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The Paragon got some new parts last weekend!



FSA OS-99 Stem 90mm 6 degree rise. So long Bontrager Race X Lite and your crappy
sticker!!



WTB Rocket V Race Saddle



… and Crank Brothers Egg Beater SL Pedals. Not sure how I feel about these yet. I’m still working out the cleat setup, but I sure do come unclipped a lot when I don’t want to as compared to my previous Candy C’s… I have faith that I will be able to figure it out.

P.S.

I need this bike...

[Trek Remedy 9]

So I can do this...

Not to mention. This kid is nuts!

I’ve been looking forward to the MORC (Minnesota Offroad Cyclists) MEGA RIDE II that was scheduled today. The Mega Ride is a tour of the Twin Cities best single track totalling about 50 miles! However, to my dismay, last night at 12:30am it was cancelled.

I’m still not entirely sure why… Yesterday and for the past couple days of rain the weather for today looked unfavorable, but the trails had most of yesterday afternoon and all of last night to dry out. Rain was predicted for early early this morning, which is probably why it was canclled, but I really wish we could have somehow gone through with it.

Fortunately, I did get to ride today. I was grinding tooth and nail to ride. I wanted it so bad, but unfortunately, today was not my day. I just felt sluggish. It may have been my poorly nutritioned breakfast, but I just rode like crap. I started fast and would have spurts, but then I would also have spurts of terrible. I walked through a couple of the Expert sections that I would normally breeze through.

I think this section took a good bit of my big chainring hostage… I haven’t seen it since.

There is a group ride up at the Milaca trail system about an hour north of the cities, but the weather looks like snow tomorrow with temps in the low 30’s… I still haven’t decided if I’m hardcore enough for that. We will have to see!

I’ve also got to start taking pictures when I ride. My friend Jake Kuchta did a great job earlier this semester when we were out together, but I haven’t had any since. Here are couple from our September Adventure —>

Me on my brother’s 4500 beater machine equipped with SID Race Ti Fork… HAh!

Kuchta killin it in the air… cus he’s white…

I feel that we have reached the end of stage one in BePositive. BePositive is online, and everyone has successfully migrated from "the thread" to the new forum structure, as well as having a few new key members join.

Now, my next goal will be to acquire new members in the form of new people that can continue to contribute to the BePositive Community. In order to do this we need to keep populating the forums with new content, I need to continue to evolve the design, integration, and usability of the site design, and we need to locate, target, and market to new people.

Bringing in new members will be the biggest challenge. In order to get new people to join, we will have to have compelling content on the site. Things that people will get excited about when they see it and want to contribute their thoughts. So, scour your Digg's, and dredge through your Delicious! Find stuff that you think is cool and innovative, and get it up on the site! Tell us about yourself and your ideas! Whatever appeals to you.

Next, talk about BePositive. Don't just Be, BePositive. I'm sure everyone has a friend or two that might be interested in what we are doing here. Send them a personal invitation via email, the invite tool on the site, or just write on the Facebook wall.

Lets get this community on the map!

-Jake