Working Bikes

"Working Bikes gives new life to old bikes and independence to those who ride them ... "

The Working Bikes Cooperative is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization, tax ID #54-2138339, which diverts bicycles from the waste stream in the greater Chicagoland area & surrounding states.

We repair some of these bikes for local donation & sale to help fund the overseas shipment & donation of all the remaining bicycles.

Read & learn more about Working Bikes HERE ...

Information about donating to Working Bikes HERE ...
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Hours, as of November 2011 ...
We continue to be open for sales & repairs on Wednesday & Thursday noon-7pm and on Friday & Saturday noon-5pm. Please as before, note the later opening time on Saturday.

Our Volunteer night is held every Tuesday evening, from 5pm until 9pm.
Wednesdays (noon-7pm) and Saturdays (noon-5pm), when the storefront is open, are also good times to volunteer.

General & Board Meetings alternate, usually on the first Thursday of every month
- see the Events Calender for more information.

Click HERE for a Google map of 2434 S. Western Ave., the building is the big red brick two story warehouse at the SW corner of 24th Place and Western Avenue.

See some of the bikes we have for sale HERE ...
Visit our new Working Bikes Cooperative blog HERE ...
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On this episode of The Down & Dirty with Frank Fontana, Frank lends a helping hand to the Working Bikes Cooperative in Chicago. Working Bikes is a non profit organization that specializes in rehabbing old bicycles and providing them to third world countries in need.

Frank takes an awkward space in Working Bikes' workshop and transforms it into a fully functional, efficient environment using Craftsman tools.

Also, Frank gets the low down from Jerod Walz on bike polo, the coolest sport you haven't heard of! Will Frank get on a bike and try it out himself? Watch and find out!

This is the video of the live show taped on the coldest day this winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cslc_HRqg

This is the video of the online radio segment taped before the show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRiUH5nSbo

This event, sponsored by the Lake County Green Congregations, has two purposes: to engage the public in sustainability issues and to offer reuse and recycling opportunities that curbside recycling does not offer.

Bikes collected at this event, being held at the Libertyville Civic Center at 135 West Church Street in Libertyville, will be donated to Working Bikes ...

Contact: Katherine Aynilian Lake County Green Congregations.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

Bikes collected at this event, being held by the Village of Lemont at the Metra Station on Main Street, will be donated to Working Bikes ...

Contact: Elva Carusiello a Member of the Lemont Environmental Advisory Commission (LEAC) 630/373-3619.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

Bicycles, Wheelchairs, Crutches, and Sewing Machines will be collected ...

Contact: Sharon 630/617-3150

The St. Isidore Foundation and the Rotary Club of Grayslake are running a community Earth Day recycling event including bicycle recycling. All the bikes collected during the event will be donated to Working Bikes.

Contact: Rick vonHuben The St. Isidore Foundation, 847/528-1825.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

Bikes collected at this event, being held by the Village of Schaumburg, will be donated to Working Bikes. The event is taking place at School District 54, 524 E. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, ...

Contact: Marty Metreger Logistics Coordinator, Village of Schaumburg, Engineering & Public Works, 847/274-2039.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

The Lincoln Way East High School Student Council is hosting a bike collection for Working Bikes. The event will be held in front of the School at 201 Colorado Avenue, just off of LaGrange Road, just south of I-80 in Frankfort, IL.

Contact: Laura Rycyna, Student Council Sponsor, 815/464-4075.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

This bike drive is being held by St. George Church, located at 6707 W. 175th Street in Tinley Park.

Bikes will be collected ...
- from 1:30pm until 7:00pm on Saturday 28th
- from 6:30am until 2:00pm on Sunday 29th

Contact: Angie Brady.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.