BUILT AND BEAUTIFUL: JRICH’S PUMP TRACK
At last, we have photos of AA BMX Pro Jason Richardson’s completed pump track. I would have given my left arm to ride this sod-bordered ribbon of love, but there was too much rain.
Material: Decomposed granite. It was easy to work with, and it seems to be holding up well.
Style: This track is much tighter and peakier than the Welcome to Pump Track Nation international standard. European BMX tracks are tight and peaky; Jason says this pump track is French Style.
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The sweetest pump tracks appease wives and neighbors. That sod might survive a AA pro; if Jason’s smart he’ll keep the riff-raff off his track. |
 Tight turns abound. This roller will move closer to the turn. |
 Master of All He Surveys. |
The Pump Track is maturing as an art form. We now have:
- French Style (tight and peaky),
- Colorado style (fast and flowy like my old one 1, 2 and Lory State Park) and
- NorCal style (huge and interconnected a la Mark Weir’s 1, 2).
Tman Says December 28, 2007 @ 9:13 am
WOW! that is a nice looking track!
Mike E. Says December 29, 2007 @ 11:50 am
Butter! Nice work and vision from the start.
Bob Burnes Says January 1, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
I’m inspired! And with a new house and plently of dirt to work with here in Las Vegas….I have a project!
joanna Says January 5, 2008 @ 11:51 pm
soon to be added to the styles… kauai style. (style yet undecided…)
leelikesbikes Says January 6, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
Nice. Lemme guess … dark red clay, overlooking the ocean, slaloming through the jungle …
Bob Burnes Says January 6, 2008 @ 8:22 pm
I’m afriad my style won’t be as cool as the others…dirt on top of dirt-maybe a few rocks in there. I guess I could put a Joshua Tree in there…:D
Francois Says January 10, 2008 @ 8:55 am
So cool. Let’s see some video of Jason a real BMX Pro on his own track.
François.
Walt Says January 28, 2008 @ 11:07 am
It looks flat between rollers instead of like a sine wave as described in the Pump Track Nation. Yet, that works? I mean, you can gain speed throughout the whole track without pedaling?
leelikesbikes Says January 28, 2008 @ 2:53 pm
A sine wave would be better from a pumping standpoint. But:
- BMX tracks are frequently flat between rollers and jumps.
- I’m not gonna tell a AA Pro how to build *or* ride!