Frisco Bike Park opens to first riders
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- Created on Thursday, 28 July 2011 20:09
- Written by Dena Rosenberry
By Geoff Mintz, The Summit Daily
Extreme athletes these days can't seem find enough different ways to hurl themselves through the air. The Frisco Bike Park, currently open and free to the public, offers another option for horizontally challenged among us.
All types of mountain bikers can utilize the new bike park, which is made up of jumps, berms and features. BMX riders, downhillers, cross-county riders and dirt-jumpers alike will find the park fun, educational and challenging.
“This is what you would consider to be a new-school bike park. It's kind of a combination of downhill mountain biking and traditional dirt-jump riding,” said bike park manager Josh Olson as he pointed to the flow lines that have been created over the last four months.
The park currently consists of over 30 features and three flow lines — beginner, intermediate and advanced — with varying levels of speed, pop and scale. In other words, the progression advances riders toward increasingly faster lines with increasingly bigger airs. However, none of the jumps are mandatory — there are no gnarly gaps, so you can bail at anytime.
Read more about the Frisco Bike Park, its features and what is planned.
PHOTO: John Hushen, left, and Danny Peirce send it across the bike park features at the Frisco Adventure Park Wednesday morning. A grand opening of the park is scheduled Sept. 24.
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