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.... Read this story