Originally Posted by
Ausberger
I raced in the 1983 Red Zinger Mini Classic in Colorado with a kid from Brooklyn (I think) who, along with his older cousin, were in some fashion sponsored by Stuyvesant. The kid in my age group was riding a stunning Cuevas—built by Francisco, his (I believe) grandfather.
Anyways, I traded my club cycling hat for one of his, amusingly misspelled "Stuyesant" instead of "Stuyvesant"...
Super-cool to have that hat, made even funnier because you misspelled the misspelling. "Stuyuesant".
I went looking for that location using Street View on Google Earth. I wonder if that was an office address because it does not remind me of the Stuyvesant Bike Shop, at all. I was last there 50 years ago, so,... yeah, things change. I remember it was within walking distance of Barney's, a men's clothier, on 7th Avenue & 17th Street.