HYT Lives!! It’s been a while but I thought it about time for a summer update. While some folks are still skiing in the mountains I’ve opted to embrace the summer, wear shorts, don sandals and ride my bike as much as possible. For those of you not in the know, we are working with Beth Skow and the City of Palmer to get a bicycle Pump Track built. Pump tracks are easy to build, easy to maintain and are fun for riders of all abilities. You pretty much can’t get hurt unless you have enough skills to go fast. The more you pedal the slower you go.
Here’s a quick video Erin took this past weekend in Fairbanks at the Pump Track behind Goldstream Sports. Big Thanks to Joel for hooking it up with the info, the track and the good times!
Fairbanks Pump Track from Erin Kessler on Vimeo.
If you want to learn more about this project, shoot Beth or myself an email. A cool website to checkout is Leelikesbikes.com. Lee McCormack builds these tracks all over the nation and has lots of great info. Beth is an amazing asset to this community and has been on board the whole way. She’s already presented the idea to the city council and is working on locations and procedural issues. Without her none of this could happen. Please let city know how much we appreciate her hard work!
Also…this weekend is the 24 Hours of Matanuska Mountainbike Race out at Matanuska Lake State Park! Don’t miss it! Should be a great time, on fun trails, with great folks!






