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EARLY YEARS

Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park it is a unique indoor mountain cycling facility. It is located inside an old parachute warehouse in Cleveland, Ohio and it is opened since the fall of 2004. Ray's has become something of a dream play land for mountain bikers and BMXers of all kinds.

After a first year that saw the park gain lots of attention from press and visits from all over the world, owner Ray Petro went to work in the first offseason (summer of 2005) and made major changes that included adding a foam pit (place to train jumps and tricks), more north-shore style stunts and a more off-the-course goodies such as a fireplace lounge, TVs, video game systems, internet access and more.


The 2006/07 season have seen Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park reach knew heights, quite literally.

A new cross country loop has been added to the facility that takes riders around the perimeter of the other courses and up into the rafters.

The course takes nearly two minutes to complete and is a surprising workout. The whole cross country loop is self contained, so those looking for a good winter workout can just keep doing lap after lap until their quads can't handle it any more.


Innovations

The extra square footage has also allowed Ray to turn the foam pit into the GT Jump Camp, a great section for those looking to hone their jumping and stunt skills before trying out a new move on the park's box jumps.

The foam pit has been replace by a better, larger pit, and there is now also a large quarterpipe with a rubberized top and down ramp so you can practice your skills on a proper jump without the risk of major injuries.


Add to that a greatly expanded skatepark (for bikes of course), a larger common area for the extreme course, more stunts, more jumps and a new SRAM Lounge and you have got what has to be the best indoor mountain biking facility in the world.

Mongoose Demo At Ray's MTB Park


Links to open air Bike Parks

  • Balnain Bike Park

    Balnain Bike Park is muscle-stretching, lung-bursting fun. Located in Scotland near the Loch Ness.

  • Cypress Bike Park

    More lifts, more terrain, more vertical, more excitement! All in Vancouver´s legendary North Shore mountains.

  • Glenorchy Mountain Bike Park

    A purpose built mountain bike park in southern Tasmania, only 15 minutes out from the City Center of Hobart.

  • Highland Mountain Bike Park

    Located in Northfield, NH.

  • Les Gets Bike Park

    Situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc mountain range and only 50km from Geneva the resort of Les Gets (1172m to 2002m) is at the heart of the famous and fabulous Portes du Soleil territory : 12 resorts, 650km of marked tracks and 24 ski lifts 

  • Mammoth Mountain Bike Park

    Adventure without limits! The Scenic Gondola provides uphill access for mountain bikers, along with the Bike Park shuttle, which begins its route at the Village at Mammoth.

  • MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK

    Bike Nomad - Since 1995, when we established the first mountain bike center in Slovenia - MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK (www.mtbpark.com), we have been also - by bikes - discovering other parts of Slovenia.

  • Whistler Mountain Bike Park

    Over 200km of lift-serviced gravity fed, adrenaline fueled descending trails. Something for every level of rider. Gentle, banked cruisers through the Coastal forest. Tight and twisty single track - perfect for intermediate riders.

  • Woodhill Mountain Bike Park

    Over 120kms of singletracks and 200+ man made structures. And new to Bike Parks... the Transition Airfield!

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Bueller's Way profile image

Bueller's Way  says:
18 months ago

Nasty concept! I hate putting my bike away in the winter, I suck with jumps though. Need practice.

funride profile image

funride  says:
18 months ago

Hi Bueller, thanks for your comment (after all this time I was starting to think about removing the comment box LOL). Unfortunately I never been there but I believe that there´s more to enjoy than jumps. If you check on their site you´ll find xc courses and lots of offshore platforms to ride on. If you have the chance to visit it please leave us your impressions about it ;)

Have fun!

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davidbelden  says:
13 months ago

Great hub! I've been wanted to ride Ray's since I first read about it a year or so ago. Looks awesome. Seattle also has a great park under an freeway somewhere. We're hoping to build one in San Francisco in the next year or so if all goes well. -David

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funride  says:
13 months ago

Thanks David, I´m glad you like it. I have the good fortune of living in a country with optimum conditions to ride bikes all year round so I can only imagine how you feel during winter months without been able to ride.

Speed Freak  says:
11 months ago

What a great concept. Wish we had something like that on the west coast. Sounds like a great way to better define bike handling skills.

Awesome!

Debnet  says:
9 months ago

Do they have a Granny section? :)

funride profile image

funride  says:
9 months ago

Hi Deb, I believe all sections are open to Grannies :P

You can always stay on the bar lol.

LondonGirl profile image

LondonGirl  says:
9 months ago

that does look pretty good fun!

mulberry1 profile image

mulberry1  says:
9 months ago

Looks like a great alternative for those who have to wait out winter to ride. Very cool!

mens mountain bikes  says:
9 days ago

for professional bikers only, the obstacle is really hard for me as a beginner on extreme bike challenge.

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