Back Alley Bikes Rebuilt Cruiser Bicycle, circa 2000
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This bike was built by a youth participant in the Back Alley Bikes earn-a-bike program at The Hub of Detroit, a nonprofit, collectively run community bike shop. Made of miscellaneous parts mounted onto a trusty Schwinn town bike frame, this bike demonstrates the increased attention to making things in the 2000s -- both as an outlet for creativity and as a tool for community empowerment.
This bike was built by a youth participant in the Back Alley Bikes earn-a-bike program at The Hub of Detroit, a nonprofit, collectively run community bike shop. Made of miscellaneous parts mounted onto a trusty Schwinn town bike frame, this bike demonstrates the increased attention to making things in the 2000s -- both as an outlet for creativity and as a tool for community empowerment.
Artifact
Bicycle
Date Made
circa 2000
Creators
Back Alley Bikes (Detroit, Mich.)
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Bicycle was assembled from salvaged and donated parts by Back Alley Bikes in Detroit, Michigan.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.323.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Aluminum (Metal)
Nickel (Metal)
Rubber (Material)
Plastic
Vinyl
Plastic foam
Technique
Homemade
Color
Light blue
Dimensions
Height: 41 in
Width: 22 in
Length: 65 in
Inscriptions
Stenciled on frame: DETROIT SUMMER / BACK ALLEY BIKES
Specifications
Title: Back Alley Bikes rebuilt bicycle, about 2000
Maker: Schwinn frame, rebuilt with used and donated parts by Back Alley Bikes volunteers and Detroit summer youth-employment-program participants, Detroit, Michigan
Speeds: 3
Brakes: side-pull stirrup
Weight: 34 pounds
Height: 41 inches
Width: 22 inches
Length: 65 inches
Price: 6 to 9 hours' work in the Youth Earn-A-Bike program
Market value: about $25
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