(Update at bottom)
If you’re familiar with Chilliwack dirt jumps, you’ll recall that they were flattened a few months ago, much to the disappointment of all local DJers.
Since then, FVMBA has been working with the city of Chilliwack with the goal of creating a sanctioned set of new DJs. Result: The city has provided machinery, dirt, labour and land for a NEW set of jumps.
Construction started this weekend; more finishing is needed, and more jumps will be built – but it’s a start!
We plan on having a formal opening in a couple weeks, but in the mean time….
Have fun!!
Pictures and discussion here. And here.
Update:
The dj park is done!! Featuring a new pump track and a Small BMX track for the little kids, it even has two tabled little djs for the little guys. There is also a rhythm section taking riders back to the starting area.
Already the kids are coming in droves, and most are local; this speaks volumes for the local scene, you just know these guys are gonna rip it up. We are going to decide which weekend for a opening day celebration jam, but probably 2-3 weeks from now.
City will be bringing more garbage cans, a water stand pipe is coming; hopefully with a shed for the tools.
City parks manager was smiling this week as were all the kids and parents.
Come spring we will be bringing a machine to rework it again.
The only set giving up problems is the big set, we may have to put a dropin or pave a runway. But with the water I am sure one weekend the guys will have at her and figure it out.
Already the area has had a couple of really fun things added, like a quarter pipe out of dirt and a couple of sweet transfer lines between the jumps. More communities need to look at the ease it took to make something which has had such a great buyin by the locals, and is becoming a destination to the kids to go and rip it up.
We’ll try to get more pics up soon.
