![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](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/23QVA2N7EAVOCJSDHQR3QO5YE4.jpg?&w=1080)
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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