Oh, those growing kids! With her ever-increasing height, our Plum needed a new bicycle for this spring.
So the search was on for the most affordable bike- something she’d be happy with, that would be reliable, and hopefully would allow her some room to grow. We take a rather meticulous path to finding the best value for a major purpose, so we started checking out the stores that might have inexpensive models. We also started looking about for any used bikes that were on the market.
We stopped at a great local bicycle shop in our neighborhood- Revolution Cycles! We love the crew at Revolution, and knew they would help us out. They made a few recommendations about what size bike would work for our Plum. But unfortunately, they were currently sold out of used bikes that would fit her.
What to do? We asked Revolution for ideas and they immediately suggested Dream Bikes.
Dream Bikes is a non-profit that situates their stores in underserved neighborhoods. They take in used bikes, fix them up and sell them to the public, using the profits from the sales to offer good jobs and training to local teens who make the repairs and run the bike shops.
We headed over to Dream Bikes and were astounded by the great selection and service we found. Our salesperson, David, was patient with our Plum, listening to her wants and showing her a number of bikes that he thought might fit the bill. Her final choice- a vintage Schwinn Mirada (the same model TRDad rode for over a decade)- was decked out with a rear double basket and a horn, all for an amazingly low price.
We can’t recommend Dream Bikes enough to anyone in the Madison or Milwaukee areas looking for a new bike. We are thrilled to have found a place offering great bikes at fantastic prices that provides excellent service and contributes to the community.