Ray's MTB Park Milwaukee - Grand Opening by mikelevy

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jd529 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:06)

wish there was a mtb park near me. oh wait i have actual trails.

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cox970 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:23)

no foam pit though

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y9pema (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:49) (Below Threshold) show comment

yeah they do

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freeriderbrett (Jan 11, 2011 at 19:02)

^^^^^^^^^genius^^^^^^^^^

mgm1 Plus (Jan 11, 2011 at 19:37)

wow...

frreride4life420 (Jan 11, 2011 at 20:12)

hahaha...

alexdjer93 (Jan 11, 2011 at 23:21)

indoor mtb park ? don't like ridin' in snow or smash some puddles ??

mikeserafin (Jan 12, 2011 at 18:38)

Pretty fun to be able to ride when the trails here are covered in unridable snow. Rode the first weekend the opened up... They do actually have a foam pit BTW

alexdjer93 (Jan 12, 2011 at 22:35)

from the first pic seems to be nice but the rest ..... anyway it's nice to have one in town

konakid1993 (Jan 13, 2011 at 9:14)

Okay so maybe they aren't real trails, but it's nice to ride something different right?

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shredz (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:07)

but are they indoor?would be nice when theres a foot of snow on the ground?

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jd529 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:18)

yeah it would be nice this time of year when it's freezing just to go and keep my skills in check. and the most snow ive ever seen here fell yesterday. 6 inches and the roads are frozen solid haha

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wchatlain (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:25)

Oh no not a whole 6 inches hahaha compared to our 4 and half feet and its -26... Wouldnt mind an indoor park right about now...

jd529 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:28)

I'm just saying its a big deal for us. school was closed yesterday, today, and is closed tomorrow too. we're idiots when it comes to snow haha

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WestPennHunter (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:28)

For South Carolina 6 inches is a fair amount, and for Canada 4 and a half feet is probably normal.

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BIGMITCH1 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:30)

hahahaha school was closed? theres 5 feet of snow here -30 and we have school!

JamisJammer95 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:39)

this might sound dumb but it would be cool if they had one of these at a bike park but it was outdoors, does anybody get what I mean?

jd529 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:39)

you guys probably also have snow plows and common sense for driving on snow/ice

cbit (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:39)

you mean like woodward?

j-e-metalhead1 (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:38)

Snow is stupid. Ugh I hate it.

theriotact (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:48)

snow makes me hella depressed.. so hard to ride in, so stoked for summer though.

tom-cuthbert (Jan 11, 2011 at 20:44)

its 25 degrees C here atm

just chuckin that out there

Phil-rides-a-bike (Jan 11, 2011 at 22:12)

quit whinging and come to NZ

JamisJammer95 (Jan 12, 2011 at 6:02)

my parents have friends who live in NZ and it looks like another world, literally. You guys have sheep there right? because I want a sheep...they are fluffy...

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tom-cuthbert (Jan 12, 2011 at 6:04)

Yes, we have sheep...

Nevermind the vast open spaces, amazing landscape and strong isolated economy... Just come for the sheep.

Because the sheep matter.

j-e-metalhead1 (Jan 12, 2011 at 6:37)

Pedos like sheep...

lux-freerider (Jan 12, 2011 at 8:14)

there's chicken over there in NZ too right ?

jd529 (Jan 12, 2011 at 8:45)

yeah not to mention the Shire is in NZ too

JamisJammer95 (Jan 12, 2011 at 11:32)

@shred-nz-media, SHEEEEPPP!!!!!

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mulletman89 (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:53)

The Milwaukee Ray's is a slightly different set up than Cleveland, MKE is a little smaller and also in a newer building than CLE. Its def worth it to visit both locations!
I actually work at the MKE location and I get a lot people that come up to me everyday saying how awesome Ray's Indoor MTB Park is and how just having somewhere to go ride during the winter is great. So all of you asking why is there an indoor park when there are trails to ride, winter doesnt allow mid-westerners to ride all year. So let us, who use Ray's MTB, send a big Thank You to Ray Petro and Trek bikes for keeping an amazing place like this to ride in the cold months!!!
Everyone who can make it out to Milwaukee on the 29th and 30th of January, it will be a killer weekend!!! Hope to see you all there, Ill be one of the guys working behind the counter

drewadcock (Jan 12, 2011 at 15:06)

mulletman, big props to you and all the other workers at both places too!! i ride at cleveland mostly cuz its closer, but plan on making it out your way soon!
i feel sorry for all these "haters" that just dont get it!
anyway just wanted to say thanks to the whole Rays team!

mulletman89 (Jan 12, 2011 at 17:34)

Thanks dude! Atleast there are some people that appreciate the place to ride while the winter months shut midwesteners down... Drewadcock, hope to see you out here soon!
Mark

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lovethedirt (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:26)

thats sick but there needs to be alot more indoor parks across canada, Calgary has a population of about 2million i think now? (sorry if im off) and not 1 indoor park skate or bike. we've got 1 good park thats way downtown and apparently a few small ones in little towns (a rail or two, maybe a box and if there lucky a quarter pipe. any jumps put up are torn down usually within a week (hidden or not)

joeljsh (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:55)

yes in alberta there is nowwhere to ride, and in BC its always raining, i know we have it better then you but it would be nice to see a indoor park around where ever it is hard to ride

Piks-Liks (Jan 15, 2011 at 10:57)

I think you've doubled the census.

