Evans Cycles

Evans Cycles Limited is a British cycle retailer. It was opened in central London by a London cyclist, Frederick Evans, who won an award from Britain's largest cycling club for the best cycling invention of 1925. He left his shop to be run by his manager and joined the Royal Air Force when war broke out in 1939. He died in a road accident in 1944 and the shop and the national business that developed from it has had several owners.

This article is about the British bicycle retailer. For the chain of clothing shops, see Evans (retailer).

Evans Cycles Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryCycling
Founded1921 (1921) in London
Headquarters
Shirebrook
,
UK
Key people
Mike Tomkins (Chairman)
Number of employees
580
ParentFrasers Group
Websiteevanscycles.com

Evans' own brands include the Pinnacle range of bikes, and the FWE brand of basic accessories. The firm was acquired by equity companies in 2008, entered administration in 2018, and was then purchased by Sports Direct (current Frasers Group).

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