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CHICAGO - Each time 15-year-old Reginald Graham builds a bicycle, the process begins with a ritual.
He goes to the back room at the shop where he often works after school and scans the bikes and bike parts. Many are donated. Some are found, abandoned on bike racks. The key, Reggie says, is to find the right frame. It has to be solid. It has to fit the rider's build.See the full content of this document
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Bikes Mean Freedom for South Side Chicago Kids
Always, there are diamonds in the rough that, with a little love and polish, can turn into something special.
Reggie was kind of like that, too - a diamond in the rough - when he first stepped into this warehouse on Chicago's South Side that is home to the Blackstone Bicycle Works.That was two years ago. He was 13, a good kid - capable, by all accou...See the full content of this document
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