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cyrix (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:08)

It's so awesome to see that the idea has been successful enough to warrant the opening of another indoor park. Can't wait to see where the next expansion is going to be at. If the Milwaukee park is anything like the Cleveland park (which it looks like it is) those going are in for an awesome time.

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rmflow1 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:18)

this place would be the best for people who ride bmx or dj, they can ride all the time without worrying about there jumps getting torn down. Where as actual trail riding would be no comparison!

cyrix (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:53)

There's some good XC style riding to be had as well. Not to mention some North shore style features.

madocreg2 (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:25)

I bet if you rode this place all winter you would rip up your trails when you got back to them in the spring. think of it as cross training in the off season. a pump track alone is worth the price of admission and would hone bike skills for the trail.

despar66 (Jan 11, 2011 at 20:28)

I will be stoked once this is in the Bay Area/California

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Jayb1rd (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:08)

Mmmmm..

That smell of fresh wood Wink

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madocreg2 (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:31)

It's a lucky crew of folks who will have access to such a great winter training facility. Spent a weekend at the original Ray's a few years ago and came home a better rider for it.

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iamameatpopsicle (Jan 13, 2011 at 8:15)

definitely stoked that things are getting finished, i see the XC loop got finished since i've been there and hopefully the pump track will be done by sunday.

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newbes (Jan 12, 2011 at 7:17)

yer but u guys in usa has this to ride when us people in uk dont have munch in uk

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y9pema (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:51)

Ray's is incredible!

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rangemaster Plus (Jan 11, 2011 at 23:39)

it would be nice if seattle had one. sure we got collonade but it's not indoors and it's partial cover.

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z-man (Jan 11, 2011 at 21:37)

man, this would be so cool to dick around in all winter..... i wish i was a BMXer so i could go to the igloo

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bikerdude29 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:13)

Check this place out
http://www.joyride150.com/

AggressiveCouch (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:33)

ya joyrides awesome. but from videos, rays looks a lot better

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gerdmmando (Jan 12, 2011 at 11:28)

yeah!! been waiting soooo damn long, i live like 30 mins from the mke location.

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nightmareterror (Jan 12, 2011 at 18:00)

This is cool for off season light training for up and comers! Brilliant!

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newspeed3 (Jan 13, 2011 at 20:37)

This is a bad idea...kids nowadays don't go outside enough as it is.

mulletman89 (Jan 17, 2011 at 10:15)

Its for late fall to early spring-ish months only, a lot of people cant ride in snow.... Once the trails open, thats when we close. (I agree completely, too many kids stay inside and play video games, eat and watch TV, but thats our job as biking/ outdoor enthusiasts to get more people into our sports and be outside!)
So, in essence, NOT A BAD IDEA at all, its just a controlled environment for kids/ adults to keep their skills up and learn more in the off season.
Don't knock it, til you try it, buddy!

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kootenaybikes (Jan 12, 2011 at 16:25)

I'm not sure what that is. Looks like fun, but it sure doesn't look like mountain biking to me.

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HudsonBeecham (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:51)

where is it?

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darkmtb84 (Jan 12, 2011 at 9:55)

Im there

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reecewallace Plus (Jan 11, 2011 at 22:00)

Looks so sick!!

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dglass (Jan 11, 2011 at 20:26)

Fake trees on the xc loop?! WTF! get outside

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herp-derp (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:21)

Looks like a total rip off of Joyride 150.

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coopers (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:37)

is that a bad thing? the more the better is the way I see it. that's like saying another set of jumps is stupid because there's already a set somewhere else. i thought bikers liked more and more places to ride. kids these days

herp-derp (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:40)

Never said it was a bad thing. Just saying it looks like another joyride.

starcbiker (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:44)

well its by the guys who made ray's and they did it first...so technically joyride is a rip off of this. but that's just being nit picky, i'd love to see more of these parks, I wanna keep the stoke in winter!

cyrix (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:50)

The first Rays indoor park opened YEARS before joyride 150 did.... So who's copying who?

herp-derp (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:52) (Below Threshold) show comment

Parden me, but is this the new or old Ray's? If the old. Then I appologize

cyrix (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:55)

It's the new Rays, but you're accusing Ray of ripping off the idea from Joyride150, which he didn't.

herp-derp (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:56)

excuse me in that case.

man0with0stick (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:57)

Rays did all the things you see at Joyride first, not only did they do it first, but they did, and still do it better. They use better materials, have a bigger market, and have more swagga threefold.

dhdeven (Jan 11, 2011 at 18:31)

Exactly^

wolfe38 (Jan 12, 2011 at 23:44)

doesnt matter who did it first? like whoever rode a bike first, we're totally ripping off them.. oh no!

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tdoyle1995 (Jan 11, 2011 at 17:08)

doesnt look quite as good as actual trail riding....

wolfe38 (Jan 12, 2011 at 23:41)

well no shit sherlock.. nothing can compare to ACTUALLY being out on the trails.

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