Register at this LINK. All racers who preregister get a free The Wheel Mill T-shirt.
Lumber Cross is an indoor cyclocross race at The Wheel Mill Bike Park spanning the entire park. Practice starts at 5pm and races at 6pm. Racers will qualify through heats to make it to the final. Heats are 2 laps, and one additional lap will be added to the heat races moving towards the final. We will break up into classes dependent upon rider turn out. There will be cash prizes awarded to the winners.
Spectator are welcome! Heckle groups encouraged. The best heckle group will be awarded a prize.
For those who are over 21 and have finished racing or are there to spectate, Pabst Blue Ribbon will be available for $2 at the bar.
General Information:
– Practice: 5pm
– Races: 6pm
– Fee: $30
– Classes: Dependent upon rider turn out
– Racer Prizes: Cash
– Best Heckle Group Award
General Rules for Racers and Heckle Groups:
– No Spikes
– Any Bike
– Helmet and waiver required. If under 18, please check out this LINK.
– We reserve the right to remove a rider from the race if the length behind is unsafe.
Any individual can set up a table for the Dirt Rag Garge Sale and/or get a campsite but spots are limited. To reserve a spot click this LINK.
Schedule:
10:00am: Doors open and demos start (Demos next to Fundamental Skills Room)
11:00am: Skill Clinic with Hilary Marques (Fundamental Skills Room)
12:00pm: Skinny Challenge
1:00pm: Skill Clinic with Hilary Marques (Fundamental Skills Room)
2:00pm: Mountain Bike B.I.K.E. (Fundamental Skills Room)
3:00pm: Skill Clinic with Hilary Marques (Fundamental Skills Room) and Thick Bikes Unicycle Skill Clinic (Extra Unicycles provided by Thick Bikes)
4:00pm: Bunny Hop Contest and Foot Down (The Woods Jump Room)
5:00pm: Dirt Rag Bike Garage Sale Opens (Fundamental Skills Room)
6:00pm: Food and Bar Open. Beer served to 21 & over only with proper ID. Drinking ends your riding for the rest of the day, so get all of your riding in before you grab a beer!
7:00pm: Cross Country Loop Time Trial
8:00pm: Demos End
9:00pm: Dirt Rag Bike Garage Sale Ends
10:00pm-10:30pm: Camp Set Up (Must reserve).
10:30pm: MTB Movie on the Big Screen.
*All contests will have a male and female mountain bike and unicycle division.
For each contest, the top three riders will recieve a raffle ticket for a Transition Bikes BLT Frame!
Many riders are creative beings on and off the bike. It seems that there is this creative juice that runs through all riders veins and no matter what they put their mind to they create beautiful art, music, food, videos, graphic design and much more. We wanted to highlight this nature of bike riders and that is what “When I’m Not Riding” is! Look into the worlds of local riders off the bike with designs and artwork inspired by The Wheel Mill and other artwork from each artist. The night will include a gallery of the art, music, food and refreshments. Admission is free to the public.
The Winter Welcome Jam 2016 is being hosted at the park January 23rd. At the heart of the jam is BMX, friends and good times. All ages are welcome! Come out for a good time with friends, bikes and music. Normal riding rates apply and spectators are $5. Here is a schedule of events and bands that will be playing at the jam.
Jams:
1:300pm: Kids Lap Challenge on the Beginner Jump Line (Challenge to find the rider who can go the most laps on the Beginner Jump Line. Must be 12 or younger)
2:30pm: Kids Best Trick on the Beginner Jump Line (10 minute jam for the best trick. Must be 12 or younger)
3:00pm: Duo Brand Longest Skid next to the Pump Tack
4:00pm: Street Jam in the Park Room (15 minute best trick jam)
5:00pm: Pro Bikes Pump Track Jam (15 Minute Jam for the best line in the Pump Track)
7:00pm: The Woods Jump Room Jam. (30 minute jam for the following)
Thanks to all the brands who made this possible: QBMX, Deluxe, Jaunt, Pro Bikes, Shadow, Subrosa, Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe, Duo Brand, Red Bull, Kink Bike Co, G-Form, Southern Tier Brewing Company & Pabst Blue Ribbon.
*Times, line up and jams subject to change without notice. Must be 21 to drink. No dogs!
Friday, October 30th get ready for some Halloween fun at The Wheel Mill! From 6:00-9:00pm we will be throwing a Halloween Session including a best costume contest, a bunny hope contest, resi best trick contest and trick or treat! For Trick or Treat riders will go around to different rooms where guest pros will be hanging out, the rider can either pick a sweet treat or for the gust pro to do a trick for them!
