How to build a pump track

Jackmyster001

Me and my mate are trying to biuld a pump track, however we have no experiance.
How much dirt do we need... We have a a spare field so we have a lot of space.

Do we need a certain type of dirt or do we just dig?

Should i spray the dirt with a hose or just compact it.

Any imput would be much appreciated.

I was also looking at buying a coloured chain for my bike. gusset slinks are no use as im not single speed.. any ideas would be much appreciated.

Cheers
Jack Miers

hoochylala

This book may help....

http://www.leelikesbikes.com/ebook-welc ... ack-nation

Jackmyster001

Good idea but unfortunatley its 10 quid and i cant find any reviews on it.. might be a waste of money.. Any ideas on how to build a tabletop properly?

jay12

a lot of dirt, and it depends on size.

make sure to build it so it has a flow, if something you can alter things.
best thing to do it use damp dirt, compacts much easier and pat it down as much as possible.
tables are easy, just make a pile of dirt, compact at the top, then on the take off and landing and alter them accordingly, you can also make them into a bit of a hip by making the landing at an angle.

good luck and have fun

getonyourbike

using logs for the main base, means that you need less dirt. just a tip

moggy82

Jackmyster001 wrote:

Good idea but unfortunatley its 10 quid and i cant find any reviews on it.. might be a waste of money.. Any ideas on how to build a tabletop properly?

The old version is hosted online. Just search the title and .PDF

Moggy

allthegearnoidea

Jackmyster001 wrote:

I was also looking at buying a coloured chain for my bike. gusset slinks are no use as im not single speed.. any ideas would be much appreciated.

Cheers
Jack Miers

KMC do a range of coloured chains for geared bikes, red, white, blue, black etc.