Refried Cycles, a Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory of bike parts expertly combined and brought to life, is gone. Their phone number has been changed and Yelpers and Facebookers report the store as permanently closed.

Another bike shop in the vicinity confirms to SFist that the owner had been looking to sell and has closed Refried Cycles.

SFStation explains that the bike shop relocated from the Lower Haight in 2007 to its Castro digs on 17th at Sanchez. My favorite detail of the place was the cute cursive on brown paper notes that were left on bikes. "This rad bike is for sale" one might say, or "this cool cruiser belongs to X and is being repaired." Anyway, the "purveyor of fine vintage road bikes" will be missed. "This cool store was great, and has gone out of business."

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