pump track design plans?

[don]

Dave - best of luck with it. I think the HighBridge / Cunningham parks are great models that are pretty close by. There is a great bike park that includes a pump track up in Stowe that I can get information on if you want. I would think having a nicely laid out plan will help but also being able to show the board - well these towns have done it and here are the pluses and minuses (keeping the minuses to maintenance and such).

 

[don]

You must build, they will come. Just get a group of people together with similar interests and start building. I build by myself sometimes and it gets boring and seems like I get no where.

Those are some great links - I'll probably redo my backyard zone and have been looking for ideas so thanks for the links.

I thought that one mtbr.com link with the mini excuvator was funny in that it had all that machinary for that small track. I love running a tractor as much as the other guy but for smaller jobs, I think doing that by hand would have been easier. A few diggers that know what they are doing would be able to get a pump track like that dialed in a couple days.

I'm the opposite - doesn't get boring for me. The peace and quiet is nice and moving dirt is cheaper than professional therapy

 

[walter]

Hey Dave, I just sent an email to a friend of mine who I think had a part in the design of the park in Sayreville. If you see my avatar at that spot a lot its because the NJ skate shop are the local supporters. The owners are old school dudes like us that kept on it since they were in HS, opened a business and pushed and pushed until they got a spot for the kids to skate/ride legally.

My wife's dad is also a local politician so I can ask him the basics of getting something like this going.

I'll hit you up when I hear something.

 

[don]

Dave -

I saw this over on RM: http://www.arfreeriders.com/ & http://benblitch.blogspot.com/

Great to see more and more of these places popping up.

 

[Droptopchevy]

Bump for any updates. I would love to see the ball rolling

 

[clarkenstein]

i emailed them a proposal earlier in the week. it's all in the township's hands right now... if anything comes out of it (good or bad), i'll forward it along.

as far as the proposal goes thanks for everyone's help sending me the links and pics - especially bobw and mergs. it really helped out a ton.

 

[walter]

good stuff, good luck!

 

[Glancing Aft]

When jealousy kicks in...

My friend lives in the development you see on the left side of the map. The part that gets me the most is that he doesn't really MTB, just rides a fixie. Oh well, I'll be visiting him when it's done...

 

[Norm]

Where is that?!?!

 

[Glancing Aft]

Where is that?!?!

Boulder, CO. Apparently it was just approved... This coming from the city that hates MTBers... Good news!

http://bma-mtb.org/valmontbikepark/

 

[stb222]

sweet, a dog terrain park!

 

[sixseven]

sweet, a dog terrain park!

:rofl:It's Boulder so it probably does have a part of the park just for dogs.

 

[don]

That Boulder Park looks amazing. I hope it goes thru and gets built.

Vids do good work showing off pumptracks. Here is one of a guys from Ridemonkey's backyard: http://www.vimeo.com/2331659

Also a vid on how to ride pumptracks and what it brings over to the trail:
http://www.5min.com/Video/Bikeskillscom-Pump-Track-Fundamentals-11257582

 

[jbogner]

I should have chimed in earlier, but if you need pics of young kids enjoying beginner jumps and the pump track, we have plenty.

Just completed our most recent project this morning- on-site tool storage.

Steve drilling holes for the bolts

Ross, Rob and Simon posing

Rob removing the brand lettering

 

[Droptopchevy]

Any update? I'm working on some DJ/ pump track trails near my place in PA.

 

[clarkenstein]

no word from the town so far...