About Us
In 1994, we mailed the first cycling catalog to 100,000 USCF racers. Our direct marketing initiatives were designed to offer ultimate cycling products of unprecedented quality. Since that time we have enjoyed tremendous growth including expanding our business online. Today, cbike is a recognized leader of online shopping for high-end cycling goods. This year alone, we will process more than 30,000 online orders. Yet size alone is not the measure of our success. Rather, it is the faithful commitment to our guiding principles:
- Provide our customers with long-term value in every product that they purchase
- Build recognition for the brands we offer by excelling at everything we do
- Engage in business practices that benefit everyone involved
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Fully capitalize on emerging technologies and keeping up with the latest product offerings in cycling
The Chicagoland team consist of hard working individuals who will do what they can to make your experience with us one that will leave you coming back to our site time and time again.
The History of Chicagoland Bicycle
Chicagoland Bicycle owner, Fred Richard III is a fourth-generation story. For Fred Richard, cycling is a passion, a quest for perfection, the sum of his life's work-and that of his father, his grandfather and his great-grandfather. Fred is a product of a three generation bicycle retail business that opened its doors in 1910. In 1906, Fred’s great-grandfather Frederico Ruggio left Italy and sailed to the Land of Opportunity, America. Upon his arrival, he changed his name to Fred Richard and set sights on realizing the American dream of starting his own business. Fred's energy, persistence and desire to roll up his sleeves and get things done paid off! After three years of intense labor on the railroad, Fred saved enough money to open Richard’s Bicycle and Buggy Repair. His grandfather, father and brothers followed in his footsteps and ran Richard’s Bicycles which has dominated the Chicago bicycle market from the early 1900’s to today.