Life Cycles auction: High-end bicycles, parts and kit to be auctioned off after Leeds company goes under
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www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk— The auction includes Italian racing machines that retailed for as much as £3,500, children’s cycles that cost over £600 and even balance bikes for toddlers that had price tags of £180. The mountain of parts going under the hammer covers everything from brake blocks (£45 a pair in the case of some Swiss productions) through to carbon frames that were priced at two and a half thousand. The sell-off follows the liquidation of Leeds Bike Shop Ltd, the company behind Life Cycles on Stanningley Road....
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