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Slow Roll Ride Wednesday, June 1st

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Meet 6:30pm, Ride 7:00pm.
Wednesday, June 1st.
Starts at The Recyclery.

This ride is Part 1 of Slow Roll Chicago’s “The Showing Love to Community Bike Shops” June Ride Series. We’ll ride about 9 miles, all around Rogers Park.

Slow Roll Chicago’s mission is to connect a diverse group of people who utilize bikes and the activity of cycling as vehicles for social justice and social change, transforming lives and improving the condition of communities by organizing community bicycle rides and other cycling­related programs throughout Chicago.

Learn more: slowrollchicago.org

Critical Mass 5/27/16.

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There will be no Volunteer Hours Friday May 27, 2016. Please join us for Critical Mass! We’ll meet at the shop at 4pm to head down to Daley Plaza. It will be a beautiful summer cycling celebration!

Recyclery Coffee Returns

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Recyclery Coffee is back this April! We partnered with Resistance Coffee to offer a delicious, fair-trade, organic roast. For every pound of coffee you purchase a portion will support our mission! The coffee is family farmed in Uganda and delivered by bike to your door.

The process is simple. Just email mail@chicorycenter.org and say how much coffee you want, and it will be delivered to you! Generally but not necessarily on Fridays. You can pay by cash or by Paypal.

The cost is:
$15 per pound;
$13 per pound for three or more;
$12 per pound for five or more; and
$10 per pound for ten or more.

We’ll also have it here during Open Shop or Bike Sales. Grab some for your morning commute!

About Resistance Coffee
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For over ten years Resistance Coffee has brought some of the finest fair trade organic coffee to Chicago, and raised funds for organizations ranging from Radios Populares, to Cafe Chicago to the Chicago Women’s Health Center and many many more.

Resistance Coffee started out roasting beans from Zapatista communities in resistance in Chiapas, but supplies got thin, so with great support from friends at Just Coffee up in Madison, we switched to roasting the beans grown by the women of La FEM cooperative in Nicaragua. Supporting La FEM also means supporting Nicaraguan women’s ability to acquire and own land and thus take fuller control over their fates.

Now, we are roasting beans brought to us by Chicago’s own Crop to Cup, which works to address critical gaps and to eliminate exploitative middlemen in the coffee supply chain.



Our Mission

The Recyclery Collective is an educational bike shop that promotes sustainability by giving access to tools, skills, and opportunities for collaboration.

Our Vision

We envision a diverse, resilient neighborhood filled with knowledgeable, self-reliant cyclists.

Our Values

  • Collaboration: We create opportunities for people of all backgrounds to work, share, and learn together to support a practical form of transportation.
  • Social Justice: We provide tools and resources to empower underserved populations and nurture community leaders.
  • Ecological Sustainability: We encourage the mindful use of resources and promote cycling as a part of building more resilient communities.
  • Celebrating Everything We Do: We like to have fun while working hard to make bicycles and mechanics accessible.


Our Structure

The Recyclery is a 501c3 non-profit run primarily by volunteers. All major decisions are made by a quorum of collective members at a twice-a-month meeting. The Collective follows a consensus decision making model and is open to anyone willing to put in the time and effort to fulfill collective entry requirements. A few staff members are paid for administrative tasks, fixing bikes for sale, and teaching classes. Meet our collective and staff members here.

Our Support

The Recyclery is grateful for all the support we receive from the wider community.