A little bit of Cleveland

[Free-Ride-Junkie]

Well..... I was in Cleveland for a couple days of my spring break to ride mostly Ray's MTB park. Well on the first of what we had hoped would be two days at Ray's my buddy messed up his knee a bit so we never got in a second day. (And didn't take any pictures on the first :dunno:) Well I met up with a couple guys at Ray's (Eastside, Hopsalot, and a few others) and hit up a little trials on the second day while my buddy did some HW. Here's a couple pics with my point and shoot. My apologies for chopping off the tops of heads sometimes. Haha :momaru:

Black Adamant=Eastside
Blue Simtra=FreeRideJunkie (Noob. Haha)

Back of the van...... 5 bikes, 2 riders. Perfect ratio:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00010-1.jpg

Bikes in the Motel:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00007.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00008.jpg

What we lived off of:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00009.jpg

And Riding pics:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00012.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00013.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00014.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00015.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00017.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00020.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00024.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00025.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00026.jpg

Spinning the front wheel:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00029.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00031.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00032.jpg

And the Jet that buzzed us on the way home.....

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC000361.jpg

[guumer]

who is the larger fellow?

[Free-Ride-Junkie]

who is the larger fellow?

Me on the Simtra or the guy on the Monty Mod who's name I can't remember?? :wavey:

[epock7]

Decent. I wanna see that some pics of that gt. Looks sweet.

Is there anything worth riding with a trials bike at rays? I keep thinking about going up there, but I dunno.

[Free-Ride-Junkie]

Decent. I wanna see that some pics of that gt. Looks sweet.

Is there anything worth riding with a trials bike at rays? I keep thinking about going up there, but I dunno.

I would not go with only a trials bike. They only have a couple small boxes right now and you can hit some of the technical MTB lines. Other than that, not much. I went primarily to jump with my urban bike and brought the trials rig because there was room. I guess the trials section at Ray's used to be bigger but most of it was taken over by jumps. They plan on expanding the trials section again though....

[eastside]

Thanks for putting up the pics. We'll have to get some better one's next time you are in town....or when I go up your way. The reason the trials area got smaller is because nobody other than the locals were riding it. But this year we recruted more riders and that is why we hopefully are getting more space. So if everyone want's more trials at Ray's than show up with your bike:D

It was nice meeting you Dan......

[PSouth440]

the cultural gardens are always some good riding it loos like it was probably too cold for the lakefront, I do not care who is doing what but next time I am home I am going to hit up edgewater!!!

[mikeyr89]

I herd that with Ray's expansion there is goign to actully be decent dedicated trials section.


Cool pics

[Free-Ride-Junkie]

the cultural gardens are always some good riding it loos like it was probably too cold for the lakefront, I do not care who is doing what but next time I am home I am going to hit up edgewater!!!


We actually did ride the lakefront for a while. I left the camera in the car though. :hsugh: That was my first time riding ANY natural. All I can say is "Wow". It is much more difficult than I thought. You need to actually take time to find a line through boulders instead of "This ledge looks good".

[eastside]

Yea, The rocks definatly take some scouting to get around. The weather was pretty nice. It was about 50 or so with some sun....It was a tad windy by the lake though. At least the gardens it was alot warmer due to having a wind shadaw from the tree's/ houses.

[flatland]

who is the larger fellow?


I'm the one on the Monty (Dan). I think I'm actually smaller than the threadstarter (Dan), definitely a couple inches shorter, but I was still wearing quite a few layers I didn't take off after we left the lake/rocks area, and that sweatshirt is huge. That's kind of funny, I've been called scrawny but never "larger". :)

Nice meeting you Dan, the pictures turned out pretty good. Thanks for posting.

[Keith Courage]

Its cool when forum members get to meet each other, I think.
Cool pics. Ohio looks cold.

