Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
A track in the middle of Sydney's inner west ... I've been eyeing this for a few years, but pictured that it would be a hard slog to fix as the ground was rock hard.
However, given some lack of riding, some Sydney Water general stuffing up of a lot of the track, and the great soaking we've had in Sydney over the last few months. I decided to have a dig.
I didn't think to get before shots ... so these shots are about 20hours or so of work over 6 weekends. (there are some other bits I've added further down the track not worth the pics as yet). Picture everything pretty much flat.
Generally, the track is council provided ... has been there for several years (if not more) and has not been touched ... the majority was flat due to a combination of erosion and use by the kiddies ... with some huge straight and uninteresting bits (not yet pictured).
All features have a flat section beside it so the kids can ride around if they like. The residents and local walkers have all been really friendly, and I've had some nice chats with the majority of them. They have all recognised the need for the track to be maintained ... with one of the ressies actually saying that he'd mention the need at council (which I kinda tried to talk him out of ... funny thing is that two weeks after that discussion I saw a backhoe parked near the track and thought I was stuffed, but it was for the canal work that is currently in progress ... phew)
Anywho ... here we go.
1) The Start
- This is the original Start built by council ... tar mound, which is a little short and steepish (but *shrugs) ... off to the right, some local kiddies piled a bunch of dirt and corresponding pit.
I filled in the pit ... put the startings of a berm, steepened it up and hipped it.
2) Hip1
- Shitty pic but you can see the mound to hip left ... and the beginings of another berm which I've lost interest in for the minute.
note: the berm to the tree isn't as big as it looks (if it was it'd be awesome) it actually stops at the tree and is an optical illusion.
3) Hip1a
nicer view ... you can sorta see the bank and tiny lander ... the bank is for the timid ... you could berm it or start hitting it at slow speed to build up to the bigger section ... could be bigger, but its a kiddie park.
Looking thru the picture you can see the next feature. The rollers
I'll eventually build another lander on the other side of the kicker so it can be hipped or Dj'd for variety
4) Rollers & Hip2
Firstly Hip 2 ... the plan was to try to link Hip1 and Hip2 ... the lander in Hip1 needs to be pitted out abit to pump some speed ... ground is a little to firm to do it by hand and there's plenty more to do.
If you look at the pic "Hip2 opposite angle" ... the plan was to hip over the bush kinda ... haven't hit it yet ... so right now its a bigger kicker attached to the rollers . smaller doubles.
The rollers aren't working exactly as I want yet ... it works as a double from the start ... which you have to spin hard for.
in the opposite direction you can pump it really nice for some speed ... but it doesn't quite work the other way yet ... bah ... kinda nice doubling it then hitting the table top.
5) Table to Berm
The table is pretty cool ... except its either a little short ... or the landing just isn't steep enough ... over time I'll build the lander steeper ... but I don't want to make it too big as some of the kiddies have already fallen off it
6) end of table to berm1
You can see my problem ... its not as flat as it looks ... but its still flat so I need to shift quite a bit of dirt to build it up more ...
The berm comes at you a little quick if your doubling the rollers, then hitting the table ... so needs to be bigger and a little rounder.
7) Berm 2 and beginnings of table 2
This berm leads to another berm thru the trees (not started) ... the idea is to have a pump ... which will be part of the table top.
I'll need a wheel barrow for this section as there isn;t much dirt and what is there is sandy.
I've done most of this by myself, although I've had help in recent times ... thanks Kieran and the two BMx guys today especially the guy that almost lost a hand coz of me
NOTE:
It is kinda obvious where this is for locals ... but PLEASE, don't name the place ... happy to talk via PM and I have a thread in NSW Wateringhole if you want to help ... but I'd prefer not to name the place as yet. THANKS.
However, given some lack of riding, some Sydney Water general stuffing up of a lot of the track, and the great soaking we've had in Sydney over the last few months. I decided to have a dig.
I didn't think to get before shots ... so these shots are about 20hours or so of work over 6 weekends. (there are some other bits I've added further down the track not worth the pics as yet). Picture everything pretty much flat.
Generally, the track is council provided ... has been there for several years (if not more) and has not been touched ... the majority was flat due to a combination of erosion and use by the kiddies ... with some huge straight and uninteresting bits (not yet pictured).
All features have a flat section beside it so the kids can ride around if they like. The residents and local walkers have all been really friendly, and I've had some nice chats with the majority of them. They have all recognised the need for the track to be maintained ... with one of the ressies actually saying that he'd mention the need at council (which I kinda tried to talk him out of ... funny thing is that two weeks after that discussion I saw a backhoe parked near the track and thought I was stuffed, but it was for the canal work that is currently in progress ... phew)
Anywho ... here we go.
1) The Start
- This is the original Start built by council ... tar mound, which is a little short and steepish (but *shrugs) ... off to the right, some local kiddies piled a bunch of dirt and corresponding pit.
I filled in the pit ... put the startings of a berm, steepened it up and hipped it.
2) Hip1
- Shitty pic but you can see the mound to hip left ... and the beginings of another berm which I've lost interest in for the minute.
note: the berm to the tree isn't as big as it looks (if it was it'd be awesome) it actually stops at the tree and is an optical illusion.
3) Hip1a
nicer view ... you can sorta see the bank and tiny lander
... the bank is for the timid ... you could berm it or start hitting it at slow speed to build up to the bigger section ... could be bigger, but its a kiddie park.Looking thru the picture you can see the next feature. The rollers
I'll eventually build another lander on the other side of the kicker so it can be hipped or Dj'd for variety
4) Rollers & Hip2
Firstly Hip 2 ... the plan was to try to link Hip1 and Hip2 ... the lander in Hip1 needs to be pitted out abit to pump some speed ... ground is a little to firm to do it by hand and there's plenty more to do.
If you look at the pic "Hip2 opposite angle" ... the plan was to hip over the bush kinda ... haven't hit it yet ... so right now its a bigger kicker attached to the rollers . smaller doubles.
The rollers aren't working exactly as I want yet ... it works as a double from the start ... which you have to spin hard for.
in the opposite direction you can pump it really nice for some speed ... but it doesn't quite work the other way yet ... bah ... kinda nice doubling it then hitting the table top.
5) Table to Berm
The table is pretty cool ... except its either a little short ... or the landing just isn't steep enough ... over time I'll build the lander steeper ... but I don't want to make it too big as some of the kiddies have already fallen off it
6) end of table to berm1
You can see my problem ... its not as flat as it looks ... but its still flat so I need to shift quite a bit of dirt to build it up more ...
The berm comes at you a little quick if your doubling the rollers, then hitting the table ... so needs to be bigger and a little rounder.
7) Berm 2 and beginnings of table 2
This berm leads to another berm thru the trees (not started) ... the idea is to have a pump ... which will be part of the table top.
I'll need a wheel barrow for this section as there isn;t much dirt and what is there is sandy.
I've done most of this by myself, although I've had help in recent times ... thanks Kieran and the two BMx guys today
especially the guy that almost lost a hand coz of me NOTE:
It is kinda obvious where this is for locals ... but PLEASE, don't name the place ... happy to talk via PM and I have a thread in NSW Wateringhole if you want to help ... but I'd prefer not to name the place as yet. THANKS.
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