The variety of bicycles at a Big Box store is limited at best. They don’t have the room to stock more than one or two versions of any given bicycle. But more importantly, Big Box employees lack the product knowledge, experience and training to help you choose the right frame size, handlebars and other elements – not to mention proper assembly – that spell the difference between your dream ride and the damned machine. You really do get what you pay for, and sometimes not even that. Your local IBD has a trained and knowledgeable staff that know what they sell, and ensures that your new purchase fits right, is assembled right and offers a selection that includes your ideal ride. Don’t even...

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The GCC bike tour will offer 15 residential and community sites from which participants can choose – including high-efficiency homes, solar panels, community and school gardens, composting, homes with geothermal heating and cooling systems, an... We want people to participate and feel that they’re a part of something big – that they’ll see this as one great opportunity to get moving on the green initiatives they’ve been considering,” says Ana Garcia-Doyle, also a member of the bike tour... We can learn a lot from our neighbors about everything from sustainable landscaping to alternative energy,” says Melanie Weiss, who is a member of the Green Connections Bike Tour planning committee. Each site will feature a tour or demonstration to introduce visitors to the initiative(s) at that site and describe how it fosters sustainability in the community. org) will sponsor a self-guided, informational tour of selected green initiatives in Oak Park and River Forest. The Villages of Oak Park and River Forest have long been recognized for their commitment to ecologically-friendly living, and are currently implementing a joint sustainability plan, known as PlanItGreen.

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