palerider
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Post by palerider on Jan 23, 2008 12:35:58 GMT -5
Gob Hill is a pretty tame park but that is a plus for riders who like to take the whole family! As a winter riding spot, it has lots of ice to play on, some decent hills and trails....and plenty of high-speed flats. The washout area running beside the 2 ponds is great for some technical crawling and tight-spot practice. The park is also very close and makes a "spur-of-the-moment" ride very easy.
Tipability factor = none yet
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Post by Catman07 on Feb 2, 2008 2:03:11 GMT -5
If anybody is wanting to go to Gob hill anytime soon let me know I really want to go up there but I don't want to be the only one.
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Post by mojo on Feb 2, 2008 10:08:01 GMT -5
/\ I really want to go, but IL regstration goes from March to March and I don't have a 07 sticker. Cadman and myself have been talking about going up there once we can pick up 08 stickers! Maybe in March? Pick a date and set it up for March EXFan, and I am sure you will get a couple people to go with you.
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Post by Dixiechick on Feb 2, 2008 12:53:28 GMT -5
/\ I really want to go, but IL regstration goes from March to March and I don't have a 07 sticker. Cadman and myself have been talking about going up there once we can pick up 08 stickers! Maybe in March? Pick a date and set it up for March EXFan, and I am sure you will get a couple people to go with you. That sounds like a good plan to me  !!! |
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Post by Catman07 on Feb 2, 2008 22:01:28 GMT -5
Probably going to wait till AROUND?  March 8th or 9th if thats ok. Well have to see what the weather holds for that week. |
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Post by mojo on Feb 2, 2008 22:08:36 GMT -5
Okay go to the "lets ride" section an start up a thread for March 8th or 9th to ride at Gob Hill. I would be down to go then I think!
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Post by jonesz on Feb 20, 2008 9:20:37 GMT -5
Gob hill is a nice place to ride this is my first ohv park though. i mostly ride private land.
this has nearly evrything you can ask for mud,water,hills, and trails close to home. first time there we rode for an hour and didnt see anyone. like said before what do you want they have it only thing missing is sand but the sectoins by the ponds on top of the hill are close to sand when its warm i'm told. all and all i go there about once a month so imust like it there.
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Post by jonesz on Feb 20, 2008 10:40:21 GMT -5
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Post by Dixiechick on Feb 20, 2008 11:20:09 GMT -5
Well I guess we will always know where to find you guys!  All we have to do is find the biggest mud hole in the place and look for the three guys smack dab in the middle of it!! Am I right??? Ok, so maybe I won't be riding with you as much as I thought!! ;D I'm more the trail lovin kinda gal!!  |
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Post by jonesz on Feb 20, 2008 13:26:52 GMT -5
that was just the guys. when skoalwolfs wife gose with we do more trails. and wide open riding. the 8th my daughter s going and this her first real ride on any thing other than wide open field so it will be interesting to see how it goes.
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Post by mojo on Feb 20, 2008 14:42:54 GMT -5
I am not for the "swimming", but I would gladly sit back and watch you get stuck! |
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Post by skoalwolf on Feb 20, 2008 17:34:11 GMT -5
y does tuckers quad look bigger than him hey i will be more than glad if u watched us get stuck but i do love the trails to and gob hill seams pretty good to me little of everything and some steep hills and the 4 mile track around the place is nice to so i am ready for the 8th c u all then
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Post by Dixiechick on Feb 20, 2008 19:17:29 GMT -5
that was just the guys. when skoalwolfs wife gose with we do more trails. and wide open riding. the 8th my daughter s going and this her first real ride on any thing other than wide open field so it will be interesting to see how it goes. I'm sure your daughter will do just fine, just take it slow. Kid's have no fear, she will probably be tearing it up before you know it. Skoalwolf, is your wife coming to Gob Hill on the 8th? |
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Post by skoalwolf on Feb 20, 2008 22:48:41 GMT -5
my wife is a barber so she works tell 12 on sat but she might come out after that for awhile she not sure and jonesz kid ya she can tear it up she just needs to let go of the brake sometimes lol
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Post by mojo on Mar 11, 2008 15:59:22 GMT -5
Well I sure loved this place and thought there was PLENTY OF ROOM for improvements out there. It was bigger than I had orignally thought, and plenty of wide open areas! I now understand their "parking lot problem" as it is a muddy field that doesn't take long to start swallowing trucks (make sure you call ahead to make sure they are open). They had a "kid" MX Track with a small tabletop and some small jumps, it was big enought for me to get some air. They seem to have a little bit of everything, hills, MUD, wooded trails, open trails, more mud, ponds, etc. For this place being so close (30 mins from leclaire) it was AWESOME and you will defintely see me out there again. The other cool thing is they allow you to do pretty much anything you want out there (as in making new trails) and cleaning it up. Some trail maintence does need to happen out there soon as some trails were to rutted out for me to get through but still a great place. I noticed in one part of the park where it was kinda on a hill would be a great spot to make a big MX / race track to play around at. I know they are constanly wanting to make improvements, so I expect big things out of this park but for being only a year old they got alot going for them.
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All we have to do is find the biggest mud hole in the place and look for the three guys smack dab in the middle of it!! Am I right??? Ok, so maybe I won't be riding with you as much as I thought!! ;D I'm more the trail lovin kinda gal!! 
