The Stumpy Gate

hey lee!

i read your short article about that selfmade gate. here is another great gate everybody can make with a bit of wood and a piece of string… in bmx and (since a coupla years in 4x here in europe too) people build themselves stumpy gates for practicing.


this ingenious wooden gate was invented by stumpy (pro bmx racer) like 10+ years ago or so. the cool thing about it is, you get a very real feel, and you can practice without help.

loads of pro bmx racers have one like that in the shed and still practice with it on a daily basis.

i would have added a picture to this mail but i cant figure out how to… so here is a link where to find stuff:

interview with stumpy bout it:
http://www.daleholmes.com/interviews/stumpy.shtml

someone who put a lot of work into it and made it of metal:
http://www.derekbetcher.com/upload/dbsidegate.jpg

this is the description of how to build it on my friends website. scroll down a bit. you will know what picture to click:
http://www.bmxwinterthur.ch/rogerspage/newspages/rrnews2.htm

well i think that should do. if you need more info there is loads on the net if you google for stumpygate…

well, hope you like it.
dave

Dave, right on.

Keith Darner out in Nathrop, CO has something like this for his Yeti-RPM team.

OK riders, let’s set ’em up …