The Mt. Moriah Bicycle Company in Memphis is closing its doors for good after the new year, ending a ride that began in 1917.
Owner Eugene Amagliani, 81, told the Commercial Appeal (registration required) that he's closing the store so he and his wife can do some travelling.
The bike shop was opened in downtown Memphis by Amagliani's father, but later moved to its present location at 5715 Mt. Moriah Road.
Amagliani told the newspaper that one of its earlier memories of the shop was his father handing him a rag and telling him to “wipe off those bicycles!”
The shop owner says he was inducted into the Schwinn Hall of Fame in 1992 for his expertise in selling and repairing bicycles.
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