Venture Bikes

Same city. Same century. Two very different maps.

Minneapolis built one of the best park systems in the country. Minneapolis also built the redline that ran right next to it. Same decades. Often the same signatures.

Tonight we ride both maps at once.

Twelve miles, easy pace, four stops for the parts of the story that don't fit on a plaque. Rolling out from Loring Park, four blocks from Outdoor Retailer's first Minnesota show — so tonight the industry rides with us.

Hosted by Slow Roll MSP and Melanin In Motion.

12 MI · 10–12 MPH · NO-DROP
ROLL 6:00 PM · ARRIVE 5:00–5:30
LORING PARK — GRANT & WILLOW
Bring a light. We finish near dusk.

Need a bike? $7 rentals, call 612-875-7803.

Most beginner-friendly ride of the week. Link in bio.

How to do the ARTCRANK Archive Opening Party:

1. Meet at Venture Bikes Midtown at

2. Roll out. Uptown Group ride to Uptown — past Lake of the Isles, through the newly reimagined Uptown Art Fair grounds.

200 juried artists. Immersive public art installations along the water. A neighborhood fully lit up for its first comeback weekend in years.

3. Come back to the shop for posters, music, food, Arbeiter Brewing, The Derailer NA drink

4. The outdoor projection show by Second Sight Visuals starts at 9:00

See you tomorrow, Friday, August 7 at Venture Bikes Midtown.

It's a poster party for bike people.

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Join us Friday, August 7 at Venture Bikes Midtown for The ARTCRANK Archive opening celebration!

Group ride • 200+ ARTCRANK posters • Arbeiter Brewing Company • The Derailer NA drink • Music • Food

Plus a 9pm outdoor art projection show on the Greenway.

It’s a poster party for bike people. See you there!

The ARTCRANK Archive belongs in a bike shop.

Venture Bikes Midtown sits right on the Midtown Greenway, surrounded by the people, rides, and bike culture that made ARTCRANK feel at home in Minneapolis from the start.

Art That Loves Bikes

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Join us Friday, August 7 at Venture Bikes Midtown for The ARTCRANK Archive opening celebration!

Group ride • 200+ ARTCRANK posters • Arbeiter Brewing Company • The Derailer NA drink • Music • Food

Plus a 9pm outdoor art projection show on the Greenway.

It’s a poster party for bike people. See you there!

The ARTCRANK Archive Opening Party is Friday, August 7 at Venture Bikes Midtown.

Come celebrate the Archive’s new home with a group ride, posters, music, food, Arbeiter Brewing Company,

The Derailer NA drink, and a bike art projection show by Second Sight Visuals.

Art That Loves Bikes

From storage to shop walls.

The ARTCRANK Archive has moved into Venture Bikes Midtown, giving more than 200 posters a year round home where riders, artists, and poster lovers can find them again.

Art That Loves Bikes

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Join us Friday, August 7 at Venture Bikes Midtown for The ARTCRANK Archive opening celebration!

Group ride • 200+ ARTCRANK posters • Arbeiter Brewing Company • The Derailer NA drink • Music • Food

Plus a 9pm outdoor art projection show on the Greenway.

It’s a poster party for bike people. See you there!

Every poster in the Archive has a story.

This one is part of the collection now available at Venture Bikes Midtown.

Stop in to see it up close and browse more ARTCRANK posters in the shop.

Art That Loves Bikes

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Join us Friday, August 7 at Venture Bikes Midtown for The ARTCRANK Archive opening celebration!

Group ride • 200+ ARTCRANK posters • Arbeiter Brewing Company • The Derailer NA drink • Music • Food

Plus a 9pm outdoor art projection show on the Greenway.

It’s a poster party for bike people. See you there!

Do you still have an ARTCRANK poster?

Tell us which one, where you found it, or what show you remember.

We are collecting memories as the Archive settles into its new home at Venture Bikes Midtown.

Art That Loves Bikes

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Join us Friday, August 7 at Venture Bikes Midtown for The ARTCRANK Archive opening celebration!

Group ride • 200+ ARTCRANK posters • Surly Beer • The Derailer NA drink • Music • Food

Plus a 9pm outdoor art projection show on the Greenway.

It’s a poster party for bike people. See you there!

Ride the greenway to Venture Bikes Midtown and spend some time with The ARTCRANK Archive.

Posters are hung floor to ceiling in the shop, with more than 200 available to browse in the flip racks.

Come by, look around, and find one to take home.

Art That Loves Bikes