My pump track needs maintenance: Help!

Hey Lee,

After purchasing and building a slight variation of your Sweet Little Pump Track design using guidance from the Welcome to Pump Track Nation v2 ebook, now comes the time for maintenance.

I worked with our town to modify some existing dirt into a sweet little pump track. The dirt was free and of a mostly clay quality. We finished it up about 6-8 weeks ago and after some good monsoonal moisture it was riding really fast and smooth, so much fun!

Now that we have dried up a bit, the track seems to be struggling. What was once fast rolling hard pack has turned a little dusty and cracks are starting to show. I was wondering if you could advise me on some upkeep and maintenance. Keep in mind, this was done with preexisting dirt on a tight budget. Any maintenance is likely to be volunteer based and costs will probably come out of my pocket.

Thanks for all you do. Let me know if you have any questions or need some more information.

Colby B.

Hi Colby!

Thanks for reaching out. This is a common situation with home made and volunteer-built tracks. Here’s some advice based on building and riding hundreds of pump tracks.

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