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Backcountry.com Faces Boycotts as Retailer Sues Businesses for Using the Term ‘Backcountry’ 1

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News & Racing

Backcountry.com Faces Boycotts as Retailer Sues Businesses for Using the Term ‘Backcountry’

Frustration with online outdoor retailer Backcountry.com is rising on social media using #boycottbackcountry on Twitter and Instagram because the retailer has reportedly been taking legal action against small business owners…

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Cycling Through the Tunnel of Death

MikeyT Williams is a bikepacker from Flagstaff, Arizona, USA who has done over 2,000mi in Europe, and is currently 90-some days into a four month, 4,000 mile trip through Central…

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Yuba Spicy Curry Review

For someone used to obsessing over wattage, heartrate and how many grams I can shave from my bike, a 60-pound bike capable of hauling two kids and/or 300-pounds of cargo…

Eating Processed Foods Linked to Shorter Life Span 8

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Diet

Eating Processed Foods Linked to Shorter Life Span

Instant noodles, breakfast cereal and chicken nuggets may be delicious, but they are also associated with an earlier death. Eating highly processed foods could shorten your life, a new study…

Opinion & Analysis

What History Can Tell Us About the Future of the Driverless Car

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Watch Alex Honnold Climb 3200 Feet with No Ropes in ‘Free Solo’ Documentary 10

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Watch Alex Honnold Climb 3200 Feet with No Ropes in ‘Free Solo’ Documentary

El Capitan is a 3,200-foot-tall wall of sheer granite in Yosemite National Park. The first expedition to climb El Capitan did so in 47 days, the first solo attempt took…

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Adventure

A Late Summer Ascent of Longs Peak

Longs Peak (Neníisótoyóú’u to the Arapaho people) is the most prominent mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The 14,259-foot fourteener (28th tallest peak in the…

Maybe it is Possible to Catch Up on Sleep Afterall 19

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Maybe it is Possible to Catch Up on Sleep Afterall

I sleep in late whenever I can. I don’t pull of 11 or even noon like I did as a teenager anymore, but if I can stay in bed until…

The Effects of Drinking Way Too Much Coffee 20

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Diet

The Effects of Drinking Way Too Much Coffee

Life Noggin with the help of Craig Benzine aka Wheezy Waiter take a look at what would happen if you only drank coffee and how much coffee one would have to drink to cause a…

What You Need to Know About the Colorado Classic Race 21

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News & Racing

What You Need to Know About the Colorado Classic Race

Pro cycling returns to Colorado! Sixteen men’s and 15 women’s teams will participate in the four-day event, which starts today and brings world-class bicycle racing back to Colorado following the demise…

The 2017 Colorado Classic Just Revealed a Wicked Hilly Route for its Inaugural Race 23

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News & Racing

The 2017 Colorado Classic Just Revealed a Wicked Hilly Route for its Inaugural Race

Oh boy, am I excited to have professional cycling back in Colorado. The drought left in the wake of the U.S. Pro Challenge shutting down has finally lifted! The Colorado…

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