Phoenixville Bike Skills Park Is Open Dawn To Dusk

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — After school Tuesday, dozens of bikers were anxious to ride over the jumps, taking the challenge at the new Phoenixville Bike Park on Franklin Street.

They burst into the track on their bikes and zoomed over the ramps in less than a minute. They got in line to do it again and again and again. There was no fear, just excitement.

“I love it here,” Patrick Wright, 14, of Spring City, said. “It’s so nice to be able to come here all of the time.”

Wright said the nearest bike park is several hours away.

“I love it here,” 15-year-old Lucas Starner echoed. “This is the second time I’ve been here and it’s so convenient.
The Phoenixville Bike Skills Park, the first of its kind in the region, opened Saturday, June 3.

John Ewald, president of the borough council, said during the opening ceremony, that the park came to fruition within a year.

“This park will be cherished by the entire region for a long time,” he said. “This is a very exciting project and I want to thank everyone who was involved. In Phoenixville we make things happen."

Mayor Peter Urscheler thanked the student and their families, the council and the parks and recreation team.

Chad Sindaco, a board member of the nonprofit, All Kids on Bikes, said in 2019 a youth mountain team, Phoenixville Inferno, was practicing at the Reservoir Park. He said the first official fundraiser for the bike skills park April 10, 2022.

The park was built by DirtSculpt, based in Lehighton, and cost about $90,000. About 100 families and businesses donated funds and help with the project.

The track has three levels. Green is for beginners. Blue is for Intermediates and Black Diamond is for the advanced riders.

Leonardo Lombardi, 12, went around the Black Diamond track over and over and over again.

“I like the jumps,” he said, taking a breath and getting ready to go again.

“He did 40 laps on Saturday,” his father, Kris Lombardi, a founder of LA Building Contractors, Phoenixville, shared.

Plans are in the works to construct a bike skills park at Mill Road Park in Tredyffrin Township.

The idea was brought up by students who prepared a proposal with Arthur Zadrozny, a Chesterbrook resident.

Pump tracks are trending in suburban neighborhoods.

They allow riders to use an up-and-down pumping motion to propel the bike forward instead of pedaling. The tracks have hilly dirt inclines covering about a half to 1-acre.