The paved pump track is visible from the highway as you drive through the town of Redmond, Oregon. Representing a $300,000 investment by the city of Redmond, the track is the largest of its kind in the state of Oregon. Built on what was formerly a dirt jump area, the asphalt track doesn’t require the […]
Bellingham, Washington: Whatcom Falls Pump Track
After a day of riding the Galbraith trails in Bellingham, we headed to the pumptrack at Whatcom Falls Park to check it out. Although the surface could have used some watering and was dry and a bit dusty, the Bellingham pumptrack is still a fun time. Built in the spring of 2017, the pump track is […]
Golden Eagle Park Pump Track: First Rides
The Velosolutions Crew have been busy, finishing new public paved pump track projects in Redmond and Hood River, Oregon. After a morning of riding the trails at Post Canyon we stopped over and finally got our first taste of the new paved pump track experience. Riding a paved pump track is like a mix of […]
First Look: the New Paved Pump Track at the Golden Eagle Park Pump Track in Hood River
Golden Eagle Park in Hood River is the site of one of the newest asphalt pump tracks in the state of Oregon. Designed and constructed by VeloSolutions with the aid of the Parks District and the Hood River Area Trail Stewards, the paved pump track is designed to be long lasting without the constant maintenance […]
Geer Bike Park — Salem, Oregon
When news of the Geer Bike Park in Salem, Oregon hit our radar, it piqued our interest. To the best of my knowledge, the new park features the first paved pump track in the state of Oregon. With the amount of precipitation we receive throughout the year, a paved pump track has a strong […]
Ventura Pumptrack Love: NWTA Trail Fest Ladies Night & Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day 2016
Our local pump track project at Ventura Park has been getting a lot of love the last few weeks, thanks to the Northwest Trail Alliance’s celebration of trails known as Trail Fest. The two week long event kicked off with the NWTA Ladies night hosted by our own Inga Beck. The ladies were out in force […]
Ventura Park Pumptrack, Portland, OR. Rebuild Day 2
At the end of our second day of reworking the Ventura Park pump track in Portland, Oregon, the revitalized pump track is now rideable! Neighborhood kids began gathering almost immediately after we pulled the trail work signs and placed them back in the car, asking if they could play on the track. Though precipitation […]
Bermstyle Built: Ventura Park Pump Track Rebuild in Progress
The rebuild of Ventura Park pump track in Portland, Oregon is now underway. When we’re done, the pump track will be better than ever. Thanks to partnerships with the Northwest Trail Alliance and Portland Parks & Rec, the track received three truckloads of additional fill soil. With the aid of the NWTA Ditchwitch, last week Cole Pruitt and I […]
The Bermstyle Pump Track Manifesto
There is quite a bit written about pump tracks online — including this site — its hard to find a comprehensive online resource on all things pump track. Let’s change that.
Santa Cruz, CA: West Side Pump Track
Santa Cruz, we’re getting tired of how bad you’re making the rest of the Bay Area look. While we’re stuck doing cutties and tearing up bark dust landscaping at the local park, you’re up to something like five pump tracks and bike parks. Is that right? And that doesn’t even count the wood or bike […]
Santa Cruz, CA: Chanticleer Park Pump Track
At this point, we’ve ridden a good number of pump tracks up and down the west coast, (plus a few in Canada and even one in Alaska) and are known to drive out of our way to sample a new one. The new pump track at Chanticleer Park stands out as being one of the […]
The Weekend
This weekend we got out and rode our bikes. This typically is the formula for any good weekend in my book, as I, make that we— pretty much revolve life around the desire to be on a bicycle. We also got our first bit of rain in a long time, something the trails sorely needed. […]
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