Renting a bike in Skokie or Wilmette?

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on August 29, 2012 at 1:02pm

http://www.ten27cycles.com/contact/bike-rentals-pg198.htm

The Evanston shop that was formerly called "Turin."  Pretty close to Skokie & Wilmette (4 stops down the Purple Line train from Wilmette's Linden stop).

Alternatively, buy a cheap recycled bike from the Recyclery, located a few hundred feet north of the Howard Street L stop (Yellow Line from Skokie, Purple Line from Evanston or Wilmette, Red Line from Chicago).  Ride it a few days, then redonate the bike, take the tax deduction (the Recyclery is a 501c3 nonprofit).

http://www.therecyclery.org/sales

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Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on August 29, 2012 at 1:29pm

Not one that I know of. I bet you could get a super cheap bike from a garage sale up there, the houses are fairly large and old. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Ash L. on August 29, 2012 at 3:27pm

A 44cm? He should be sized by a shop. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Courtright on August 29, 2012 at 3:41pm

Ash is correct...  Maybe more like 54 cm.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on August 29, 2012 at 4:06pm

Wow, I'd say for a guy, 50-52cm at the most. Anyway, Julie, he can borrow my vintage Schwinn Suburban step-thru if you like!

Steve Courtright said:

Ash is correct...  Maybe more like 54 cm.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Courtright on August 29, 2012 at 4:18pm

Hmmm, well my inseam is 32" and I ride a 59 cm c-to-c road bike!

 

We are talking road bikes, right Julie?

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on August 29, 2012 at 7:39pm

Thank you Sarah and everyone else. Someone in skokie offered to lend him a bike.

Sarah D. said:

Wow, I'd say for a guy, 50-52cm at the most. Anyway, Julie, he can borrow my vintage Schwinn Suburban step-thru if you like!

Steve Courtright said:

Ash is correct...  Maybe more like 54 cm.

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