A brief history...
Kirkpatrick Bros was founded by Adam Kirkpatrick at his works on the Whitesands. Kirkpatrick's Cycles has been owned for the past 24 years by Robert Forteath. Adam's two sons, David and Andrew, took over the business from him and it was from David that Mr Forteath bought the business. One of the reasons he kept the name Kirkpatrick was because the bicycle was invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan of Thornhill.

Adam Kirkpatrick started at the Waterloo cycle works on the Whitesands. Later, they branched out and David was sent off to open a shop, now a bakers, opposite the Post Office in Great King Street.

When Mr Forteath bought the business, David was semi-retired and working three days a week from his shop in Munches Street. Kirkpatrick's Cycles is now in Queen Street and sells a wide range of cycles although Mr Forteath is an agent for Claud Butler, Giant, Orbita and British Eagle
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13-15 Queen Street, Dumfries,
DG1 2JG             Telephone/fax       01387 254011
bob@k-cycles.com
http://www.k-cycles.com 

Kirkpatrick Cycles