Cycle Surgery

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Cycle Surgery Limited
Type Subsidiary
Industry Retail
Founded1992;31 years ago (1992) in London, UK
FounderBen Cater
Crispin Coghill
Stephen Swinton [1]
Key people
Jose Ramon Finch Castro (Managing Director)
Products Bicycles, Sports Clothes and sports equipment
Parent Outdoor and Cycle Concepts Limited
Cycle Surgery, Mercer Street, London Cycle Surgery, Mercer Street, London 01.jpg
Cycle Surgery, Mercer Street, London

Cycle Surgery was a British chain of bicycle shops, with 30 shops in the UK. [2]

Contents

It was a subsidiary of Outdoor and Cycle Concepts which itself is owned by AS Adventure Group, who also own the Cotswold Outdoor, Snow and Rock and Runners Need retail chains. [3] [4]

In 2020 it was announced that all 14 stores would be closing down. 5 stores were due to close by May 2020 and the other 9 would be converted to other stores in the parent company's portfolio [5]

History

Cycle Surgery was founded in 1992, and started as a bicycle workshop in a basement in Horsell Road, Islington, London N7. [6]

In 2007 the company was sold to Snow and Rock [1]

Following the announcement of their King's Cross store closure [7] on 13 February 2020, on 30 April Cycle Surgery indicated to their mailing list that they were closing down entirely. ″Since 1992, we've worked hard to provide you, our customers, with the best brands in cycling and unrivalled expert service to help keep you in the saddle. Sadly, it's almost time for us to say goodbye but whilst we might be winding down, we’re committed to offering the best service possible, right until the very end. For now, you can still shop your favourite brands online with up to 70% off in our closing down sale and gear up for your next ride, wherever it takes you.″ No further details were given.

The company announced on their website that due to effects of COVID-19 some of their stores would not be opening again. On 19 August 19 2020 Cycle Surgery closed.

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References

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  4. Martin, Ben. "Cycle Surgery sees Olympics sales boost". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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  7. @CycleSurgery (13 February 2020). "Our Kings Cross store is closing down this Saturday, with further reductions in-store now even greater discounts ar…" (Tweet) via Twitter.