1) Hodgson Brothers - 200 West Court Avenue (1889-1890)
Hodgson Cycle Exchange - 722 Locust (1891 - 1892)
Hodgson & Seymour - 821 Walnut (1891)
Alfred E. Hodgson
J.B. Hodgson
________Seymour
2) Ernest D. Kenyon - 205 6th Avenue (1891)
Kenyon Bicycle Manufacturing Company - 722 Locust (1892)
Pacemaker Bicycle Company - 722 Locust (1894)
Ernest D. Kenyon
George R. Lathrop
Clayton C. Rhoads
R. Boyd Schuyler
3) Des Moines Cycle Company - 724 Locust (1894 - 1899)
(continued on as W.J. Riddell / Des Moines Automobile Company)
William J. Riddell
Edward G. Mitchell
4) Kenyon-Cooper Bicycle Company - 805 Locust (1894 - 1896)
Kenyon Bicycle Company - 805 Locust (1897 - 1899)
Kenyon-Becker Bicycles - 720 Grand (1902)
Ernest D. Kenyon
Fenimore I. Cooper
Joseph H. Becker
5) J.E. Reiter - 616 Locust (1894)
6) Des Moines Cycle Company - 714 Locust (1894)
August Bilz, manager
7) Edmonds & Pancoast - Southeast Corner of 7th Street and Grand Avenue (1895 - 1896)
Pancoast & Sears - 620 Locust (189_)
(Absorbed by Hopkins-Sears Company)
Albert B. Edmonds
John W. Pancoast
William W. Sears
8) Capital City Cycle Company - 611 Locust (1895)
Henry S. Benjamin
Arthur B. Hazard
9) Iowa Cycle & Repairing Company - 414 6th Avenue (until March 25, 1895)
- 314 5th Avenue (April 4, 1895 onward)
Philetus P. Dawson
10) Harvey N. Timms - Rooms 11& 12, Iowa Loan & Trust Building, 207-213 5th Avenue (1895)
11) George L. Seagar - 314 Locust, 220 East 5th (1896)
(Also known as World Bicycles, and Arnold Schwinn & Company)
12) Orvan L. Page & Company - 414 6th Avenue (1896)
Orvan L. Page
Ellsworth L. Daugherty
13) Lathrop - Rhoades Cycle Company - 607-609 Locust (June, 1897)
- 604 Walnut (1897)
(An offshoot business from Lathrop-Rhoads Company)
George R. Lathrop
Clayton C. Rhoads
14) Jarvis & Parkhill - 618 East Grand Avenue (1897)
Albert H. Parkhill - 618 East Grand Avenue (1897 - 1898)
_______ Jarvis
Albert. H. Parkhill
15) Bert Perkins Bicycles - 511 Mulberry (1897)
- 698 20th Street (1898)
(Continued on as Bert Perkins Bicycles & Electric Apparatus, and Perkins Electric Company)
16) Henry J. Brain Bicycles - 317 6th Avenue (1897)
- 310 6th Avenue (1898)
17) John S. Walker - Under 601 East Locust (1897)
18) Norman Lichty's Bicycle Store - 608 Locust (1896)
(An offshoot business of Norman Lichty's Drug & Sundries)
19) Joe Baker - 217-219 Walnut (1897)
- 314 Locust (June, 1897)
20) Joseph E. Cheney Bicycles - 817 Locust (1899 - 1900)
21) Central Cycle Company - Youngerman Block, 5th & Mulberry (1898)
(owner undetermined)
22) Centennial A. Engelbeck & Company / Centennial A. Engelbeck Bicycles - 630 East Grand (1898 - 1902)
Tapley-Anthony Cycle Company - 630 East Grand (1903)
Anthony Cycle Company (1904 onwards)
(Continued on as Anthony Cycle Company Motorcycles & Bicycles, until 1916) see the history at
Centennial ("Cennie") Arthur Engelbeck
Warren Earle Tapley
Edwards Paul Anthony
23) Hoare & Madden Bicycle Company - 617 East Grand (1899)
H.H. Madden - 617 East Grand (1900)
Arthur T. Hoare
Herbert H. Madden
24) Hopkins Brothers Bicycle Company - 316 7th (1899 onwards)
(Continued on and eventually evolved into Hopkins Sporting Goods Company, and now is known as
Dan F. Hopkins
Edwin N. Hopkins
John O. Hopkins
25) Capital City Bicycle Company - 316 Locust (1898 - 1899)
Elmer N. Killam
26) Elastic Wheel Company - 421 East 5th (1899)
Spring Hub Bicycle Manufacturing Company - 423 East 5th (1900-1904)
Jacob H. Peterson - 439 East Grand (1905)
Spring Hub Bicycle Manufacturing Company - 439 East Grand (1906 - 1967)
Modern Merchandise Mart - 723 East University Avenue (1960-1965)
Modern Bicycle Mart - 723 East University Avenue (1966-1988)
Modern Bike Mart - 723 East University Avenue (1989-1990)
