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Baby You Can Ride My Bike

The Bite:

Yes, you’re gonna be a star…on wheels. So say the fab folks down at Working Bikes Co-Op, a Westside nonprof that recycles old two-wheelers into safe, cheap rides for sale and gives away another 5,000 bikes each year to down-’n’-out communities in Chicago, the Gulf Coast, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Cuba. Choose from refurbished road bikes, vintage single speeds, cruisers, mountain bikes, or whatever else is ready to roll – the selection, which constantly changes, sells out quickly in the summer. And whether you grab a rehabbed roadster or hand over your old Huffy, you’ll be keeping junk outta the dump…and maybe we’ll love you. Beep beep yeah.

Wanna Try?

Working Bikes Co-Op, 1125 S. Western Ave. b/t Taylor St. and Roosevelt Rd. (312-421-5048). Open Wed., Sat., and Sun. afternoons only. Bikes, $50 and up.

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