PedalTailor
When Chicago shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about e-bikes, none of the 30 answers names PedalTailor. #69 of 71 local e-bike shops; AI names Offbeat Bikes in 19.
- ChatGPT0 of 10
- Perplexity0 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Offbeat Bikes, 19 of 30
Asked on 29 October 2026PedalTailor
- 5.0 · 2 Google reviews
- Rear of bike shop, 3140 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
- E-bikes
- pedaltailor.com
More Google reviews than 3% of the e-bike shops in Chicago. Yet AI names 25 other e-bike shops here, Offbeat Bikes first, with 72 reviews.
What AI answers instead
A shopper asks ChatGPT: “best e-bike shop in Chicago”. The answer names:
- Kozy's Cyclery
- J.C. Lind Bike Co.
- Electric Movement
- Offbeat Bikes
PedalTailor is not in it, or in any of the other 29 answers.
The 10 questions we asked
Each asked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. A tick: at least one answer to it names PedalTailor or links its site.
- best e-bike shop in Chicago
- where to buy an electric bike in Chicago
- e-bike store in Chicago with test rides
- where to buy a folding e-bike in Chicago
- cargo e-bike dealer in Chicago
- e-bike sales and repair shop in Chicago
- affordable commuter e-bikes in Chicago, where should I buy one
- electric mountain bike shop in Chicago
- Chicago bike shops that sell e-bikes online with local delivery
- which local shop in Chicago has the best e-bike selection
What AI finds on pedaltailor.com
A free check of the store's home page, robots.txt and llms.txt, on 3 November 2026. These are the signals AI assistants read first.
- Store details in structured dataNo Organization or LocalBusiness data on the home page: AI has to guess who and where the store is.
- Products in structured dataNo Product data on the home page: AI cannot see what the store sells or for how much.
- Ratings in structured dataNo rating or review data: AI leans on other sites to judge the store.
- Open to AI assistantsrobots.txt lets the AI crawlers in.
- llms.txtNo llms.txt: no short summary written for AI assistants.
- Secure site (HTTPS)Opens over HTTPS.
Stores like it that AI names
Close in Google rating and reviews.
- EbikeCityZen1 of 30 · ★ 5.0 · 13 reviews
- Craft E-Bikes Service & Repair5 of 30 · ★ 5.0 · 20 reviews
- Bugbear Bikes1 of 30 · ★ 5.0 · 27 reviews
Nearby, in 60657
Other e-bike shops with the same ZIP code.
- Heritage Bikes & Coffee0 of 30 AI answers
- Johnny Sprockets0 of 30 AI answers
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