Help Us Rebuild and Pave the Westside Pumptrack
After a decade of fun, this beloved westside fixture is getting a glow-up. You can help make it happen.
GIVEAWAY ALERT!
Trek Bikes and Epicenter Cycling are teaming up to help close the gap by donating three kids’ bikes of the winner’s choosing. Every $5 donation made towards the Westside Pumptrack project will automatically enter you in for a chance to win!
Greater the donation = more entries! See below for the breakdown.
$10 = 2 entries
$25 = 6 entries (1 free entry!)
$50 = 13 entries (3 free entries!)
$75 = 20 entries (5 free entries!)
$100 = 30 entries (10 free entries!)
$150 = 50 entries (20 free entries!)
$200 = 70 entries (30 free entries!)
$500 = 200 entries (100 free entries!)
Other (Every $500 you donate = 200 entries, remaining funds follow scale outlined above)
Offer available until 11:59 p.m. PT on Monday, June 28th, 2021. Clock is ticking, don’t wait!
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Raffle contributions are not tax-deductible. Would you rather make a tax-deductible donation to support the project? Donate via the form on this page, please!
A pumptrack is akin to a skate park but is built for cyclists, rollerbladers, skateboarders, and scooters of all ages — even the littlest ones. It’s called a pumptrack because, instead of pedaling or pushing, you generate momentum by pumping your body up and down. The Westside Pumptrack is only the second fully paved pumptrack in the greater Bay Area. The first fully paved pumptrack just opened at Ramsay Park in Watsonville — also built by SCMTS.
Check out this awesome video, courtesy of Bell Helmets, all about the paved pumptrack we just built over at Ramsay Park in Watsonville. We can't wait to bring the same treatment to Santa Cruz.
This is a big deal. Here's why:
Pavement - will last longer and is easier to maintain than dirt
28 new obstacles (rollers, banked turns, jumps, etc) - designed with both maximum fun and maximum safety in mind
Landscaping with native, drought-resistant plants
Hang-out areas, like benches and picnic tables
Before & After
The before image is from 2013, when the Westside Pumptrack was first built. The after photo is from the Ramsay Park Pumptrack in Watsonville, which SCMTS completed in 2021.
Why Now?
Led by Mayor Hilary Bryant, Chris and Heather Wagner-Juaregg from Another Bike Shop, and local property owner William Ow, the Westside Pumptrack opened in 2013 at the corner of Western Dr. and Highway 1.
Thousands of kids, teens, and adults have played on it every year since then.
After nearly a decade of normal wear-and-tear, the Westside Pumptrack needs a facelift to make it more fun, more safe, and more accessible to more people.
The demand for free, accessible, and safe outdoor experiences is at an all-time high.
Goals & Timeline
Timeline: We plan to begin construction in summer 2021
Fundraising Goals: Together, we need to raise $150,000
Rules and details for the Trek and Epicenter kids' bike giveaway:
Power On
Building and maintaining trails happens all year long. And there are lots of ways you can connect with other riders and hikers to dig in the dirt, learn techniques for building world-class trails, and much more.
