Today was a rest day. A day to let the body heal from all the week’s activities. I still managed to fill the day with bicycle related activities though.
Scott R and I headed down to the Bike Habitat to get a few things, and see what was new. Scott and I took turns on the Kona Paddy Wagon out in back of the shop. The Paddy Wagon is a single speed road bike, with a flip-flop hub that allows you to run it either free wheel or fixed. The bike was a blast to ride, and left a lingering impression in our minds long after the visit.
The Bike Habitat has a nice website. Go check it out if you haven’t seen it at bikehabitat.com.
The next stop was Marcus’s house to see phase 1 of his new pump track. Phase 1 included lots of brush clearing. I think even the Brush-Clearer-In-Chief from Crawford, Texas would have been proud of Marcus’s efforts. We helped him play pick up sticks after he went nuts with the Bobcat. Personally, I would’ve used a Daisy Cutter, but I think you may need a pesky permit for that.
After our ears and noses were full of dirt, we departed for Red’s to drink a couple pints of Icky. Once I got home, I put the final parts on the Kona Coiler. It’s ready to roll!
When the winds die and the brush burns we should bring some marshmallow’s to the fire.
Thanks for coming out guys. After you left I mapped out the track, which took hours. Then I began moving all the dirt to it approximate destination. I will put the pics on flickr in a little bit. I returned the trackor last night at 9 pm. I will be shaping and rolling all day today. If anyone would like to join me bring a rake or a shovel. I have at least a 12 pack of beer. 3678 Silverado Drive. Near Target.
I have totally shaped the track. Now I am going to take a break and then go to Home Depot and get a lawn roller. I think I might get a lap in before sundown!
Its done, but very soft. We had hard times staying on the track, because if you got near the edge it would wash out. I did get one really good lap in where I almost pumped all the way around. It is totally challengeing. I put the spriklers on it tonight. Maybe next weekend it will be more firm.
Man, would I like to give that a try. Pump tracks look like a blast. If you haven’t checked it out, go to http://www.leelikesbikes.com/ and click on pump tracks on the left side. Lots of great information and photos of what others are doing.
Smudgemo- Jeff M. planted the idea in my head a year ago. I googled “Pump Track” and the Leelikesbikes website came up. I bought the manual on how to build a pump track. I saw the video and read the reviews and knew I had to have one. This was basically a birthday present from my wife. She was going to get me a new camera. I asked her if I could pass on the camera and use the money to rent a tractor and a dump truck. She agreed! Once I have the track firmed up and a little more dialed in, I will have an open house party. I will post it well ahead of time and let you know.
man, that is gonna be killer and a total blast i bet. nice work.