Pump track build/ride in Taos, NM this weekend
People have been roaming the Taos area for more than 14,000 years. The Town of Taos was incorporated in 1934. 75 years later, Taos joins the Pump Track Nation. Come on out. Let’s dig and ride.
How to climb the Lyons Pyramid (and other ledges)
Hey Lee…got the book and I’m practicing skills. The flatland cornering is coming along great. Next is ledges like the one Ron is going up @ Lyons. Just wondering what some technique tips would be and what to practice first in the parking lot to get up ledges like that…wheelies, manuals, bunny hops?
Peace, love and unity and take care of the wife & twins
Dan
Pump track weapon: small and inexpensive
Our man Kevin just completed his second series of Lee Likes Clinics, and he wants a BMX bike for pump track purposes. Good call, I say.
Adjusting tension with a half-link chain
I have a 2005 cannondale chase size small frame that i have converted to a single speed but it has vertical dropouts. I have tried tensioners and have not had any luck with them so I decided to try a half link chain since it looks cleaner.
I took the bike to a local bike shop and they tried swapping the rear cog to different sizes and now have a 36t front and a 17t rear. They tried a 18 rear but it was so tight the cranks would hardly turn. The 17t works but has alot of play until you put pedal pressure on it, but has never fallen off.
Can you help before I start buying hundreds of dollars of chainrings and rear cogs trying to find a good combo.
thanks, Kevin
New dad: Should I rock the pump?
Lee,
I’m a 40 year old father of a two-week-old girl. I haven’t been on a dirt jump / pump track since I was 14. Now that you’ve built the new Lyons funhouse, I’m thinking about a steel P.1 for sale in Boulder. It’s $500 and in good shape. I think you know the bloak selling it.
1) Should I drop the $500 (in light of my recent fatherhood/life changes)?
2) Why?
Thanks (for your advice and for your work in Lyons!)
Dave
Urban pump track — inadvertent style
A great reason to visit this Jaguar dealer.
Wheelies and manuals: Finding the balance
Hi Lee,
First, I’d like to thank you for writing the book MMBS, learned a looot of tips and techniques and as a result, have made my riding faster, smoother and more enjoyable (even my friend, who was a national team member for downhill, was impressed. I told him I learned how to pump from your book). When does the 2nd edition come out? 🙂
I just have this small question about finding the balance point, do you have any tips on how to find the balance point? I’m trying to learn to manual/wheelie so I am practicing how to loft my front wheel by pushing down on the fork and then pulling up and back. My bike I think is not the best bike to practise this on as its a big squishy FR bike with 8″ of travel in the rear (body english is absorbed by the suspension). Do I need to get a DJ bike (with a short chainstay) so that I can learn faster?
Thank you very much in advance!
Braaaap!
Niño Roldan
Ps. Perhaps you can visit the Philippines soon and conduct your clinic here? I’ll definitely sign up 🙂 Your friend BL #55 has been here twice I think and has competed in the Terry Larazabal Festival.
Lyons Outdoor Games: mission accomplished
I am beyond tired right now, but I will say this: 1. We got the park built on time. 2. This week has been VERY rainy. 3. This morning we got everything dry (with picks, shovels, pumps, brooms, sunshine and Doug’s helicopter). 4. This afternoon’s event went off awesomely. Lots of happy people riding their bikes.
– Matt Cordova won the DJ comp. Nick Simcik won the “Spirit of the Games” award with a couple sweet backflips (after a dozen attempts).
– Jon Watt won Pump Track Worlds. Brandon Turman second. Me third.
Thanks again to everyone who made this possible.
More details to come.
Anyone have photos from the pump track, DJ comp or general riding? I’d really appreciate some. Full props of course!
All hail the short ride
Twelve hours of work chased by thirty-six minutes of ride. Three loops around the ‘hood: up, down, left, right, swoop, swoop, swoop. Hard enough to matter, fast enough to feel.
Ahh, better.
Bring it: Lyons Outdoor Games this weekend
Saturday Saturday Saturday! The new Lyons Bike Park will host a Short Track, Pump Track Worlds then a Dirt Jump Comp.
Come on out to ride, compete and/or watch.
Lyons Bike Park: Photos from Sunday’s dig/ride sesh
We rounded out the rollers, fixed the tables and did some general cleanup.
And we rode.
And it was excellent.
Lyons Bike Park: Dialed!
We did it! After today’s rock-star work session, Lyons Bike Park is ready for next weekend’s Lyons Outdoor Games. We didn’t get to the slalom, but the trick jumps, tabletops, rollers, natural terrain loop and pump track are rocking! You should have seen this evening’s session: people ripping all over the place, having a great time. Just awesome.
Thanks again to everyone who helped today. This is your park. Rip it!