Hey hey!
Happy almost Christmas!!
Ya know, I’ve always loved the week after Christmas where you can feel the energy of the world being a little less than usual.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Here’s what I found fun, interesting, or noteworthy this week –
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Our latest MTB video –
Mountain Biking Colorado Trail at Junction Creek – FAST AND CHUNKY (YouTube)
We got our Covid boosters right before riding this trail and felt like absolute garbage! I’m sure I had a fever. But the trail was really fun!! And it was our last chance to ride it before leaving the area.
Great book I just finished –
To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia Amazon
By Jedidiah Jenkins
We’ve been listening to this in the car/van and absolutely LOVED it!
This guy decided to ride a bike from Oregon to Patagonia. He wasn’t a cyclist, and why he decided on Oregon as his starting location… who knows! But the journey and story telling was outstanding!
It made me want to go on a massive biking journey, I just wouldn’t want to ride on the road for any long period of time ;-).
Companies I’m SO impressed with –
OneUp Components – I have pounded two sets of their $139 pedals into the ground (literally), and both times when they stopped spinning OneUp sent me a new pair within days. And hardly asked any questions.
Industry Nine – Same story as above! I had a bike mechanic tell me my hub worked fine but could be warrantied, and I9 sent a new one out without any questioning. Then just last week, I broke a couple spokes, and they sent me enough spokes to rebuild my whole wheel.
The Daily Rise Coffee – This is a small coffee shop in Park City UT, and every time we get coffee here the owner remembers us! And we only go a couple times a year. Talk about making us feel great! And the coffee it great!
Over the Edge Fruita / Thunder Mountain Bikes – Both of these bikes shops are loaded with great people who are stoked about their products and life! You just want to hangout, buy stuff, and learn from them all day. In fact, if they were to add a coffee shop… I would do just that! Hangout ALL DAY!!
Thought I’ve been pondering –
Go to positivity FIRST
Since starting this YouTube journey it’s been interesting to see the comments that come in. On the van life and mountain bike stuff it’s almost always positive or curious. But on the fitness stuff it’s about 90% negative.
Let’s go to positivity first! Even if it’s not the norm in our world.
I can get a positive comment and feel good all day or get a negative comment and feel bad for days! You have the power to make people feel good. Do it!
By the way… YOU ARE AWESOME!!!
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That’s what I have for you this week! Make the world an awesome place! And let me know if you need anything!
Cheers!
Joe
