Comments on: Big Wheeled Ballyhoo 2008: Canceled! http://twentynineinches.com/2008/06/12/big-wheeled-ballyhoo-2008-canceled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-wheeled-ballyhoo-2008-canceled 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: martini http://twentynineinches.com/2008/06/12/big-wheeled-ballyhoo-2008-canceled/#comment-40345 martini Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:48:54 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1184#comment-40345 If this double posts...sorry. The Decorah folks are still having an event on the 21-22 of June, and everyone who planned on coming to the Ballyhoo is more than welcome to attend! The trails are in great shape, and very ridable. So far the plans are to ride, drink, camp, have firetalk smac, sleep, and ride some more. There may be an enduro of some sort just to enter a bit of competition, but there will be lots of regular riding. If you had planned on coming, and are with in a few hours, Decorah is encouraging you to come on over. There's fun to be had in the hills! If this double posts…sorry.

The Decorah folks are still having an event on the 21-22 of June, and everyone who planned on coming to the Ballyhoo is more than welcome to attend! The trails are in great shape, and very ridable. So far the plans are to ride, drink, camp, have firetalk smac, sleep, and ride some more. There may be an enduro of some sort just to enter a bit of competition, but there will be lots of regular riding.

If you had planned on coming, and are with in a few hours, Decorah is encouraging you to come on over. There’s fun to be had in the hills!

]]> By: martini http://twentynineinches.com/2008/06/12/big-wheeled-ballyhoo-2008-canceled/#comment-40344 martini Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:44:14 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1184#comment-40344 Even thought the 'hoo is canceled, the Decorah locals are still having a shindig the very same weekend. It won't be as big, but it will be just as fun! Personally, I'm not sure of the plans yet, but there will be beer drinking. Bike riding, and maybe even some kind of competition thrown in ala an enduro. If you're local(with in a few hours) and had planned on coming, keep it on yer calendars! We'll still have a ton 'o fun! Werd is the trails are still very much ridable. Even thought the ‘hoo is canceled, the Decorah locals are still having a shindig the very same weekend. It won’t be as big, but it will be just as fun! Personally, I’m not sure of the plans yet, but there will be beer drinking. Bike riding, and maybe even some kind of competition thrown in ala an enduro. If you’re local(with in a few hours) and had planned on coming, keep it on yer calendars! We’ll still have a ton ‘o fun! Werd is the trails are still very much ridable.

]]> By: mg http://twentynineinches.com/2008/06/12/big-wheeled-ballyhoo-2008-canceled/#comment-40325 mg Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:05:17 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1184#comment-40325 I was worrying about this earlier this morning, so it came as no surprise to me either... But man, I just feel for the people that have been affected by the insane weather we've been having in the Midwest over the past few weeks. It's just not letting up! It's like the winter weather insanity just gave way to spring storm insanity -- it's just not frozen. And I'm not sure which is worse. Maybe we could move the Ballyhoo to Ponca State Park near Sioux City? The Nebraska state mountain bike championships are scheduled for next weekend at Ponca, and man, it'd be cool to have both events merge into one Super Duper Throwdown... I wonder if it'd be feasable??? I don't know, but I'm just trying to throw out a possible solution. It's on the other side of Iowa, but it's just across the Missouri River, and it's high up on the banks, so flooding isn't really an issue... If we don't get a ton of rain between now and then, I can't imagine the trails wouldn't be ridable. Hmmm.... I was worrying about this earlier this morning, so it came as no surprise to me either… But man, I just feel for the people that have been affected by the insane weather we’ve been having in the Midwest over the past few weeks. It’s just not letting up! It’s like the winter weather insanity just gave way to spring storm insanity — it’s just not frozen. And I’m not sure which is worse.

Maybe we could move the Ballyhoo to Ponca State Park near Sioux City? The Nebraska state mountain bike championships are scheduled for next weekend at Ponca, and man, it’d be cool to have both events merge into one Super Duper Throwdown… I wonder if it’d be feasable??? I don’t know, but I’m just trying to throw out a possible solution.

It’s on the other side of Iowa, but it’s just across the Missouri River, and it’s high up on the banks, so flooding isn’t really an issue… If we don’t get a ton of rain between now and then, I can’t imagine the trails wouldn’t be ridable.

Hmmm….

]]> By: scott http://twentynineinches.com/2008/06/12/big-wheeled-ballyhoo-2008-canceled/#comment-40320 scott Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:47:41 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1184#comment-40320 after seeing pics of the area and talking to th guys at the Decorah Bike Shop, this was expected but it still hurts. after seeing pics of the area and talking to th guys at the Decorah Bike Shop, this was expected but it still hurts.

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