Bike Park

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Elk Grove Bike Park … work in progress

The Sacramento area gets another step closer to being a riding destination with the addition of the Elk Grove Bike Park, just 10 minutes south of Sacramento. Technically, this makes a total of three bike parks in the area, not counting BMX tracks. While not yet completed, the construction of the Elk Grove Bike Park [...]

11.06.2011 Elk Grove Bike Park Read the full story →
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Eichler Bike Park Rebuild Day #4

An update from Portland from Raul Atencio, on the Eichler Bike Park Rebuild: ”Here are some pics from Eichler Build Day # 4. A couple more build days and this park will be 100% rideable. This was Saturday 25th; this time we had a mini-excavator and we had about 18 volunteers from 9:00 to 5:00, we had a [...]

07.18.2011 Eichler Park Read the full story →
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Coming soon: the Elk Grove Bike Park in Sacramento

It appears that the extended Bay Area will be getting one more bike park added to the list of what is available to ride soon. Located in the Elk Grove Regional Park, the park is will be 2.4 acres, and include the following amenities: (PDF Link) Pump tracks Jump lines Skills Areas Flow trail According [...]

07.17.2011 Elk Grove Bike Park Read the full story →
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Timberline Bike Park Needs Comments of Support

Timberline Lodge has put out a new newsletter marking the beginning of the official 30-day public comment period for the Timberline Mountain Bike Trails and Skills Park Project. (For those unfamiliar with Timberline, it is a ski area located about an hour east of Portland, Oregon) The goal: a new lift assisted mountain bike park [...]

03.09.2011 News Read the full story →
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Stafford Lake Bike Park Site visit; Novato, CA

It looks like the area close to the birthplace of mountain biking may finally take a few steps in catching up to the rest of the world. Stafford Lake Park is the site of a new proposed bicycle skills park. The skills park would be an addition to the existing facilities, and for Bay Area residents, this [...]

02.04.2011 California Bike Parks Read the full story →
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Possible new bike park in Castle Rock, Washington- Action Needed

If you are a rider living near Portland, Oregon, Longview or Vancouver Washington, help is needed in spreading the word. Local riders in and around the city of Castle Rock have an opportunity to get a bike park going, but the city is still developing its Park and Recreation Plan. We all know we need [...]

01.08.2011 News Read the full story →
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The Salem Expo Bike Park Part 2

We first reported on the Salem, Oregon jumps and BMX track when we passed by the fairgrounds after the Black Rock Shuttle Day. As I was injured from a crash at Black Rock, I was unable to do anything but take a few photos. Fortunately I was able to get down for an afternoon shred [...]

09.21.2010 Features Read the full story →
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Eichler Bike Park Project in Beaverton gets the green light

Awesome news for mountain bikers in Portland, Oregon: local mountain bike advocacy group, the Northwest Trail Alliance, is about to move ahead with what will be the first sanctioned bicycle skills park (on dirt) in the Portland Metropolitan area. We first reported on the Eichler Park Bike Jump area back in May of this year, as part [...]

09.20.2010 Oregon Bike Parks Read the full story →
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The Whistler Pump Tracks

One thing about the trail builders at Whistler; when they take on a project, it gets taken to the next level. Case in point: the pump track constructed for the Ultimate pump track challenge. The symmetrical design and the addition of the center platform removes the need for timers, and creates a head to head race format [...]

09.11.2010 Features Read the full story →
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Spot Check: Salem State Fairgrounds Dirt Jump Park and BMX Track

On the way back from Black Rock for the Shuttle Day, I went searching for the dirt jump park at the Expo area. Turns out it wasn’t at all where I thought it was. After driving around for over 20 minutes, I found the entrance. Since I’m such as swell frood, I made ya’ll a [...]

08.09.2010 Oregon Bike Parks Read the full story →

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