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• 15:14, 22 January 2026 John Lavalie talk contribs created page History of Bade Bike Shop (Created page with "<center>BADE BIKE SHOP</center> <center>By Jim Bade, President Emeritus Cedarville Area Historical Society</center> Bade Bike Shop opened May 2, 1945, in two unused bays of Gniot Brothers Service Station on the northeast corner of Lee and Prairie Streets in Des Plaines. The owner was Carl J. Bade, 39, a Des Plaines resident who earlier in his life had been an amateur Chicago indoor bicycle racer. Coincidently, the opening day was the thirteenth bir...")