His death and the potential closing of the shop is an irrevocable loss. It is one thing to recall how Frank and his mechanics would fix a flat for peanuts - in Manhattan! - but the shop was a place where bikers who could their own flats would come up with other repair jobs just so they could hang out with Frank and his crew.
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