Blackstone Bicycle Works, our community bike shop and youth education program, continues its WINTER BIKE SALE. This Saturday, December 17, we will be selling all of our excellent selection of refurbished bikes at a 25% discount! We have Treks, Schwinns, a Peugeot, a Raleigh, and other great brands, in great shape and ready to ride. We also have bikes for kids. In addition, when you purchase a bicycle, we will give you a coupon for a 20% discount on a full tuneup on any bike, valid from January thru March 2012.

An anonymous foundation pledged a $15,000 matching grant for donations to Blackstone Bicycle Works, and we are only $63 away from receiving the full pledge! Thank you, Kathleen, for your recent donation of $20, and thanks to everyone who has contributed (from California to New York to our own backyard).

Just in case you missed it, Blackstone Bicycle Works, our community bike shop and youth education program, was featured in an article by the Chicago News Cooperative in the New York Times, entitled "Jobless Youth Get Summer Lift at Bicycle Works" by Karen Ann Cullotta.

We have 2011 Blackstone Bicycle Works T-shirts in purple, black (on back-order), and pink; sizes S to XXL.

We would like to extend a special thanks to the many organizations that have helped make Blackstone Bicycle Works a success in reaching out to Woodlawn kids.

Q: How do I find Blackstone Bicycle Works?
A: We're located just south of the University of Chicago campus in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. We recommend either using this map and following the directions after plugging in your starting address, or following the appropriate directions on our contacts page.
 

Blackstone Bicycle Works, a program of the Experimental Station, was featured on WGN in a piece by Marcus Leshock, which is now available on YouTube:

Click here to see another short clip about Blackstone Bicycle Works and its youth program. This clip was shot and aired last month on Fuel TV, a cable channel focused on action sports and music.

As the journalist mentions, while we work hard to bring in as much as we can in earned revenues through the business, we are only able to make ends meet through donations from generous people like you. Please consider making a donation to Blackstone Bicycle Works through the 'Donate' button on the left. We would be most appreciative! And your donation will be doubled by our matching grant, which is still in effect!