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Bikes N' Roses

Through a new youth-led bike cooperative APNC youth leaders are creating leadership and job opportunities for youth in our community by teaching professional skills like bicycle maintenance and repair. In its effort to promote biking as a cleaner cheaper mode of transit, Bikes N' Roses will hold regular mobile bike clinics at local parks and community institutions to teach cyclists how to repair their own bicycles.

Bikes N’ Roses es una organización sin fines de lucro dirigida por jóvenes en Albany Park que está trabajando en crear una comunidad más saludable y feliz mediante el uso de bicicletas.

LA MISION

    Bikes N’ Roses es una organización sin fines de lucro dirigida por jovenes en Albany Park que está trabajando en crear una comunidad más saludable y feliz mediante el uso de bicicletas en lugar de carros. Nosotros creemos que andar en bicicletas es bueno para la salud, tu cartera, Y el medio ambiente. Andar en bicicleta puede ser tu principal medio de transporte. Bikes and Roses se dedica a enseñar a la gente como andar en bicicleta puede beneficiarlos y a toda la comunidad de Albany Park.

General Information

Bikes N’ Roses is promoting cycling in the Albany Park community in many different ways:

Job Opportunities

Bikes N’ Roses participates in the state’s Summer Youth Employment Program.  This gives us the opportunity to hire 15 youth between ages 16 and 21 years, and train them to spread the knowledge and love of cycling.

Community Rides and Outreach Events

Bikes N’ Roses wants to show people that biking is a fun, healthy activity that you can do with others. Bikes N’ Roses will hold community bike rides, outreach events to get people active and out into the streets on their bikes.

Bike Repair Clinics

Bikes N’ Roses will provide the tools and the know-how. Anyone from the community who has a bike in need of repair will learn how to fix it with the guidance of our trained mechanics. You will ride away with a bike that works and with the confidence of knowing how to fix it properly.  Enroll today for our 2 week summer youth mechanic course for the ages of 15-21.  Adult classes expected to begin in the fall.

Youth Safe Haven

Providing an open proactive environment for youth to grow and learn by expression through mechanical technique, and the fine arts.

SHOP HOURS

Monday 11am-7pm
Tuesday 11am-7pm
Wednesday 11am-7pm 
Thursday 11am-7pm
Friday 11am-7pm
Saturday 11am-7pm
Sunday CLOSED

phone: 872-203-9019

Website: https://www.facebook.com/apnc1
Location: 4749 N Kedzie
Members: 29
Latest Activity: Oct 4, 2015

Photos and more

Información

Spanish%20Brochure.pdf

BNR%20Brochure%20%202.pdf

PHOTO ALBUMS
Check out this link to see the turn-out of our 2013 Bike Clinic:

http://www.thechainlink.org/group/bikes-n-roses/page/prototype

Here we are setting up the shop:

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/building-a-home

See what a day at the shop is like:

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/a-day-at-the-shop

The BNR Grand Opening Ceremony:

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/bnr-grand-opening

Here's our 2013 summer staff:

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/bnr-staff-2013

A Day digging at The Garden Dirt Jumps:

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/the-garden

The Bakery - Dans Comp DVD Premiere

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/the-bakery

PRESS

Here is an article that came out a day before our grand opening thanks to John Greenfield:

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/08/02/sweet-ride-o-mine-bikes-n-roses-youth-program-open-house-this-saturday/

Here we are in the Chicago Sun thanks to Mark Brown:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/21772252-452/brown-catholic-funding-loss-hits-bike-repair-program-for-poor-kids.html

Univision:

http://chicago.univision.com/videos/video/2013-08-22/bikes-roses-albany-park-taller-bicicletas

Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/religion/ct-met-catholic-immigration-funding-20131019,0,565753,full.story

The Chicago Reader:
DNA Info:

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Comment by Bob Kastigar on February 13, 2015 at 2:31pm

In 2014 (just last year!), Oscar Rivera was given the Individual Award by the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council!

http://www.bike2015plan.org/mbac/index.html

Comment by Yasmeen on February 13, 2015 at 1:19pm

Is there anything we can do to help? Should we try to help raise funds? 

Comment by Bob Kastigar on January 12, 2015 at 5:37am

Bike 'n Roses has been issued a Limited Business License at 3448 W. Lawrence Avenue.  I just noticed this today; no further information available.

Comment by Oscar Antonio Rivera Jr on September 30, 2014 at 11:10am

Tonight is our volunteer meeting.  Come out and meet the crew over drinks and snacks.  All ages welcome.  Great service learning opportunities available!

Comment by Oscar Antonio Rivera Jr on January 24, 2014 at 12:34pm

The BNR crew finally receive their business license after tons of hard work.  This team is awesome!!  Way to go and keep it up.

Comment by Jose Briceno on December 13, 2013 at 5:53pm

Comment by alex escobedo on December 12, 2013 at 4:19pm

Sweet article!! Remember me when you're famous!! 

Comment by Oscar Antonio Rivera Jr on December 12, 2013 at 4:09pm

Check out this link to The Reader about BNR and the coordinator.

http://people2013.chicagoreader.com/city-life/oscar-antonio-rivera-jr/

Comment by Oscar Antonio Rivera Jr on November 27, 2013 at 3:17pm

Check out the fun night we spent at The Bakery

The Bakery - Dans Comp DVD Premiere

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/the-bakery

Comment by Oscar Antonio Rivera Jr on November 26, 2013 at 2:48pm

We will be closing the shop at 5pm 11/27/13 and will be closed Thursday 11/28/13 and Friday 11/29/13.
We will also be entering our winter hours starting December 1st until the spring.
New hours are:
Monday 11am-7pm
Tuesday 11am-7pm
Wednesday 11am-7pm 
Thursday 11am-7pm
Friday 11am-7pm
Saturday 11am-7pm
Sunday CLOSED

Happy Turkey Day!!!

 

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