Pump tracks?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:38 pm
Hey guys new to the forum. A while ago i was getting into pump tracks. I have many mountainbikes. Anyways just in case you dont know. Pump tracks are tracks similar to bmx tracks, can be built in very small spaces, on the track there is always a bump or a turn, and the idea is to not pedal but use your body to pump the bikes over the bumps and pump through the turns. Check out Leelikesbikes.com if you are interested or youtube pumptracks.
So does anyone else get into this sort of riding? And are there any tracks around? I think the council have built a couple but i havent checked them out. The council should be building more (maybe they are) because they are better then some of the useless so called bmx tracks i see in small parks built by council that go unused because they are not designed right. A pumptrack can be ridden by a pro or a beginner. The beginner just usually goes a lot slower and throws a couple of pedals in but still fun.
Pumptracks are becoming popular even with pros, they had the first world pumptrack champs in a backyard in Canberra. It helps improve every aspect of riding.
I have a very small (had to work with what i had) one in my backyard built with de-co and doubles as a path around my vege patch And it may be small but its surprising how quick it feels and how much you feel the pump in the turns. And believe it or not, about 5 laps no pedalling and your legs are jelly
So does anyone else get into this sort of riding? And are there any tracks around? I think the council have built a couple but i havent checked them out. The council should be building more (maybe they are) because they are better then some of the useless so called bmx tracks i see in small parks built by council that go unused because they are not designed right. A pumptrack can be ridden by a pro or a beginner. The beginner just usually goes a lot slower and throws a couple of pedals in but still fun.
Pumptracks are becoming popular even with pros, they had the first world pumptrack champs in a backyard in Canberra. It helps improve every aspect of riding.
I have a very small (had to work with what i had) one in my backyard built with de-co and doubles as a path around my vege patch And it may be small but its surprising how quick it feels and how much you feel the pump in the turns. And believe it or not, about 5 laps no pedalling and your legs are jelly