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Best bike shop for a cause - Venture North - 2015 Best of MN

May 14, 2015 at 3:05PM
Venture North in north Minneapolis is a full bike repair shop, coffee bar and offers youth apprenticeships. ] (SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE/BRE McGEE) **Venture North
At Venture North, kids can work to earn their own bikes. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This north Minneapolis store has all the services you expect from a neighborhood bike shop — professional bike mechanics, custom build-outs, a packed showroom, even an espresso bar for all those tired cyclists out there. Founded in 2011 by Redeemer Center for Life, the shop doubles as a youth development program where kids can master bike mechanics and even earn their own wheels. Bonus: Affordable rehabbed bikes. 1830 Glenwood Av., Mpls.; 612-377-3029; venturenorthbwc.org

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