Pumptrack Laško

The Pumptrack polygon (Slovenian = kolopark) is an attractive playground that promotes outdoor leisure activities, encourages exercise and motor development for both children and adults. The track of the polygon consists of rounded humps and turns, which are rhythmically connected in a circular loop. The configuration of the pumptrack polygon provides a safe and fun experience for both beginners and top athletes. More than 15 different sports (including 3 Olympic disciplines) can be practiced at the facility, and the polygon is suitable for all sizes of bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, scooters, and even wheelchairs.

What kind of bike is suitable for pumptrack?
Laško pumptrack allows for a ride of kids’ bikes, BMX or mountain bikes, although the best way to ride is on a dirt or pump bike or BMX.

Why to ride your bike on the pumptrack?
Besides the fact that pumptrack polygons are suitable for various age groups and different means of transport, their advantage is also that they enable a fun way of training and the acquisition of new movement skills and other skills, such as:
• Moving your body correctly while driving and gaining speed
• Riding through the turns
• Maintaining momentum or speed
• Learn to see and think a few steps ahead
• Learn to be playful on the bike and find new and interesting lines that might not be obvious at first glance

How to ride on a pumptrack?
Describing the correct technique for riding a bicycle on a pumptrack may seem complicated, but it’s really easy – you just have to try.

Instructions on how to ride on the pumptrack properly:
• Rollow the rhythm of the track
• Tyres should be in contact with the ground at all times
• Keep your arms and legs working in synch
• Have a “light” front end and a “heavy” rear end (i.e. pumping)
• The upper body (shoulders) should be in the same plane at all times

A technique of riding a bicycle on a pumptrack:
• On the first part of the hill, i.e. on the way up, take the weight off the front of the bike and let the bike ride to the top and over the hill.
• As you move over the top of the hill, transfer your weight forward, pressing down first with your hands and then with your feet to increase the force or speed on the way down. This motion creates and maintains speed throughout the track.
• Sooner or later, you’ll come to a turn. It is important to control the entry speed into the turn, otherwise you will fly off the track. And with the right line and technique, you’ll come out of the turn with even more speed.
• Keep your eyes on the exit line of the turn, and look further ahead just before you exit. Otherwise, the turn itself is performed in a similar way to a hill, by pumping your body.
• When riding, keep your upper body still and your feet on the pedals, level with the ground. It should all be happening in the hands and lower body.

The use of Pumptrack Laško is at your own risk!