RaysMTB 2011 Season Pass and Course Maps
Buy a season pass to RaysMTB and you’ll get your wristband plus all the stuff shown above. It’ll run you $299, and it’s good for both Milwaukee and Cleveland locations. Pretty dope.
Also check out this year’s course maps. The Milwaukee layout looks clean and well-planned. We’ll have a full report next week after the grand opening.
RaysMTB Cleveland 2010-2011 First Impressions
RaysMTB Cleveland opened this weekend, and I had the chance to swing by and check out the updates for this season. Here’s a quick overview of what to expect.
The big differences
- Ray has put some serious effort into expanding the XC experience by adding a bunch of new line choices throughout the course, and a lot more rock and logs. Awesome! The new Moab Room, however, is a complete fail. The room is small, transitions are awkward and jagged, there isn’t a single line to take with any speed. This room is not fun and I’d even call it dangerous to anyone riding with a jacked seatpost.
- The beginner room is a lot more fun with a few new lines and a taller table.
- The sport section is really dense with longer ladder bridges, a new turnaround box, and a new beginner XC-style jump line.
The details
- Everything has a fresh coat of paint. Lots of red.
- Trek logos everywhere replace a variety of former sponsor logos. (Trek now owns RaysMTB.)
- No more BLKMRKT, Kona or Superco rentals… only Trek
- New computer-based sign-in process
- New elevated entrance and catwalk to expert section
- The foam pit has been updated with super-nice red and black foam cubes, and a net around the box to keep everything in.
- Cleaner, repainted bathroom
- Free air from compressor, not just hand pumps
- Log tables are out, picnic tables are in
- The jump lines, pump track, street section and rhythm room remain largely unchanged except for fresh layers of wood and paint.
Overall, the changes are exactly what one would expect from a yearly update. I can’t help but feel a little underwhelmed coming off of last year’s addition of the Rhythm Room… but I know that Ray has spent the entire year building the Milwaukee location from the floor up so I don’t mind that the old Cleveland location had to take a back seat this year. The place is still a lot of fun, and the new XC stuff makes me want to bring a bike with more than one gear.
If you want to check out the Milwaukee Grand Opening with us Nov 13, we have a crew going for the weekend. Details at CFR.
Garden Workday this Saturday!
Come help us clean the park and work on the new intermediate line! Work in the morning, ride in the afternoon. The grill might come out the shed as well!
This Saturday, the 18th, 10am-? Be there!
We need more dirt!
Put the word out: The Garden needs more dirt!
We’ve come a long way this year, but we want to take things a whole lot further… and we can only do it with more dirt donations! If you know anyone.. and we mean ANYONE who has a connection to free, clean dirt, we would love to talk to them. Ask your aunts, uncles, friends-of-friends… The more people you ask, the greater chance some dirt will appear. Make sure they know we are looking for CLAY (the really thick, heavy stuff). Clay is the best for building jumps.
How to donate dirt?
- Contact us to set up a drop time
- Drive your dumptruck to drop spot
- Dump the dirt
- Receive high-fives, fist bumps, and an ice cold beverage
Why donate dirt?
- Donating dirt is quick and easy
- You will feel good knowing you contributed to the growth of a healthy outdoor sport for people of all ages
- Donations are tax-deductible
- Donations can be written off as an advertising expense (because we will thank you profusely all over the web and by word of mouth)
And as always, thanks in advance for your help!
Lovin’ that Bonebell
Hey everyone, we gotta drop some much needed love to The Bonebell for being a strong supporter of CAMBr and a sponsor of the recent Garden Dirt Jam (which we mistakenly forgot to mention). If you don’t know already, The Bonebell is a great off-road content destination for the Chicagoland area. Fan their Facebook Page and check out their site, you definitely won’t be disappointed. Thanks!
PS - Bonebell also shot a TON of event photos this weekend. See the whole set on Flickr.