Modern Bike - 723 East University Avenue (1991-1993)
Modern Bike - 1511 East Euclid Avenue (1993- )
(Both concerns were run by the Peterson family, at one point simultaneously)
Jacob H. Peterson
Adolph Faust
George W. Hartner
Robert J. Peterson
James Peterson
27) Frederick R. Crang Bicycles - 405 6th (1899)
( A brief offshoot of his sewing machine store, and continued by same)
28) Keith Vawter & Sons - 1215 25th (1899)
Flora K. Vawter
Keith Vawter
29) C. K. Mead & Company - 405 4th (1899)
30) Arthur V. Calkins - 219 Locust (1896)
31) Robert J. Firestone - 416-418 Court Avenue (1896)
32) Marc Tectors - Room 206, Manhattan Building (1896)
33) Frank M. Benscoter - 777 9th Street (1902-1903)
- 1003 Center (1903)
34) Roy C. Hartman Bicycles - 2010 Cottage Grove (1902)
35) Frank I. Wennerberg - 222 Grand Avenue (1902)
- 123 East Locust (1903)
Walter Wennerberg - 103 Locust (1904 - 1905)
36) Alfred W. Moore Bicycle Repairing - 823 Grand Avenue (1899)
Byrd E. Moore Bicycle Repairing - 823 Grand Avenue (1900 - 1905)
Byrd E. Moore Bicycles - 814 Grand Avenue (1906-1920)
Merton E. Barr Bicycles - 814 Grand Avenue (1920-1930)
Merton E. Barr Bicycles - 731 Grand Avenue (1931- 1943)
Moore Bicycles - 817 Grand Avenue (1936-1937)
Merton E. Barr Bicycles - 731 and 915 Grand (1944-1946)
Merton E. Barr Bicycles - 915 Grand Avenue (1943-1950)
Barr Bicycle Shop - 1500 Linden (1950-1958)
Barr Bicycle Shop - 1805 Keosauqua Way (1959-1972)
Barr Bicycle Center - 1710 86th Street(Clive Road), Clive, Iowa (1972-1991)
Barr Bicycle & Fitness, Incorporated - 1710 86th Street, Clive, Iowa (1992- )
and pictures of this business that is still in operation.)
Alfred W. Moore
Byrd Ernest Moore
Merton Ellis Barr
Paul DeWitt Valentine
Herbert Carl Hoss
James Norman Hoss
37) George L. Reese Bicycles - 2324 University Avenue (1909-1910)
38) Harris A. Merton, New And Used Bicycles And Accessories - 214 Locust (1910)
39) Model Cycle Company - 2324 University Avenue (1912-1913)
- 316 Locust (1913)
Leo D. Sparrowk
40) Richards Cycle Company - 909 Grand Avenue (1916)
Andrew L. Richards
41) Des Moines Cycle Company - 421 3rd (1920)
- 720-722 Grand Avenue (1921)
- 816-820 Grand Avenue (1922- )
- 915 Grand Avenue (until 1943)
(Continued on by Miller Products Company, manufacturers of bicycle parts, and still in business today.)
Donald Miller
Norman T. Miller
42) Gerald A. Bissell Bicycles - 414 East 5th (1923)
43) Frank Switzer Bicycles - 3709 6th Avenue (1941-1949)
44) Chet's Bike Shop - 306 East 6th Avenue (1941)
Chester M. Graves Bicycles - 233 East 30th (1946-1950)
45) Beaverdale Rent-A-Bike - 2502 Beaver Avenue (1939-1943)
F&J Sales Company - 2502 Beaver Avenue (1944-1945)
- 1474 Keosauqua Way (1946-1949)
Wholesale Cycle Company - 1099 15th Street (1947)
Frank L. McCaughey
James A. McCaughey
46) Earl W. Gentry Bicycles - 1434 East 14th Street (1950)
47) Highland Park Bicycle Shop - 2nd Avenue & Tiffin (1950)
Elmer O. Fessler
48) Range Bicycle Shop - 231 East 30th (1954-1964)
Charles H. Range
49) Roy's Cycle Shop - 1541 28th (1959-1962)
L. Roy Ellis
50) Southside Cycle Shop - 506 McKinley Avenue (1961)
- 1108 Army Post Road (1962)
Herbert L. Oswald
51) Howard's Bike Shop - 1329 2nd Avenue (1963-1971)
Howard E. Sorter
52) Irwin's Bike & Sports Supplies - 1166 24th Street (1966-1980)
- 5820 Aurora Avenue (1981-2001)
- 5500 Merle Hay Road, Johnston, Iowa (2001)
Wilbur L. Irwin (until 1999)
Jack Davis
53) Clovie's Bicycle Shop - 1307 Lewis (1968-1971)
Clovie Riggle
54) Bob's Bike Shop - 415 Ankeney Boulevard, Ankeney, Iowa (1960)
- 101 Maple, Ankeney, Iowa (1961)
(owner not determined yet)
55) Dom's Used Bikes - 3829 82nd, Urbandale, Iowa (197?)
