Europe's Getting a Fresh Indoor Bike Park

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hgardner (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:30)

Still not sure why we don't have more of these facilities in europe or especially the UK, we're a more densely populated place than north america so getting the foot traffic shouldn't be a problem. Hopefully this will start a trend!

hampsteadbandit (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:32)

cost of land in the UK for a facility large enough, and close enough to population centres, is crazy expensive, then add in business rates...

hgardner (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:35)

@hampsteadbandit: valid point I guess, shame though. Just living in hope for the day the MOD sell on an old aircraft hanger for next to nothing and someone puts 2 and 2 together.

desman75 (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:50)

dirtfactory.org

New one coming soon to Manchester worth a look out for!

WAKIdesigns (Jun 8, 2016 at 14:34)

@hgardner: someone has to stick his head out, lay down own money, put his savings on the line, quit job and what not

alexhyland (Jun 8, 2016 at 15:02)

@hgardner: imagine one of the Cardington sheds...look them up, near chicksands as it happens. 223000Sq ft. Probably a bit pricey tho!

jakecallcut (Jun 8, 2016 at 15:12)

@alexhyland: every chick sands trip i see them. Bloody huge. I can't imagine the amount of stuff you could put in there.

Monarch87 (Jun 8, 2016 at 23:04)

Definitely not the first. There's one in Switzerland since a few years: www.indoorbikepark.ch . They are not in the EU though, so maybe it doesn't count?;-)

ad15 (Jun 8, 2016 at 23:44)

one word....insurance...

desman75 (Jun 9, 2016 at 0:44)

@alexhyland: It would be amazing, but they film bloody blockbuster movies in them sometimes! They have to be the biggest single indoor space I have ever seen. Bloody good call though. One of us MTB'ers needs to win the euromillions and get it done!

thebush10 (Jun 9, 2016 at 9:52)

@hgardner: burtonwood airbase.....asda bought it....cant compete with the big guns

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km79 (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:17)

'The very first, indoor bike park in Europe will open soon in Strasbourg, France.' - I'll bet you my house it's not the first.

ColinD (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:27)

Definitely not the first. My town has one: wood15.eu (Sittard, Holland)

gd-on (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:29)

@ColinD: yes indeed!!

ExNihiloNihilFit (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:34)

@ColinD: You Sir are one lucky motherf*cker

ColinD (Jun 8, 2016 at 13:51)

@ExNihiloNihilFit: have not been there in a while tho. Riding outside is so much nicer!

vinay FL (Jun 8, 2016 at 15:56)

@km79 Good, you've still got a home

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The one mentioned in the article looks bigger though, the window in the background looks like it is the size of large railway station. But that doesn't make it the first indeed.

MisterJones (Jun 8, 2016 at 15:59)

a real one ? I mean a big indoor bike park like this one don't think so

ColinD (Jun 8, 2016 at 22:51)

@MisterJones: wood15.eu is about 6000M2. Proberbly not as big as this one is gonna be bud it's pretty nice!

colincolin (Jun 9, 2016 at 1:49)

@ColinD: you just went full Colin

ColinD (Jun 9, 2016 at 3:18)

@colincolin: atleast I didn't go ColinColin yet!

frissenm (Jun 9, 2016 at 6:05)

@ColinD: and wood15.eu is still working on their park as well, plans to extend are there (partly outside).

ExNihiloNihilFit (Jun 9, 2016 at 10:54)

@ColinD: It's been absolutely pouring for the past two weeks and the rain isn't about to stop. A complex river system has developed on our trails and landings have become huge lakes. So jealous of you

harrybel (Jun 9, 2016 at 12:28)

@ExNihiloNihilFit: Him and half of Belgium - it's only an hour and a bit from Brussels. =)

And they've got a foam pit: youtu.be/EPu0qQaNVvA

Dirt-Factory (Jun 9, 2016 at 2:28)

We are working on it dudes, we are called Dirt Factory - Indoor Bike Park, Manchester UK. Still a lot of work to do, but we have raised 500k through crowd funding and are now in the process of securing a premise, more updates to come soon. Keep an eye out, appreciate the support. Thanks.

Mathullah (Jun 8, 2016 at 22:17)

There's a similar bikepark in Pfäffikon, Switzerland for around two years. Look here: www.indoorbikepark.ch/en
But we all know that Switzerland is not Europe!

frs67 (Jun 8, 2016 at 23:01)

Great article !
You can help the team to buy more wood and build more modules : there is a Crowdfunding Campaign with nice rewards !

www.kisskissbankbank.com/j-envoie-du-bois

Dirt-Factory (Jun 9, 2016 at 3:35)

Keep up the mint work dudes, just shared this. Hope to ride there soon via Morzine :-)

brutalpedz (Jun 8, 2016 at 23:54)

Dirt jumper just bought, I can't wait ! I live in Strasbourg, close to it !