Dunsmoor86 Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 Just wondering if anyone ever goes riding in iowa or anywere close. It would just be cool in my opinion to go riding with some HQ members. Quote
Dunsmoor86 Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Posted July 20, 2005 Sorry i put this in the wrong forum. If someone can move it to trips that would be great. Quote
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 Just wondering if anyone ever goes riding in iowa or anywere close. It would just be cool in my opinion to go riding with some HQ members. 394818[/snapback] I ride in Marengo which is not too far from you. But it'll be August before I have a chance to go riding again. Do you have any places to ride over there? Quote
Wheatchex Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 Have you been to the Mitchel Ave riding park in Waterloo? It's small but there is a wide variety of terrain. No major climbs but lots of jumps on mx track portion. I've not been to the one near Iowa City but would like to some day. Wheatchex Quote
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 The new one in Fort Dodge is supposed to be opening in October something like 500-700 acres and they are going to expand it to about 1500. 600 acres is the one in Solon (near Iowa City) but I Quote
Banshee17Racing Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 I'm from eastern Iowa, Davenport to be exact. We don't have much room to ride locally, except for ditches, which get old fast, and the fields when they're knocked down. We've got some trails made, but you can go through it all within 10 minutes. I started making trips to Solon about 4-5 years ago, which is about 30 minutes east of Iowa City. I thought it was the coolest place in the world on my little blaster but I HATE that place now. It's all trails, and usually all mud. If you're lucky enough to get there when it's not mud, the trails are so rutted out from the 4x4(trucks, jeeps and quads) that you get sick of 'em after 30 minutes of riding. The ONE and only place we found that you can actually get all four wheels off the ground are two berms. -I personally like to jump, or at least be on a track more than anything- I've been going to Oskaloosa for 2 years now(we call it Oskaloosa, but it's about 5-10 minutes outside of town), which is about 2.5 hours away. This place is the best riding spot I've seen, or even heard of. I can post pics of the place if anybody wants. But they've got four different tracks, all for different levels of riders(almost all of them are always groomed). They also have TONS of woods, and hills, and even some mud for the bigger quads. I've even camped over the weekend there with about 10 people, and we all had a blast. I've heard about the 1500 acre place in Fort Dodge from the guy that grooms all of the tracks in Oskie, he was really talking it up, but I haven't heard anything more about it. Quote
Dunsmoor86 Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Posted July 20, 2005 Yeah I ride down at Bussy (not really Bussy its like 7 miles away from there but thats what we call it) I go riding down there every Sat. and yes it is pretty damn nice. We just bought a 28ft camper that is made to hold 4-wheelers in the back so we stay down there every once in awhile. Nick (the DNR guy down there, Dad calls him Nick the Dick anyways long story) said that Waterloo is suppose to be nice but Bussy is getting better every year they are going to put up showers and have electricity down there some time. If any of you guys want to make a trip down there I would love to go riding with ya. Quote
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 We don't have much room to ride locally, except for ditches, 394941[/snapback] Don't get caught that's illegal since last year. Post those pics up. Quote
Banshee17Racing Posted July 21, 2005 Report Posted July 21, 2005 Don't get caught that's illegal since last year. Post those pics up. 395065[/snapback] Yeah, I gave up on riding ditches, too many people dump shit in 'em. Here's some of those pics... Quote
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted July 21, 2005 Report Posted July 21, 2005 Nice pics, you guys were getting some nice air. Quote
speed_demon3 Posted July 23, 2005 Report Posted July 23, 2005 i live in marshalltown and sometimes go to waterloo Quote
Banshee17Racing Posted July 23, 2005 Report Posted July 23, 2005 What's Waterloo like? Very big? Quote
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