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Government to Invest $12 Million to Build Mountain Bike Trails in Central Australia

A $12 million investment in new mountain bike trails in Central Australia is set to make the area near MacDonnell National Park a national--and even international--mountain bike destination.

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How the US Border Patrol is Using Mountain Bikes to Secure the Border

Border security has been a controversial topic in the US recently, specifically regarding building a wall along our southern border with Mexico. While it’s unclear how effective such a wall might be, it turns out the US Border Patrol is already using something way more awesome than a wall to enforce our borders: mountain bikes. The US Customs and Border Protection website says, …

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How the US Border Patrol is Using Mountain Bikes to Secure the Border

Border security has been a controversial topic in the US recently, specifically regarding building a wall along our southern border with Mexico. While it’s unclear how effective such a wall might be, it turns out the US Border Patrol is already using something way more awesome than a wall to enforce our borders: mountain bikes. The US Customs and Border Protection website says, …

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How Strava Is Using GPS Map Data to Help Mountain Bikers

Last year, Strava users logged 9.6 fitness activities per second. Think about it: in the time it took you to read that sentence, 50 rides, runs, and workouts were logged by athletes around the world. If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered what Strava does with the data from those 300+ million activities, beyond the leaderboards and the kudos. Monitoring …

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