Trail building Archives - Page 9 of 16

Superior Bike Park is approved!

October 26, 2010/2 Comments/in Trail building/by leelikesbikes

After several years of process, last night the Superior board of trustees approved construction of a new bike park.

I plan to include a pump track, dirt jumps, rock features and a kids’ area. Yeah, we’re talking about a pump track scaled for Strider bikes. Design happens over the winter. We start building in spring.

If you have any ideas for the park, please email me.

Here’s the story in the Boulder Daily Camera. (Check out the haters in the comments.)

In other news: Golden Bike Park opens tomorrow.

We live in grand times!

New-school flowing in Wyoming

August 2, 2010/in Trail, Trail building/by leelikesbikes

Preview of a new freeride trail in Curt Gowdy State Park. This is a great time to be a mountain biker.

New-school flowy XC love

July 30, 2010/7 Comments/in Trail, Trail building/by leelikesbikes

Check out this new trail at Cragg Quarry in Bacup, Lancashire, England.

Fully geared up, holding the Stumpy, clicking my heels together … “There’s no place like Bacup, there’s no place like Bacup …”

Pump track design critique #1

July 30, 2010/1 Comment/in Ask Lee, Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikes

Lee-

We finally were able to get going on the design for our city bike park.

Based on the information I got from your book, I’ve come up with the attached preliminary lay-out for the pump track. I wonder if you can take a few minutes and provide your input. To be honest with you, I’m not totally in love with it, but this is about the 5th incarnation.

I have roughly 175’x115’ set aside for the pump track. I’m almost worried that this is too big. What do you think?

I appreciate whatever input you could provide. Thanks!

Corey, Professional Engineer

Bike-park meeting in Superior, CO this Wednesday

July 15, 2010/4 Comments/in Trail building/by leelikesbikes

Hey Front Rangers, Superior got its grant and I got the gig to build a bike park in town. We start digging this fall. It’s time to talk details.

Dig-day disappointment in Lyons

May 31, 2010/9 Comments/in Trail building/by leelikesbikes

In the past year, the Lyons Bike Park has become a fixture of the community and a destination for the region. The entire project, from materials to equipment to final shaping, was driven by volunteers, and it really showed what a community can achieve with tiny budget and huge love.

Last year’s dig day was so teeming, I couldn’t thank everyone by name. Saturday’s dig day — the birthday spruce-up and prep for June’s Lyons Outdoor Games — was so sparse it’s easy to thank everyone individually.

Dig/ride/eat at Lyons Bike Park next Saturday

May 22, 2010/9 Comments/in Trail building/by leelikesbikes

The Lyons Bike Park is already a year old. She’s in great shape, but we want to give her some love before next months’ Lyons Outdoor Games.

Please come on out next Saturday, May 29, to clean up, make improvements, ride bikes and eat BBQ. Work goals include axing weeds, clearing rocks, re-shaping jumps and (if we have enough workers) building a new inner line on the pump track.

We’ll be out there all day. Who’s in?

Get paid to dig in Longmont, CO

April 29, 2010/5 Comments/in Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikes

Hey all, I have a private pump track/DJ project coming up in May. Who wants to build cool stuff and earn a few bucks? Email me with your intentions and qualifications, or leave a comment below.