604 / the end

Hey all,

It has been swell... This blog has been at it for 10 years. During that time, it has recorded a small snapshot of bicycle and volunteer related content from the lower mainland. --However, the time has come to discontinue service... Thanks to anyone who stopped by.

Let's end this blog with another final chapter... A few photos of the extinct 604 pumptrack... all taken from the same spot, (up in a tree)...

(For anyone who may be looking for the dirtwest bikepark company, They are at: dirtwest.ca)

It really hits you in the feels. bye!

North Delta pumptrack

Hey everyone,

Derek from Dirtwest has been hard at work on this new pumptrack for the municipality of Delta. The track is located at the North Delta Recreation Centre at 84 ave and 114street in Delta BC. Here is a little gopro chesty of a quick la on opening day.

Definitely go check out this fun new addition to the lower mainland riding scene!

Famjam 2017

Some of the long term Dirtwest members and extended family got together in the Invergarry bike park over the weekend. Here  is a little go pro chesty clip from the pumptrack. 

Cornercopia

The invergarry pumptrack is looking good and running fast right now. The City of Surrey recently did some hazard tree work around the track and used wood chips to cap the outsides of the track for erosion and weed control. We also think it adds to the aesthetic! Can you see how hard it was raining in the photo?

Invergarry work party

can you spot the flow change?

We helped out with a dig-day at the Invergarry pump track. We moved a lot of dirt and flushed out a lot of drainage on the track. A lot of work by a small group of volunteers. We would like to send a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time! Big thanks also to the City of Surrey for supplying the great fluffy dirt, drinks, snacks and the help of Staff at the event!

Want to get involved? Contact Dirtwest through facebook link on the right------>>

Or call the City of Surrey @ 604 501 5050

crew of the day

MORE PHOTOS AFTER THE JUMP>>

Invergarry work party

The City of Surrey has delivered an ample supply of prime dirt for resurfacing the Cornercopia pumptrack. If we have enough volunteers we can make some bigger changes to improve flow.

>>Facebook event here<<

There is a trail day at Invegarry bike park this Sunday April 23. The fun starts at 10 am rain or shine, Tools, drinks and snacks will be provided. Please wear appropriate work gear and consider gloves.

11297 Surrey Road, Surrey BC.

Invergarry

Little Shredder surfacing

The City of Surrey teamed up with some from volunteers last week to resurface the green flow trail: Little Shredder in Invergarry bike park! No more bumps and rocks poking through the trail. Most of the trail has been capped in crushed gravel to smooth things out and increase durability. The nice thing about crushed gravel is that surfacing material can be material added on top and it will adhere really well. It rides great and is only on rollers and not any berms or corners. The decision was made to use it over the clay-loam due to a lack of moisture in the soil on site at the time of the volunteer event. With no water at Invergarry summer building is tough to do.  

Dynomite roll

new rainbow and ridearound

Vince from Dirtwest has been busy on the flow trail Dynamite Roll in he South Surrey Bike Park. This section of trail has changed significantly is recent months. It is now a super flowy and fun section,

old Aframe with new ridearound

invergarry

Invergarry

grass reclaiming an underridden section

mid process

a little further

done for now... now we need rain

Sometimes the best time to build new stuff is when its dry and dusty. Its really easy to make some moves on stuff that can't/wont be ridden until the rainy season. This is one such spot... a part of the cornercopia pumptrack was growing grass(a sure sign a line isn't being ridden) so we switched it up... Now to wait for some rain so we can pack and shape it into a working line. That's the trade... easy earth move but a line that wont be finished for a while... 

Invergarry

before

after

Invergarry Cornercopia pumptrack got some love this weekend, Special thanks to the rain! More please.

Fun Fun park

Fun Fun park pumptracks 

Just a minor update on Fun Fun park pumptracks. They are up and running. 

Brad's yard

Our friend Brad's backyard pumptrack is running really well. Brad hand-built this track himself. It's really awesome. Watch this video of him enjoying his hard work

Fun Fun park pumptrack

We finished up the pumptrack at Fun Fun park in south Surrey last weekend. Here is a timelapse of the action...

Fun Fun

the two tracks at Fun Fun Park

contouring and packing crushed rock

We were at Fun Fun park on Saturday and finished the run-bike track and surfaced the large track in crushed stone. The next step is to cover the stone in mineral soil and pack. More photos after the jump>>

Fun Fun Park

We volunteered for the City of Surrey recently and built two pumptracks at Fun Fun park in South Surrey. Above is the pumptrack construction video. Expect us to post more photos soon... The tracks aren't fully packed and shaped yet but they will be ready for bikes soon, until then please don't ride them:)

Here are some panoramic shots from taken throughout the construction process:

Fun Fun pumptrack 

Cornercopia

The day's crew

Dirtwest was out in force today in Invergarry bike park on Saturday. We completed some major improvements to the north side of the Cornercopia pumptrack. Check out the photo’s below, and this timelapse of the work!

Invergarry

Post by Dirtwest.

Spank Industries/Morpheus rider Liam Wallace has been filming an edit in Invergarry bike park. The edit is set to drop in the next few weeks. We will post it as soon as its out. in the meantime here is a clip of him riding Shovel Buster

Seymour

Boogeyman is TAP sponsored by Central City Brewing and we love those guys and the north shore and the NSMBA and Empress and a lot of other things, mainly bike stuff. So watch Brad and Kelly ride some bikes in this iphone clips mashup.

Invergarry

Some trail gnomes just beamed over some pumptrack love. Looks like a little reshaping for the 180 corner at the North-west side of the track took place.

before-ish

after

more photos after the jump>>