Many riders are creative beings on and off the bike. It seems that there is this creative juice that runs through all riders veins and no matter what they put their mind to they create beautiful art, music, food, videos, graphic design and much more. We wanted to highlight this nature of bike riders and that is what “When I’m Not Riding” is! Look into the worlds of local riders off the bike with designs inspired by The Wheel Mill. The night will include a gallery of the art, music, refreshments and is free to the public.
We are gearing up for the Winter Season! From September 26th-October 3rd only we will be selling all Winter Season Passes for $25 off each pass. If you were a Summer Season Pass holder, save an additional $10 off your Winter Season Pass. The Winter Season starts October 15th. To purchase a pass stop by the park, call in at 412-362-3693 or visit our online store by clicking this LINK and create a profile. Sale ends October 3rd.
Join us at The Wheel Mill on September 11th, October 9th, November 13th and December 11th at 7:00pm for Strider Races! Bring the little ones and their push bikes for an all-skills event on Family Night at the park. The races are open to riders 7 and under, and are free with paid admission to the park. All riders will receive a free number plate and ribbon!
We hosted a Game of B.I.K.E. Tournament with a twist. Our expert finalists were matched up with a pro rider and had to battle it out against other teams. On top of that, riders got to choose any room they liked for their set. Van Homan, Ryan Wert, Zak Early, Jeremy Ball and Mike Potoczny were our guest pros. Cam Girvin and Van Homan took the game.
The Wheel Mill will be hosting not-your-average-game of B.I.K.E. at the park. Get ready to push your riding to the limits and have some fun! It will be a tournament for all amateur skill levels with a special twist for the expert class. We will take the top finalists of the expert class and pair them with a professional bike rider and the finalists will have to battle it out together with their professional partner to win the grand prize.
General Info:
Date: July 11th, 2015
Registration Begins: 10:00am
Practice: 10:00am-12:45pm
Tournament Begins: 1:00pm
Cost: $10 + park entry.
Classes:
Beginner 12 and under
Beginner 13 to 17
Beginner 18 and 35
Beginner 35 and over
Expert (Expert Class Finalist will be matched with a professional in the finals for the grand prize)
Format:
The beginning groups will be chosen at random. Riders will play games of B.I.K.E. with a group and come back to the registration table to report the winners. When a rider wins a game, they will move up in a bracket and play multiple games until there is a final group. The final group of each class will battle it out for the prize and the final expert group will battle it out with their professional partner for the grand prize.
General Rules:
Amateur only (The Wheel Mill Staff has the right to declare a rider unable to ride due to professional status. Email Mike@thewheelmill to double check a riders status).
First trick setter of each group will be randomly selected.
If a rider does not pull the trick established by the setter, the rider gets a letter.
Spell B.I.K.E. and you are out.
Each rider gets 1 redemption (This means a rider can have 1 more try at one trick during the round)
A rider or team can only have 1 set.
Must call out trick when setting.
No set trick can be opposite peg.
If a rider sets a peg trick and the other riders do not have pegs, they can try it as a pedal or axle trick.
Trick must be all one move (A rider cannot trick one obstacle then another without a link trick like a manual, fakie or nose manual).
Must pull the full trick to be a set (A crash, a foot down, not doing the trick called out or not extending the trick to regular accepted execution is not a full trick) the set would then go to the next rider in the group.
Expert Final Rules:
All above rules from General Rules apply.
Teams of amateur and professional have one combined B.I.K.E. score.
Sets alternate from amateur to professional.
If an amateur rider knows they cannot do the trick that is set, the professional may do the amateur set but the amateur rider has to do the proceeding professional set.
If an amateur can do the professional set, they can attempt it and if it is pulled the team receives an additional redemption.
Sponsors:
Jaunt
Subrosa Brand
The Shadow Conspiracy
Camp Three
G-Form
Revenge Industries
Kink BMX
Pro Bikes
Profile Racing
S & M Bikes
More to come!
Guest Pros:
Van Homan
Ryan Wert
Zak Early
Mason Ritter
Jeremy Ball
More to come!
What is B.I.K.E.?:
It’s a lot like Basketball HORSE but on a bike. One rider will set a trick and the rest of the group must complete the trick. If not completed the rider will receive a letter. The goal of the game is to be the rider who does not get all of the letters that spell BIKE.
