Lordship Pump Track

 yeah I'm afraid so. The back parts have barely any pumps so it's the best way to keep any speed up.

 Haha! I'm only messin' I know what you mean! Looks like a good track. Sweet video.

 Cheers dude!! It's a sweet track only got built about a year ago as well.

 @KillerFreddie

yeah unfortunately that's the truth..its not a pump track because you have to pedal, the pump bumps are ill placed and the wrong dimensions with way too much flat ground.

on a pump track, after the initial pedals to get moving you should never have to pedal again, you should always be going up / down or sideways otherwise you cannot generate any momentum

it was a great idea and A LOT of public money was spent, but ultimately a piss-poor design, poor build (drainage anyone?), with no rebuilding since it opened?? I rode it a few weeks after it opened, and it was already ragged to f*ck looking worn and puddles everywhere

I could not even get round on my BMX without pedalling (BMX will allow a good rider to generally "pump" anything..) let alone bothering riding my mountain bike on that track

Pump Tracks are hard to build, and require a huge amount of rebuild 'tweaking' to get 100% right


big shame, would be nice if the riders could take control and do a full rebuild, and make the Lordship Pump Track reach its proper potential

check this out (sadly demolished now..)

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 That one looks brilliant! But I know what you mean!

 If anything it reminded me of a miniaturized BMX or 4X track. Still good for skills etc but could defo use some improvement and some fixing up.

 I built a secret pump track, on my own (ill get some pics when I next go) but it rides so fast with no pedaling, and it has drainage. But I've spent over a year getting it how I want it. The hard part is keeping secret and hidden especially in winter :S