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.

AI answers that name it0 of 30
  • ChatGPT0 of 10
  • Perplexity0 of 10
  • Google AI Mode0 of 10

Leader: Offbeat Bikes, 19 of 30

Asked on 29 October 2026

Working 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.

  1. best e-bike shop in Chicago
  2. where to buy an electric bike in Chicago
  3. e-bike store in Chicago with test rides
  4. where to buy a folding e-bike in Chicago
  5. cargo e-bike dealer in Chicago
  6. e-bike sales and repair shop in Chicago
  7. affordable commuter e-bikes in Chicago, where should I buy one
  8. electric mountain bike shop in Chicago
  9. Chicago bike shops that sell e-bikes online with local delivery
  10. 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.

Nearby, in 60608

Other e-bike shops with the same ZIP code.

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