Dominick Fusaro
56) Tom's Used Bike Shop - 2264 East Grand Avenue (1972)
- 2401 East Walnut (1972)
Thomas Hannagan
57) Doug's Bike World - 6565 University Avenue, Windsor Heights, Iowa (1972-1973) (1975)
(Formerly Doug's Toy And Hobby World, it continued after 1975 as Doug's Train World)
Douglas P. DuBay
58) Bicycle Imports, Limited - 3510 Cottage Grove (1974-1975)
Fritz Stout
59) The Bike Shop - 2627 Forest Avenue (1974)
Richard Seidenfeld
60) Denny's Cyclery - 1606 1/2 West 1st, Ankeny, Iowa (1974)
D & J Cyclery - 1606 1/2 West 1st, Ankeny, Iowa (1974)
Sport & Bike - 1606 1/2 West 1st (1975)
Dennis Lint
61) Madonia's Bike Shop - 340 East Army Post Road (1976-1983)
Madonia's World Of Bicycling (store #2) - 3835 University Avenue (1979-1980)
Madonia's World Of Bicycling (store #3) - 6833 Douglas Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa (1980)
Madonia's World Of Bicycling (store #4) - 3102 Forest Avenue (1981-1984)
Army Post Bicycle Center - 340 East Army Post Road (1985)
Joe Madonia
62) Windsor Heights Firestone Bike Shop - 7229 University Avenue, Windsor Heights, Iowa (1976)
Robert Johnson, manager
63) Plaza Hill DX Service / Suncrest Bike Sales & Service - 30th & (2911) Douglas Avenue (1976)
Robert G. Brown, manager
64) Des Moines Bicycle - 4223 Fluer Drive (1980-1983)
Harold Annette
Dale T. Pawlowski, manager
65) Ace Bike Shop - 10 Southeast Main Street, Bondurant, Iowa (1981)
Asa L. King
66) Bill's Cyclery - 3719 Southwest 9th (1984 - )
Bill Albright (1984-1993)
Mike Oswald (1993- )
67) The Boulevard Sports - 2718 Kingman Boulevard (1985-1996)
- 4209-4211 Chamberlain Boulevard (1996- )
Charles Irvine
68) Saltzman Super Sports - 3110 Southwest 9th (1986-1987)
- 3001 Southwest 9th (1988-1990)
Jerome Saltzman
69) The Bicycle Connection (Bike World's Warehouse) - 2401 1/2 Hickman Road (1988 - )
John Gooding, manager
70) Bike World - 5741 University Avenue (1981-1987)
- 2929 Merle Hay Road (1988- )
Bike World #2 - 5970 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines, Iowa (1995 - )
Forrest Ridgeway Jr.
71) Clark Rasmussen & Sons Bike Shop - 735 Railroad Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa (1976-1988)
Rassmusen Bike Shop - 840 1st Street, West Des Moines, Iowa (1989-2000)
Rassmusen Bike Shop - 301 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa (2000- )
Clark Rasmussen
Greg Rasmussen
72) Action Cycles - 125 Army Post Road (Summer, 1990)
Bryant Eggenberger
73) B&J Custom Cycle - 4311 Southwest 9th (1990- )
Rick Tulk
74) Wanamaker Cyclery - 1706 1/2 West 1st, Ankeny, Iowa (1981-1984)
Bike Country - 1706 1/2 West 1st, Ankeny, Iowa (1985-1986)
Bike Country - 825 East 1st, Ankeny, Iowa (1987- )
Bike Country(store #2) - 606 Army Post Road, Des Moines (1992-1994)
Gordon Havlick
75) The North Slope Bike Shop - 8801 University Avenue, Clive, Iowa (1989-1992)
- 2700 University Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa (1992-1993)
Mac McCoy
76) Craig's Cyclery - 201 4th Street, West Des Moines, Iowa (1992-1995)
Craig Nims
77) Ameritech Cycling and Mountaineering - 3506 Rollins Avenue (1993-1995)
- 208 4th Street (1995-1997)
Chris Cornelisse
Justin Cornelisse
Brian Hickman
78) Williamson's Bike Shop - 1217 Forest Avenue (1997 - )
Larry Williamson
