first ever bike. It was where I bought my first ever racer.
I am truly gutted to see it go.

Ah what a shame, great shop. Sad times. Are they moving then or just closing?

I used to live near their Putney shop and walked past it to and from school, drooling at the bikes in the window.

Never owned one until last month when I picked up a 70s Holdsworth Equipe for £20 to do up as a fixie for my wife.

Closing, no new premises afaik.

Holdsworth alive and kicking at Planet X. This plus other models.

        ![](https://gallery.mailchimp.com/40fa628f0fbe316d0497b3c31/images/600x391_Holdsworth_Professional.jpg)

And if you think this one isn't wincingly ugly enough, be sure to check out their other abominations.

Saw it on road.cc

http://road.cc/content/news/95481-customers-bid-farewell-london-bike-shop-wf-holdsworth-after-86-years

And if you think this one isn't wincingly ugly enough, be sure to check out their other abominations.

"wincingly ugly"?! I think that is one of the better looking bikes I've seen produced recently.

Their other designs are pretty nasty but that one definitely isn’t.

"wincingly ugly"?! I think that is one of the better looking bikes I've seen produced recently.

Their other designs are pretty nasty but that one definitely isn’t.

The frame's handsome enough in a nicely old-fashioned sort of way, but the choice of components is pretty inconsistent... and those wheels are just unforgivable.

Real shame to see it go, anyone know why? Other cycle shops in the area seem to be doing well, you would have thought the brand and history would be worth someone taking over?

Its in the arseend of nowhere (putney)
Bike shops are treated like coffee shops these days.
Unless its on someones route to work their not willing to take detour.
Shame.

Oh it's definitely on a route to work, at least for cyclists - it's on the main commuter track from Richmond Park to central London. When I lived in Kingston, there was more than one occasion when it would have been useful to have found it open as I passed, but it rarely was.

Maybe they just hated it? Like Witcomb.

you would have thought the brand and history would be worth someone taking over?
Forum Buy?

I'm sad to hear of its passing, it seems like a shop that has served a lot of people well. However trying to learn about it this week I visited the website and experience was pretty poor.
It's definitely not been keeping up with the competition in that department.

Back in the 80's when I was a young lad I got knocked off by a car right outside their shop and they wouldn't lend me a spanner to move the quill stem back straight so fuck 'em

That because you need an allen keys to move the quill stem you muppet.