The Ledger Collection | Cycling Kits Honoring Bentonville's Bikeable Building
The Ledger Collection: Common Questions
What is The Ledger Collection and what products does it include?
The Ledger Collection is a collaboration between Ozark Cycling Apparel and The Ledger — the world's first bikeable building, located in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. The collection honors the building and the cycling culture it represents through three cycling kit designs: Ledger Mosaic, Ledger Green, and Ledger Critters. Each design is available as a men's jersey and bib shorts at $75 each, with the Ledger Mosaic and Ledger Green also available in women's bib shorts. All pieces use the same Italian fabric construction, sublimated graphics, and 3D gel chamois as the full Ozark Cycling Apparel lineup — the Ledger Collection adds cultural meaning to performance gear built for actual riding.
What is The Ledger building in Bentonville and why is it significant?
The Ledger is a 230,000-square-foot, six-story mixed-use building at South Main Street in downtown Bentonville, completed in late 2022 and recognized as the world's first bikeable building. Its defining feature is a 3,900-foot switchback ramp — 12 feet wide and graded under 5% — that winds up the entire east facade, connecting the street level to a rooftop terrace via six publicly accessible floors. Cyclists and pedestrians can ride or walk the ramp from sunrise to sunset free of charge. The building is also Bentonville's tallest structure and houses coworking spaces, offices, retail, a bike-through coffee shop, bookable event spaces, and a rooftop bar with views of downtown Bentonville and the surrounding Ozark mountains. Along the ramp, 156 hand-tiled art mosaics were installed as public art installations, making the ride up the building as much a cultural experience as a physical one.
Who designed The Ledger and what was the architectural vision?
The Ledger was designed through a three-way architectural collaboration: Michel Rojkind (Mexico City), Callaghan Horiuchi (Bentonville), and Marlon Blackwell Architects (Fayetteville, AR). The bikeable concept grew organically from Bentonville's cycling identity — the design team's goal was not just to make the building bike-friendly but to build something that actively attracted cyclists and reflected the community's values. Architect Marlon Blackwell described the challenge as figuring out how to execute what was "essentially a fairly diagrammatic idea: let's be able to bike up the building." The result is a glass and patinated-copper building that functions simultaneously as an office complex, vertical linear park, public art installation, and community gathering space. Developer Josh Kyles has described The Ledger as a building where sense of ownership and pride extends to everyone who encounters it — an ambition that Ozark Cycling Apparel's collaboration directly embodies.
What do the three Ledger Collection designs represent?
Each design in the Ledger Collection draws from a specific aspect of The Ledger building and its surroundings. The Ledger Mosaic is inspired by the 156 hand-tiled art mosaics installed along the building's bike ramp — one of the most distinctive features of the public route through the building and a deliberate decision to treat the ramp itself as gallery space rather than purely infrastructure. The Ledger Green references the building's relationship to Bentonville's outdoor environment — the greenway connections, the tree canopy of downtown, and the natural landscape that cycling in this region is built around. The Ledger Critters draws from the native wildlife of the Arkansas Ozarks, the creatures that inhabit the trails and woodlands surrounding the city that The Ledger's design philosophy celebrates. Together the three designs tell a layered story of place: built environment, natural environment, and living ecosystem.
Why does a building in Bentonville specifically make sense as the world's first bikeable building?
Bentonville has become one of the most significant cycling destinations in the world — not by accident but through deliberate investment in trail infrastructure, cycling-focused development, and a community culture that treats bikes as primary rather than secondary transportation. The city has over 100 miles of purpose-built mountain bike trails, the Razorback Regional Greenway connecting communities across Northwest Arkansas, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art accessible by trail from downtown, and a density of cycling events, races, and festivals that draws riders internationally. The Ledger building, located two blocks south of the downtown square, connects directly to this ecosystem — its ramp reaches the same 3/4-mile distance as Crystal Bridges and was designed to function as a literal extension of the city's trail network into the built environment. Architectural Record noted that The Ledger's completion in Bentonville — and not Copenhagen, Boulder, or Portland — was ultimately the least surprising thing about it.
Can I actually ride my bike to The Ledger and up the building?
Yes — the ramp is publicly accessible from sunrise to sunset and is designed specifically for this. The 3,900-foot route winds up six stories at a grade under 5%, which is manageable for most fitness levels and accessible to e-bike riders as well, with on-site eBike charging available for members. The ground floor includes a bike-through coffee shop where you can grab a drink before or after the climb. At the top, a rooftop terrace and bar offer panoramic views of downtown Bentonville and the Ozark mountains. Secure bike storage and showers on each floor support the full bike-to-work use case for office members. For visitors and recreational riders, The Ledger is a legitimate cycling destination in its own right — a unique physical challenge and cultural experience that no other building in the world offers. Wearing a Ledger Collection kit while riding it completes the connection between the garment and the place it honors. Ozark Cycling Apparel ships from Webb City, Missouri.