I'm pissed about OTN dayzzzzz

[Free-Ride-Junkie]

I'm the one on the Monty (Dan). I think I'm actually smaller than the threadstarter (Dan), definitely a couple inches shorter, but I was still wearing quite a few layers I didn't take off after we left the lake/rocks area, and that sweatshirt is huge. That's kind of funny, I've been called scrawny but never "larger". :)

Nice meeting you Dan, the pictures turned out pretty good. Thanks for posting.

duh..... You were Dan, I am Dan, and my other friend that came out is Dan. I remember now. Haha :h5:

[pav]

F16 Ftw

[giventofly]

When was this, and Why wasn't I invited?


East Siiii-iiiide

[dkoppric]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Free-Ride-Junkie/DSC00032.jpg



whats going on in this picture?

[giventofly]

When was this, and Why wasn't I invited?


East Siiii-iiiide

Oh...now I remember where I was:

http://calypsographics.googlepages.com/IMG_2128.JPG/IMG_2128-large.jpg

http://calypsographics.googlepages.com/IMG_2130.JPG/IMG_2130-large.jpg

http://calypsographics.googlepages.com/IMG_2125.JPG/IMG_2125-large.jpg

Honduras, FTW

[eastside]

When was this, and Why wasn't I invited?


East Siiii-iiiide


It was last Wednesday. I think you were still in your Cruise. You know I would invite you Dan. Sunday Edgewater ride's are now in effect.

This Sunday.....????

[eastside]

whats going on in this picture?



Side hop to double back flip ;)

Just a little side hop to front wheel. Then a wheel switch. It does look like a funny picture though.

[hopsalot]

Eastside, I see your side hop/double back flip is comming along nicely, Giventofly, I see hanging from your nuts in a rainforest is comming along nicely. Free-ride-junkie, nice to meet you, thanks for letting me try your bike.

[eastside]

Eastside, I see your side hop/double back flip is comming along nicely, Giventofly, I see hanging from your nuts in a rainforest is comming along nicely. Free-ride-junkie, nice to meet you, thanks for letting me try your bike.



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[giventofly]

Eastside, I see your side hop/double back flip is comming along nicely, Giventofly, I see hanging from your nuts in a rainforest is comming along nicely. Free-ride-junkie, nice to meet you, thanks for letting me try your bike.

Post of the year award

[flatland]

You can even see the look of pain on his face. Ow.

[eastside]

You can even see the look of pain on his face. Ow.



It make you wonder what the guy behind him is doing...He's smiling:naughty:



JK.....Sorry to poke fun at your trip Dan. It looked like a blast. It's just some good old busting each other's balls (No pun intended)

[flatland]

Honduras looks beautiful, especially that one picture where the chords just sort of disappear in the distance. How long where they stretched out?

[giventofly]

Honduras looks beautiful, especially that one picture where the chords just sort of disappear in the distance. How long where they stretched out?

In the distance shot, those cables go 895 feet....and close to 55 mph...although i'm not entirely sure that's the stretching were asking about.

[crescentrider]

aw man, I thought this thread was gonna be about a little bit of kenC.

[eastside]

aw man, I thought this thread was gonna be about a little bit of kenC.



?????

[planetary1]

nice bike rob! weird seeing those pics...has anybody gone from wall to fountain instead down to the wall? I never felt ready to try that...think I'd be up for it now though...

[Free-Ride-Junkie]

nice bike rob! weird seeing those pics...has anybody gone from wall to fountain instead down to the wall? I never felt ready to try that...think I'd be up for it now though...

Haha!! I actually brought up doing that while we were there. He almost tried it and said he thought he could, but just wasn't feeling it. No need to try something you aren't feeling just to risk injuring yourself this early in the season.

[eastside]

Yea, I really wanted to do it. I was soooo close. The gap isn't even that bad. I've done alot bigger gaps. But getting a sprinkler head in the ass just wasen't sounding so great. Mentally I just wasen't there that day. I rode indoors at Ray's for the past 6 months and the change of scenery is throwing me off. I will definatly hit that gap after my next few rides there.

[planetary1]

better do it soon before they turn the fountain on!

[eastside]

better do it soon before they turn the fountain on!


Those were my exact thoughs too.....