Leogang Bikepark’s brand new freeride trail, the Bongo Bongo, is now open to the public. If you want to capture our bike park action on tape, you can also rent a helmet cam at the Bike Shop from now on.
Finally it’s done: Everybody can shred Bikepark Leogang’s Bongo Bongo trail. The trail splits up from the well-known “Flying Gangster” freeride trail. Right before the big, Kona bridge, which is located half way down the existing freeride trail, you have to make a sharp turn to the left to enter the Bongo Bongo. The masters of course construction, the „HU Cooperation“, did a great job. The Bongo Bongo looks a bit like a “small BC” trail, featuring a whole bunch of northshore elements, bridges and dirt berms. All located in Leogang’s forest. It’s your personal guarantee to enjoy a lot of flow including small jumps and gaps. The Bongo Bongo is not that technically challenging, but you should be a “little more experienced” rider. Absolute beginners might have some problems with the new trail – especially at wet conditions. To get a first impression, what the trail looks like, please watch the first movie below. The short clip shows about 80 percent of the Bongo Bongo and was filmed, when it was still under construction. What you don’t see in the video: a northshore corkscrew obstacle including a small river gap that marks the end of the trail. To get some more impressions about the Bikepark Leogang in general, please watch the second video. This footage was taken during the Opening Weekend and includes small segments of the Bongo Bongo, the Flying Gangster and the Speedster (DH-track).
It took me a few extra cups of coffee to get things rolling this morning. I tried to get up earlier when Sarah was going to work, but quickly retreated back up stairs and fell in to bed with early morning singletrack dreams and naked-at-school type anxiety dreams about forgetting my shoes or tires. Racing Mt Bikes gets into your head and stays put. I just returned from the Test of Endurance up in my hometown in Oregon this past weekend and my neck hurts, my legs hurt and my nuts hurt and I couldn’t be happier.
Squamish BC. Known for it’s kick ass mountain bike trails and all around riding. No better place to have a mountain bike race and this one is a doozy. Some of Kona’s factory team were there along with a few Kona employees. Wendy Simms returned to defend her win from lasts year’s Test of Metal but pulled out at the feed zone (to not over exert herself) due to the fact she has a bun in the oven. That’s right, Wendy is going to be a mom. 
