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Making the Best Bikes in America

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell chatted with Drew Medlock, the CEO of Allied Cycle Works, a Bentonville-based manufacturer of high-quality carbon bikes who boasts a mission to “make the best bicycles and components in the word, right here in America.” James and Drew discussed what it means to manufacture in the USA and how Bentonville has created an ideal cycling ecosystem.

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Bringing Extreme Sports to Bentonville

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sat down with Seth Johnson, who is the founder of eRideLife, a media source for all things electric and on one wheel. Luckily for us, he and his team have chosen Bentonville to be the home of the upcoming Amped Electric Games, a competition and festival celebrating the craft he loves and is on a mission for us all to love alongside him. James and Seth talked all about the specifics of the upcoming event, why Bentonville has the honor of hosting it, and why everyone else should bring interesting and innovative things to Bentonville too.

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How Technology is Improving Bentonville’s Mountain Biking Experience

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell had the chance to talk with Bryce Paden and Ryan Shelton of Flowfeed, a predictive analytics app for mountain biking trails. Bryce, Ryan, and their four other co-founders are all serial entrepreneurs and brought their diverse areas of expertise together to simplify an age-old problem for mountain bikers looking to use the trails in Northwest Arkansas. Throughout the episode, James, Bryce, and Ryan discussed the origins of the app and how it works, how collaboration has fueled their success, and why Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas are fertile grounds for entrepreneurship and growth of all kinds.

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Coaching the Next Generation of Mountain Bikers

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell had the opportunity to chat with Kyla Templeton, the co-founder of Bike School Bentonville. To round out her resume, Kyla also founded Girls Bike Bentonville in 2012, is the co-founder and director of the Arkansas League of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, and is a VIPC Level 1 Instructor and a USA Triathlon Certified Coach. James and Kyla had an amazing conversation about how Bentonville is impacting the cycling world and how the cycling community is part of what makes Bentonville the city we all love.

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Why Should Business Leaders Care about Bentonville?

On this week’s episode of the Bentonville Beacon Podcast, host James Bell sits down with Nicole Dougan, Store Manager of Strider Bikes’ sole retail location. In 2018, Nicole and her family moved to Northwest Arkansas from Central Missouri in search of a home that better fit their outdoor-centric lifestyle. James and Nicole discuss all things Strider, why Nicole’s family chose NWA, and why outdoor recreation business leaders need to have a presence in Bentonville.

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