building a pump track?

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Originally Posted by Frozen208

Check our Lee Likes Bikes he has a bunch of stuff about pump tracks, he co-wrote Mastering Mountain Bike Skills with Brain Lopes. Which is a killer book by the way.

We used that book as our how-to guide for this track, and learned a lot. After having ridden it a few times now, we see areas that need to be improved. It's a tough track with a steady 6% uphill grade on one leg, or an abrupt 10' rise with three rollers (30') in the other direction. We're hoping to expand it with some crossovers and alternate lines as time and resources (water) allow. Since it's in the desert we have to rely on tank water that has to be pumped in. It was a great learner project, and we're looking to do another one locally.

Get Lee's book, and more importantly, ride a track somewhere so you can see how it should feel and flow. You'll learn a lot just by doing that.