Exciting BMX racing... on FLAT pedals... in 2018? Yup.

One surprise after another here.  The first ever Red Bull Pump Track World Championships is in...  Arkansas?  Yep.  BMXers versus mountain bikes?  I was betting on mountain bikes, and the top four men and women are all on BMX bikes.  This is just some crazy bike handling, high speed, torquing the turns, in the rain.  Skills all the way around.  This is just a good watch for any MTBers or BMXers out there who like to go fast. 

I'm old.  I'm fat.  I've got a lot of taxi driver weight to take off before I could ride one of these very well.  But I can't wait to get a bike, and hit some pump tracks.  This shit just looks like so much fun. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  Let the turkey coma fade.  Have that third helping of pumpkin pie.  Then get out to your local pump track tomorrow.  You can shop all weekend online, right? 

Road trip to Switzerland?

Watching random sports videos the other day, I saw this video for "The World's Biggest Pump Track."  As a fat, old, Has Been BMX guy, pump tracks look really fun, and a good way to get myself riding again when I get another bike and lose a few more pounds.  But this place in Zurich Switzerland is downright amazing.  Pump lines, jump lines, and all kinds of berms to rail and tranfers to try.

Like I said, I'm old.  I was alive when BMX and later mountain biking were invented, both in California.  I remember when all the best riders were from the U.S. of A.  But the shit's gone worldwide now, and there are people ripping all over the place.  I've known for years that Vancouver, for example, has great outdoor skateparks, insane MTB trails at Whistler, and really cool pump tracks built more recently.  But Switzerland as a world leader in great places to ride?  That's a new one on me.  So here are a few videos of this place.  Enjoy.  The grab a shovel and get to work.

Sam Pilgrim and friends session Zurich bike park.

"Crazy Jump Session" at Zurich bike park.

Gstaad SCOTT Tour de Pump.

Drone footage of Zurich pump track

Sunny day Funny day at Zurich

Indoor bike park in Zurich

Road Trip to Zurich Pump Track

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