Although the United Ladies Bikes and Accessories (AKA \u201cBike Ladies\u201d) may not be a household name for some, they are undoubtedly a key entity in the world of bicycle enthusiasts.\u00a0 United Ladies Bikes and Accessories is a one stop shop for all of your unique or custom bicycle needs.\u00a0 They sell various bike parts including bike tires, rims, seats, grips, and handle bars.\u00a0 As one of the owners of United Ladies Bikes and Accessories, Cindy Contreras states, we have \u201ceverything you would need to build a bike.\u00a0 You can bring your frame [in] and walk away with [a] complete bike.\u201d\u00a0 Cindy continues, \u201cWe have many different styles and colors\u2026 and we carry every size bike part.\u201d\u00a0 And if for some reason they don\u2019t have the part you are looking for, United Ladies Bikes and Accessories guarantees to \u201ctry to get it or let you know where you could get it.\u201d\u00a0 Now that sounds like good customer service.<\/p>\n

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The Bike Ladies offer up great history and bike accessories.<\/p><\/div>\n

The vision of the \u201cBike Ladies\u201d started in the late 1970\u2019s when an all-girls car club, named The United Ladies Car Club, was created.\u00a0 New members from close and far joined the estrogen-rich club, all \u201cuniting\u201d together for this common interest.\u00a0 The car club continued until \u201ceveryone started getting married and having kids,\u201d Cindy claims.\u00a0 That\u2019s when Cindy\u2019s leisure activity transformed into a business. \u00a0She began her bicycle enterprise in 1993 when she opened The United Ladies Lowrider Bike Shop in La Puente, California.\u00a0 When she started off, she had a slightly different business model.\u00a0 \u201cWe started by buying old bikes and repainting and fixing them up for resale,\u201d Cindy recalls.\u00a0 As the demand grew for specific bicycle parts, the \u201cBike Ladies\u201d aimed to appease their customer base by broadening their scope to include carrying new bicycles and bicycle parts.\u00a0 One of their most prized processions was a custom made tandem Schwinn Lil\u2019 Tiger bike.<\/p>\n

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This Schwinn Lil\u2019 Tiger was one of the collectibles displayed at UCLA\u2019s museum, on loan from The United Ladies Lowrider Bike Shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

This petite bike was made in the 1960\u2019s and is a mere 12\u201d long.\u00a0 Imagine that!\u00a0 This bike was such an anomaly that the \u201cBike Ladies\u201d were asked to show their tandem bike at one of UCLA\u2019s museums.<\/p>\n

The United Ladies Lowrider Bike Shop remained open until 2000 when they closed their doors.\u00a0 Cindy saw this as an opportunity to reinvent her business plan.\u00a0 She changed her name to United Ladies Bikes and Accessories and took this opportunity to travel to car shows, bike shows, and swap meets.\u00a0 The \u201cBike Ladies\u201d, as Cindy and her business partner Anna Vallejo are now commonly referred to as; enjoy traveling to different swap meets and shows.\u00a0 Cindy explains one of the perks of attending the Pomona Swap Meet.\u00a0 \u201cWe all love going to the swap meet, because there are people we [met] many years ago and the only time you see them is at the swap meet, and these friends are our swap meet family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cindy not only enjoys her pseudo families company at the swap meets, she has recruited the help of her children and grandchildren as well.\u00a0 \u201cFrom day one my daughter Rosalie and my son Dion [have] been part of this family business.\u00a0 They started by helping unload the trailer one tire at a time,\u201d Cindy recalls. \u00a0\u201cThey never had a problem being at the swap meet at 3 AM.\u201d\u00a0 Now that Cindy\u2019s children are grown up, her grandchildren are helping out too.\u00a0 Cindy has three grandchildren who started helping at the swap meet as soon as they could walk; Joe who is 11, Phillip who is 6, and Frankie who is 5.\u00a0 \u201cFrankie is my granddaughter and she loves to go to the Pomona Swap.\u00a0 She knows everybody around us and all the vendors know her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the years the United Ladies Bikes and Accessories have undergone changes to their business location, their business name, and their business model.\u00a0 Despite these changes, the \u201cBike Ladies\u201d have remained united in their love for bicycle parts and accessories.\u00a0 Cindy summarizes it best by claiming \u201c20 years later [and] still having fun.\u201d\u00a0 If you are interested in finding specific bicycle parts or in learning more about the United Ladies Bikes and Accessories, please send Cindy an email at bikeladies2@msn.com<\/a> or you can give her a call at (909) 994-1420. Also visit them on Road 26, Spaces 55, 65 and 67<\/a>.\u00a0at the next Pomona Swap Meet.<\/p>\n

-By: Amy Strange, Contributor<\/p>\n

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Three generations of the \u201cBike Ladies.\u201d From left to the right: Cindy Contreras, Frankie Contreras and Rosalie Contreras<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cindy Contreras doing what she does best: helping swappers out with whatever they’re on the hunt for!<\/p><\/div>\n

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