featured vendor: Vintage Bikes RI

If you've been down to The Flea already, you've seen Jim McCarthy's green reCYCLEmobile nestled between the food trucks. If you haven't, you're missing something green,... and green! Vintage Bikes RI renews vintage and unique bicycles, giving them a second life on the road! Jim recognizes that the rescue, repair, restoration and reuse of vintage bikes have value on may levels. He told us, "Our mission is to promote the art of fixing things in place of the disposable mentality so prevalent in the world today."  Vintage bikes can be affordable, ride-able and semi-collectible at prices less than new bikes built to similar standards. You might not find your wheels for the Tour de France, but you can peddle these babies for the fun and the fresh air! Catch Vintage Bikes RI and their big green truck parked at the curb most Sundays this summer!

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