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{{Infobox company
| name = Cycle Surgery Limited
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Retail]]
| fate =
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1992}} in [[London]], UK
| founder = Ben Cater <br/> Crispin Coghill <br/>  Stephen Swinton <ref name=sr>{{cite news|url=https://www.bikebiz.com/snowrock-acquire-cycle-surgery/ |title= Snow+Rock acquire Cycle Surgery|date= 7 November 2007| accessdate= 24 June 2020 }}</ref>
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| key_people = Jose Ramon Finch Castro
(Managing Director)
| products = [[Bicycles]], Sports Clothes and sports equipment
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| parent = [[Cotswold Outdoor|Outdoor and Cycle Concepts Limited]]
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[[File:Cycle Surgery, Mercer Street, London 01.jpg|thumb|Cycle Surgery, [[Mercer Street, London]]]]
'''Cycle Surgery''' was a British chain of bicycle shops, with 30 shops in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclesurgery.com/store/content/fcp-content |title=Stores - CycleSurgery.com |publisher=CycleSurgery |date= |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilmore|first1=James|title=Snow & Rock Group sold to Cotswold Outdoor owner AS Adventure Group|url=http://www.retail-week.com/topics/finance/snow-and-rock-group-sold-to-cotswold-outdoor-owner-as-adventure-group/5075472.fullarticle|accessdate=28 March 2016|work=Retail Weekly|publisher=EMAP Publishing Limited|date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Martin |first=Ben |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9501006/Cycle-Surgery-sees-Olympics-sales-boost.html |title=Cycle Surgery sees Olympics sales boost |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cycle-surgery-closing-down-sale-a-cycling-deals-roundup/| title= Cycle Surgery Closing Down Sale|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref>
==History==
Cycle Surgery was founded in 1992, and started as a bicycle workshop in a basement in Horsell Road, Islington, London N7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclesurgery.com/wc_about-us/content/fcp-content |title=Content |publisher=CycleSurgery |date= |accessdate=2016-08-17}}</ref>
In 2007 the company was sold to [[Snow and Rock]]<ref name=sr/>
Following the announcement of their King's Cross store closure <ref>{{cite tweet|number=1227945056440659969|user=CycleSurgery|title=Our Kings Cross store is closing down this Saturday, with further reductions in-store now even greater discounts ar…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=13 February 2020}}</ref> 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.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.cyclesurgery.com/}}
[[Category:Retail companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Retail companies established in 1992]]