CTS Ray's Trip 2011

Indoor riding will never replace the feeling of ripping up some sweet single track. It's hard to impossible to recreate nature in its fullest from a Mountain bikers prospective. But you can take all the things you love about Single Track riding and condense them into a very enjoyable experience. Working on your skills improves your confidence and adds flow to your everyday biking ability. Either be berms, skinny's, rocks, logs and yes, Jumps! And where better to work on this than the Ray's MTB Indoor Park. The world's First Indoor MTB Park. Ray's MTB Park is located in Cleveland and boasts a 135,000 sq ft wall to wall dream for any MTB bike enthusiast. The park was made with the intention of satisfying the need for bikers to keep up their riding during the winter months. And who better to build it than Ray Petro, a Mountain biker himself with background in design and a carpetener by trade. And it shows. Every inch of the space is pure bike heaven. At times it's hard to tell that there is even concrete under all the wood trails. This is no doubt a stop that every rider should make. This has turned into an annual visit for some of the CTS crew. And for good reason. This is the first ever indoor Mountain Bike Park. The cost for the weekend is a lot better than one would expect with Hotel deals and with the Canadian Dollar almost par with the U.S. For a weekend trip with Fuel, Hotel, and 2 day Park pass will set you back about $160. Rays is the foundation of what other indoor parks inspire to be. So do what you have to, but plan now for next year's trip.