22. With a pump track, if it has wheels and you can pump it - you can ride it - bikes, skates, adapt

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JMzvggM4ViU

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2025-12-21

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Many communities don’t want skateboarders, for whatever reason. But on these pump tracks, you see: roller bladers, scooters, mountain bikes, BMX, wheelchairs and other adaptive sports, and more!

The two started the conversation to lead to a discussion about building a pump track in Lititz, PA. Their full length conversation is available at https://youtu.be/atlbARdt2q4?si=V0lTnyXNX0WbpBaP 

🚲 BMX in Lititz, PA – Then & Now | Building Toward the Future
This short clip is part of an ongoing video series exploring the history of BMX in Lititz, Pennsylvania, from backyard jumps and early race days to the hope for a future BMX pump track in Lititz, PA.

Lititz has a deep BMX culture rooted in community, creativity, and progression. In this episode, we look back at where BMX started locally—and look ahead to what could be possible with a 
Adaptive sports athletes can take advantage of pump tracks.

How Adaptive Riders Use Pump Tracks
Modern pump tracks are built for “all types of wheels… even wheelchair users”.

 That means handcycles, adaptive mountain bikes, and specialized pump‑track wheelchairs can all roll smoothly on the continuous rollers and berms.

Companies like Parkitect explicitly design tracks for “All Wheels All Ages All Abilities… Bikes Scooters Skateboards Wheel Chairs Roller Skates”.
 This confirms that adaptive riders are part of the intended user group, not an afterthought.

🛠️ What Makes a Track Adaptive‑Friendly
Based on the design language from the sources:
Wider, lower, rounded‑edge modules improve safety and stability for wheelchairs and adaptive bikes.
High‑grip fiberglass or concrete surfaces help riders maintain control without sudden slips.
Reconfigurable modular layouts allow communities to adjust the track to suit different ability levels.

🌟 What It Looks Like in Practice
Adaptive riders typically use:
Adaptive mountain bikes (aMTBs) with low centers of gravity
Handcycles for pumping through rollers
Wheelchairs designed for skateparks/pump tracks, often with cambered wheels and suspension
Because pump tracks are flow‑based rather than speed‑based, adaptive riders can enjoy:
skill progression
cardio workouts
community riding sessions
safe, repeatable practice environments
dedicated pump track / pump-style BMX track for riders of all ages.

If you grew up riding in Lititz or want to see BMX thrive again in Lancaster County, this series is for you.

📚 About Lititz BMX

Lititz BMX is an independent BMX preservation project dedicated to documenting and preserving the people, bikes, artifacts, race history, and stories that shaped the sport.

What began as a private collection has evolved into an expanding digital archive featuring hundreds of artifacts, rider profiles, interviews, educational resources, and historical research spanning BMX’s earliest days through today.

Every artifact tells a story. Every rider leaves a legacy. Every piece of BMX history deserves to be preserved. Each recording helps preserve BMX history by documenting the people, artifacts, and stories that might otherwise be lost to time. 

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New artifacts, rider profiles, interviews, and historical resources are added regularly as the Lititz BMX Archive continues to grow.

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You have a lot of communities, they don't want skateboarders around. I mean,
don't want skateboarders around. I mean, they're it's a bad rap.
they're it's a bad rap. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> You know, gonna graffiti everything,
>> You know, gonna graffiti everything, blah blah blah blah blah.
blah blah blah blah blah. >> But you look at some of these pump
>> But you look at some of these pump tracks and you got rollerbladers on it.
tracks and you got rollerbladers on it. You got kids with scooters on it. You
You got kids with scooters on it. You gotters on it. You got guys with
gotters on it. You got guys with >> BMX bikes, mountain bikes. I mean it
>> BMX bikes, mountain bikes. I mean it there's some that have some of them pump
there's some that have some of them pump tracks are made that you can take some
tracks are made that you can take some of the like the more expensive handicap
of the like the more expensive handicap cords on it.
cords on it. >> Yeah. Yeah. I've seen I've seen a few of
>> Yeah. Yeah. I've seen I've seen a few of those videos and they're usually um I
those videos and they're usually um I think sometimes well ADA compliant or
think sometimes well ADA compliant or maybe that's a stretch. I don't know.
maybe that's a stretch. I don't know. But um I I have seen wheelchairs and my
But um I I have seen wheelchairs and my understanding is essentially anything
understanding is essentially anything with wheels if you can pump it you could
with wheels if you can pump it you could ride it.

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