Working Bikes
When Chicago shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about e-bikes, none of the 30 answers names Working Bikes. #27 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 2026Working Bikes
- 4.5 · 346 Google reviews
- 2434 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
- E-bikes
- workingbikes.org
More Google reviews than 87% 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: “cargo e-bike dealer in Chicago”.
“If you're looking for a cargo e-bike dealer in Chicago, I'd start with Offbeat Bikes, J.C.”ChatGPT · 29 October 2026
Working Bikes is not in this answer, or in any of the other 29.
The 10 questions we asked
Each asked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. A tick: at least one answer to it names Working Bikes 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 workingbikes.org
Its home page, robots.txt and llms.txt, checked on 3 November 2026: what 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 shuts out GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, CCBot.
- 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.
- Village Cycle Center6 of 30 · ★ 4.4 · 414 reviews
- Big City Bikes3 of 30 · ★ 4.6 · 190 reviews
- Electric Movement12 of 30 · ★ 4.3 · 216 reviews
Nearby, in 60608
Other e-bike shops with the same ZIP code.
- Irv's Bike Shop0 of 30 AI answers
- Blue City Cycles0 of 30 AI answers
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