Building pump track & jumps

[DubbelBuys]

Hi you DJ & 4X maniacs!

 

Title says it all, but I've got a few questions for all you pro's!

 

My brother hurt his shoulder badly last weekend doing a jump that was above his limits. He went overbars & landed on his face / shoulder after his bike nose dived and landed front wheel first. That whole episode inspired me to practise jumping a LOT more. I'll also start a new thread for jumping technique (if there isn't one) with all my questions about jumping like a pro & to land decent (which is the most important part I guess!)

 

Anyway ... back to topic...

 

 

So the story goes like this:

 

We reside on a plot & there's a water pipeline that's going to run from 'our' town to another small neighouring town that's crossing our plot. The constuction guys are very friendly & offered to help with small tasks for us with their machinery. They built some dams for other farmers...

 

Now my actual question is this:

 

We want to build some smallish jumps in the lines of what you'd encounter on XC / trail- not DJ style!

 

& also we want to incorporate it into a sort of a pump track to practise when not heading out to ride the trails.

 

Or should I have rather said a pump track with some jumps (table top for now).

 

1. How high should the pump parts be?

2. & how far apart?

 

Now on the jumping side:

 

1. How high should the ramp be?

2. What should be the gradient (+-)

3. How long the table top before the down slope? Would first start with table tops rather than just ramps!

 

I'm a noob, so if I left out anything PLEASE let me hear your inputs!

 

Thanx in advance!

 

Jacques

[Cav']

You need someone experienced to go to the plot and show you what to do in situ

[J0KER]

Table tops maybe start off 1.5m long and 85cm high, then 2m long and 1m high. Descent kicker, concave obviously. Not too sure about doubles, though.

[Super_mil]

A good page to check out is http://www.leelikesbikes.com/build-your-own-pump-track.html for pump track info & this http://www.pinkbike.com/news/How-To-Drop-Off-and-Jumping-2012.html just happened to be on PinkBike this morning.

[DubbelBuys]

Thanx to all the replies. Have just bought lee's pump track nation!

 

Hopefully start building soon!