Pump Track

[harry76]

I dug up my small backyard and put in a pumptrack, which is a track designed so that you dont need to pedal (pedalling is actually frowned on), and you get or keep speed by pumping over the continuous bumps and through the turns. Its actually a really good workout.
Heres a bigger faster version of a pumptrack
http://youtu.be/dR2jNIY0Uyw
But i didnt have much land, so did what i could with what i had. So my track is a little more like this.....
http://youtu.be/m6gyrfok_pc
Heres a few pics.... those bumps are bigger then they appear on camera. And the vegie garden i threw in the middle

 

[aka_locojoe]

Cool! Especially working it in and around the garden... till you crash and land on your prize tomato.

Curious... did you consider drainage when designing it?

 

[harry76]

I wasnt too worried about drainage, but did make it so the water does pool towards the centre (garden). The track is on totally flat ground so i couldnt really drain it off the track. And didnt really wanna spend any money on drainage. Brisbane, Australia where i live went through really bad (1 in a 100 year) flooding at the beginning of this year, you may have seen it on the news. It rained for months it seemed, and the low spots in the track did fill but as soon as a day of sun they are dry and ridable again.

And i didnt wanna pay for any new soil (besides the topcoat of de-co) but just dug holes and put the dirt on the highground, much like how bmx dirtjumpers build their trails. If you did bring in soil ($$$$) it would drain better.

 

[scrumblero]

thats sooo sweet!

 

[mikesbikes36]

wth is a pump track ...looks a little small 4 bikes ? rc cars ? or im just lost mayb !! :mrgreen:

 

[harry76]

As i said, my pump track is definitely on the small side because its all the space i had. And have actually had 4 full size mountainbikes on the track at once. And i can go at a fast enough pace (no pedalling at all) to occasionally scare myself and get a .... good workout. Its very good bike control practice, teaches you corner speed and the art of pumping not to mention its a lot harder and more fun then it looks. You may have overlooked the video link i included, which shows exactly what im talking about and easier then trying to describe it, so heres a couple more of "small tracks"
http://youtu.be/Y0l5TPw3kZs
http://youtu.be/m6gyrfok_pc
They had the first world champs in a backyard over here in Australia in 2009
http://youtu.be/txpoCb48TYY
But you are right about the r/c's. When i put my track in i got out my old gasser but have been able to bring it back to life. Heres some others on a pumptrack
http://youtu.be/00lalbdeiT0
http://youtu.be/KtGgT5eDvak

 

[iRide Custom Bicycles]

NICE!!

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

That is so COOL :shock: I wonder what my Dad would say if I tore up the yard like that :?: :lol: :lol:

 

[Bendix]

what a cool idea to integrate it into a small yard with the garden! very clever!

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Awesome, here in Kokomo, Indiana the sidewalks are so bad with tree roots everywhere that we have miles of pump track.....

Just beware the weather can change instantly without warning.

 

[harry76]

HAHA....Yeah i wish i lived in the USA. I understand all your footpaths are like this....http://youtu.be/2BDJ0JcKusM LOL

 

[deorman]

Tried to fix the link, too much missing. :?

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Tried to fix the link, too much missing. :?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BDJ0JcK ... e=youtu.be

 

[harry76]

Oops thanks Customs...
If anyone is thinking of building a pumptrack or just interested in knowing more there is a great website "Leelikesbikes" that has a pumptrack section
http://www.leelikesbikes.com/category/c ... ump-tracks