Mountain Biking - Building an MTB pump track in my back yard

I have a modest sized backyard here in SW Florida. I had read an article a couple years ago about people building pump tracks in their backyards for when they couldn't make it to the trails (which for me is quite often and few trails). Have any of you all built one? Did you buy dirt? What kind?

I have a modest sized backyard here in SW Florida. I had read an article a couple years ago about people building pump tracks in their backyards for when they couldn't make it to the trails (which for me is quite often and few trails). Have any of you all built one? Did you buy dirt? What kind?

Lucky you. Here's a great source for pump track construction: http://www.leelikesbikes.com/WTPTN/WTPTNindex.html

I couldn't be more unlucky. i live in SW Florida. No trails worth while. Thanks for the link.

Lucky you. Here's a great source for pump track construction: http://www.leelikesbikes.com/WTPTN/WTPTNindex.html

:eek: Oh, that is so sweet! My back yard is almost 50' wide, and I could make an extension by the garage so I could have up to 65' depth. If I open both side gates and and a skinny to go up the stairs... OMFGHI2U!!!! :twitchy:

Mine is 300' x 100' and there is slope where the property was built up. Here is a corner of the yard.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2569360014_a911c75cc7_b.jpg

^^Looks like you have (comparatively) plenty of space to work with. The guys at RST's headquarters in Portland, OR have one in their little city-lot back yard at their rental-house/offices:

http://www.summerofshred.com/images/portland/corypumptrack-march30.jpg

http://www.matchvideozine.com/pt2.jpg

Another North Portland pump-track on a bit larger scale:

http://www.summerofshred.com/images/portland/newtrack3.jpg

http://www.summerofshred.com/images/portland/newtrack1.jpg

^^Looks like you have (comparatively) plenty of space to work with. The guys at RST's headquarters in Portland, OR have one in their little city-lot back yard at their rental-house/offices:


Doug, do you know what kind of office hours they keep? I've sent emails to them on several occasions, all without any response.

PM sent.

lawsuit waiting to happen.

i have the leelikesbikes pump track e-book :D

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^^Looks like you have (comparatively) plenty of space to work with. The guys at RST's headquarters in Portland, OR have one in their little city-lot back yard at their rental-house/offices:

http://www.summerofshred.com/images/portland/corypumptrack-march30.jpg

http://www.matchvideozine.com/pt2.jpg

Another North Portland pump-track on a bit larger scale:

http://www.summerofshred.com/images/portland/newtrack3.jpg

http://www.summerofshred.com/images/portland/newtrack1.jpg

O Dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only other concern I have is Florida dirt, AKA sand. I will probably have to buy a load of dirt to build.

You should start it where the rainbow ends.

^^ I'd be careful about that . . .

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t162/dminorwa/Bucket_o_honey.jpg

Thewre is a really nice pump track in Asheville NC. I need to get uver that way now that I have something to it on.

Hopefully they don't worry about grammar in Asheville.

Hopefully they don't worry about grammar in Asheville.

It's called the southern opossum slang. You wouldn't understand.

It's called the southern opossum slang. You wouldn't understand.

Wouldn't understand? Or wouldn't care to understand? Fine line.

Wouldn't understand? Or wouldn't care to understand? Fine line.

You're a mean drunk, junkyard.