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The Australian published an interesting article about “adrenaline junkie CEOs” and whether or not they have an obligation to disclose their “dangerous” hobbies to shareholders. Many of the company executives mentioned in the article like to mountain bike (and rock climb, heli-ski, drive race cars, etc.) which may have some shareholders worried about the future …

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The Australian published an interesting article about “adrenaline junkie CEOs” and whether or not they have an obligation to disclose their “dangerous” hobbies to shareholders. Many of the company executives mentioned in the article like to mountain bike (and rock climb, heli-ski, drive race cars, etc.) which may have some shareholders worried about the future …

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Advocacy, australia, ban, imba, News -

photo: ANNIKA ENDERBORG, Manly Daily. Here’s an example of what not to do if you want increased mountain bike trail access: get quoted in the local paper saying you’ll continue to ride trails closed to bikes. As if that’s not enough, get a photo of yourself inserted in the article so officials can ID you …

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Advocacy, australia, easton, News, trail building -

This week I came across a couple MTB news items that, although unrelated, point to interesting trends affecting the mountain bike world… Image from cnano-rhone-alpes.org. James Easton donates $2M to UCLA for Carbon Nanotube Research: Remember the early days of mountain biking when guys could just modify old Schwinn bikes into badass off road machines? …

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africa, australia, chile, Events -

While mountain biking season is just getting started here in the northern hemisphere there are some late-season epics taking place on the southside. Photo from cape-epic.com. The Absa Cape Epic presented by Adidas starts March 21 and is an 8 day stage race across the wilderness of the western cape of Africa. Riders will travel …

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