I read it in an anthology about thirty years ago... It had a creepy ending which I won't spoil.
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Perhaps it was "Or All the Seas with Oysters" by Avram Davidson. A brief review can be found here.
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Yup. The other, related theme of the story (and the inspiration for the story) is an observation that bicycles come in male and female kinds.– user56Commented Aug 1, 2011 at 19:43