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Someone has (accidentally, I think) put his lock on my bicycle. The police are unwilling to cut the lock without paperwork proving that I own the bicycle, but I do not have that paperwork. The policeman I asked seemed to hint that I could get away with cutting the lock myself, but it's in a well-traveled area and I'm unwilling to risk some eager bystander reporting me for bicycle theft. This is in Chicago. Advice, please? [more inside]
posted by d. z. wang on Mar 16, 2011 - 32 answers

New Yorkers, please suggest a bike shop in the city where I could volunteer after business hours or on the weekends this summer. I have maybe two summers' experience wrenching on older bikes in Chicago (think, friction shifting, quill stems, and steel frames) and am looking for a friendly place that lets me trade work for additional training and a place to fix my own bike if necessary. Bonus points if this shop attracts a sociable sort of crowd that invites strangers on its short/medium distance rides. [more inside]
posted by d. z. wang on Mar 8, 2011 - 10 answers