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| - What a great place for winter riding, its like a giant bicycle amusement park. A friend of mine had gone twice and finally got me to make the 3hr trip, and man was it worth it. I brought a 24" BMX bike for my first venture back into BMX in 10 years (in my 30s), after having been on a MTB or road bike since.
As I was on a BMX bike I stuck to the smoother, more jump-related and pump track areas. The long tracks are mostly foolproof for collisions if riders are following the rules and being careful, as they are one-way and divided. All but the largest jumps in 'Transferland' are clearable without airing them, which is great for confidence building leading into jumping. This turned out to be a mixed blessing for me, as I started clearing jumps and rhythm sections I hadn't thought of doing in 10 years. Of course pushing it means crashes, which I had a few of. A few days later and I still have a bit of a limp and some sore spots, but I already can't wait to go back.
Those of you who live close are very lucky, but for those who don't there is a Holiday Inn and Marriott nearby that gives you half price rooms for Ray's customers, and you'll probably run into some at the hotel.
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