This Sad Video Documents the Last Days of an Independent Bike Shop in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

After 7 years of being an undeniable community asset in Fort Greene, Red Lantern Bicycles has gone out of business. On this segment of Going In with Brian Vines, Brian heads to Red Lantern, both a bike shop and cafe, mere days before the closing of the iconic Brooklyn shop, and talks to owner Brian Gluck about hyper-gentrification, the unpredictable aspects of the bike industry, and how to fix a flat.

via BRIC TV

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