The Bike Shop Lancaster 1971 Pin

When The Bike Shop opened their doors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania early in 1971, their grand opening newspaper ad made some big promises. The ads read, "Dynamite for your bike! If you ride a custom or competition motorcycle, we guarantee that a visit to The Bike Shop will be a mind manipulating experience of the first order. Try it and see." While this sounds more like an ad for a head shop, it probably piqued the interest of more than a few bikers in the area. Over the years, they put out several mail order catalogs and successfully advertised their eclectic wares in biker rags. From what we can tell, they were always a little on the trippy side of things, and this two faced biker crest design sums up the shop's vibe quite nicely.