2 Wheel Technique

Railing a berm at Ray's

By request, I’ve moved the date for the Ray’s trip to Christmas break.  I’ve also reduced the cost of the trip!  Here are the details:
 
Depart at 7 AM Sunday December 28th.  Arrive at Ray’s around 2:30 PM for a full afternoon and evening of riding (they are open till 10 PM).
Ride Monday December 29 from 9 AM till mid-day.  Depart Ray’s around 2 PM or so and return to TC around 9:30 PM.
 
Cost will be a maximum of $70 for transportation, lodging, and pizza at the park Saturday night.  Park entrance fees are $39 for the 2 days so the GRAND TOTAL will be around $109
Cost will go down as more attend, but fluctuate a little based on hotel room occupancy.
All bikes will travel inside – protected from the weather (either in the van or in an enclosed trailer)
Lodging is at a Holiday Inn near the park, with free shuttle to and from Ray’s.
I have room for 10 in my vehicle, and need a minimum of 6 to go.  There is a lot of interest so please RSVP ASAP to secure your spot.  $30 deposit will be required by December 22.  RSVP at tcbigadventures@gmail.com
 
I will offer instruction if it is desired.  Please let me know.

Ray’s indoor mountain bike park is an absolutely amazing place.  Over 100,000 square feet of old World War II factory building filled with every kind of challenge for bikers: from an entire room designed specifically to help beginners progress, all the way to monster jumps and a foam pit where the experts practice their backflips – Ray’s has it, and everything in between (including an indoor cross country loop that goes up into the rafters over other parts of the park)!  This is the premier indoor bike park in the world for mountain bike riders.  Check out www.raysmtb.com for more info and some photos.

The white stuff is on the ground and looks like it will stay for awhile. Turnout was great all season, and we didn’t miss a Tuesday until last week. I had a blast. I hope you did too.

Many have expressed interest in continuing to ride this winter. I am actively looking for a building that we can use to ride indoors. If any of you know of an empty warehouse style building or garage that might be a possibility please let me know. Get in touch with me if you know of any one who may be beneficial to contact as I search for a building. I will keep this group informed if I am successful.

Regards!

Jonathan

We had excellent fall weather for the Moab Tune-up clinic today.  Dianna, Dave, Mark, Paul, Terri and Rex geared up for their upcoming adventure.  Well done!  Everybody showed some great progression.

I think you all are ready to rock the rocks out in Utah!

The crew - Rex, Dave, Diana, Paul, Mark, Terri

Did any of you check out the BMX races in the Olympics? Beijing hosted the first ever Olympic BMX events and it was pretty impressive. The BMX track is scary huge and the riders were haulin’ the mail around that thing. The roll in ramp alone is 18 meters high and the men have to clear a 9 meter gap over the women’s corner. You have to see it to believe it!

It was by far my favorite event of the Olympics. NBC’s footage of the quarters, semis and finals was really good. I learned a lot by watching what these pros do. It also was easy to see how one tiny mistake would cost a rider several positions, or cause a crash. The US did really well with Mike Day taking silver and Donny Robinson Bronze for the men, and Jill Kintner taking bronze for the women.

If you missed it on TV, NBC has great footage on the web. Here’s a link to the finals.

And if you like that find the links to the quarters and semis and enjoy!