Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
Fred Deely was the importer / distributor of Apollo bikes in Canada (he made a fortune during the 70's boom) and is also well known among Harley Davidson enthusiasts as his HD shop was one of the oldest in North America and he was also a very accomplished motorcycle racer.
I have seen Fred's stickers on bikes that also had additional dealer stickers on them although there are also stand alone Deely stickers which probably went on bikes he distributed outside of Vancouver.
This guy must have been some kind of bicycle magnate, I see his stickers on bikes everywhere! I think I've owned 3 bikes with his stickers, whenever I'm in Edmonton I see 'em everywhere, and now that I'm in Ottawa I even see 'em on bikes on the used market here!
I guess being the Apollo importer was good business, their brands do make up like half of the bike boom "10 speeds" that I see after all.
p.s.: Dick Power should do reproduction decals. They'd sell. I'd buy at least one.