You can now register for BUMP N’ GRIND 28 happening 6/4 & 6/5/2022 at Oak Mountain State Park. Our new race director Jacob Tubbs and VP Will Abner have been hard at work making some exciting changes to this year’s race format.
First, we are bringing back the omnium! This will allow racers competing in the Super D, Short Track, and XC races to compete for an overall title in their category. Sign up for the omnium at registration and see how all aspects of your riding stack up!
Second, the Cat 1/2 XC course is being modified from previous years to include our new trail Slingshot. This will add 3 miles of fast, flowy machine cut trail that includes a bunch of rippable berms, as well as a couple of significant climbs to thin the herd.
Lastly, we are excited to announce a new collaboration with The Hammies for the kids race this year. Max Klein will be bringing his popular Little Hammies series to BNG this year to get our future shredders some FUN racing experience.
As always, we need YOUR help to put on a great event and really showcase our trails to people from all over the region. If you aren’t racing (or are only racing on one day) please help us out by volunteering at the race. There is a Google Sheets signup sheet linked here. There are still some details lacking as things are still being finalized, but we always need people to help with signup/racer support, course marshaling, and sweep riding. Rumor is we will be hooking those of you who sign up early with some of our new and improved merch, so don’t delay.
Photo by Alejandro Pullin
We will be shuttling Peavine Falls Road and the Boyscout Road from 10am-3pm on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Entry will be $35 and will include a meal after. Chef Sean will be putting together some Mac N Cheese Bowls with your choice of topping either 14 Hour Smoked Brisket Chilli or Gojuchang Grilled Chicken Thighs. Cahaba brewing company will be providing a variety of beverages for those of age. All proceeds go to the building and maintenance of our local trails. Attendance will be capped at 100 people. Pre Registration is available at the link below.
The 28th Annual BUMP N GRIND will take place on June 4th and 5th, 2022 at the Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama.
This race is our biggest fund raiser each year which allows BUMP (501c) to continue our mission to Build, Maintain, Preserve, and Ride the great trails in Birmingham. BUMP volunteers spend over 1000 hours each year to maintain approx. 50 miles of single track trails between Oak Mountain State Park, Tannehill Historic Ironworks State Park, and Trussville Sports Complex. This fundraiser allows us to keep the trails flowing, and look for opportunities to add more miles.
Saturday offers great downhill races with Super D and AIR D races along with kids races and unicycles. There are some great spectating opportunities at “Blood Rock” during the SUPER D, and of course the box drop for the AIR D race. Lace up your boots and hike in and don’t forget to bring out your cow bells to cheer the racers on. Sunday is our cross country (XC) racing. The CAT3 Junior race (12U) is 5 miles, CAT3 race is 8 miles, CAT2 is “the loop” finishing right at 20 miles, and CAT1 racers get to challenge themselves to almost 30 miles of awesome trails. With great racing all weekend you won’t want to miss this race. This is a points paying USAC sanctioned race. The learn more visit www.bumpngrindraces.com
The annual BUMP-N-GRIND race has been set for September 5-6th, 2020 at Oak Mountain State Park and registration is open. This race offers fun and challenging ride options for novices, experts and riders anywhere in-between.
If you have not participated in a mountain bike race, this could be a great first race for you. We invite you to try our virtual race challenge for CAT 3 course as listed in BUMP Strava Club event Virtual Ride: BUMP-N-GRIND 26 Cat 3 Course
Air D racers will be shuttled up Boy Scout Camp Road to the top of Lightning. Air D is best time down Lightning trail.
All cross country races start and finish at the South Trail Head
Cat 3 Junior course is for riders ages 0-12. This is approx. a 5 mile course (similar to NICA). Race will start at South Trail Head, racers will ride up Peavine and enter into Mr. Toads, ride Toads to Family Trail, Rattlesnake Ridge, and take Lake Trail back to the South Trail Head for the finish
CAT 1 course is just over 30 miles. CAT 1 does the full CAT 2 course, then back up Peavine to climb Jekyll, across Centipede, down Quarry, cross over to Johnsons, Foreplay, Toads, back to South Trail Head for the finish.
CAT 2 course is approx. 20 miles. Starting at South Trail Head, racers go into Lake trail, cross over to Seven Bridges, up Camp Road to Garrett’s Gulch, Chimneys, Cat Dog Snake to North Trail Head, climb Red Road, blast across the top of the ridge to BUMP connector, BUMP Trail, down Blood Rock, Quarry, cross to Johnsons, Foreplay, Toads, Family, Rattlesnake, and back Lake to South Trail Head.
Full CAT 3 course is approx. 8 miles. Race starts at South Trail Head, racers ride up Peavine Road to entrance of Johnsons Mountain, come down Johnsons, cross to Foreplay, Toads, Family, Rattlesnake, take Lake return to South Trail Head for the finish. Ages 13 and up. 12U can race the full CAT 3 course by choosing to CAT up.
We invite you to visit http://bumpngrindraces.com/ for detailed information. We encourage you to register by July 31st to save on registration fees. Help us make this year’s race a success, register now!
A few pictures from 2019 race:
July 18, 2020 BUMP hosted July Ride and Chill group ride at Oak Mountain State Park. We had about 30 riders of different ages and skill levels. Group started ride together, but later split in two groups to make it a fun ride for all skill levels. Longer loop went via Johnston’s Mountain, Quarry, Centipede, Jackyl & Hyde, Rattlesnake and shorter loop via Lake Trail.
After the ride everyone enjoyed refreshments and chilling with other riders.
BUMP’s Summer group rides started in 2019; in June we rode in the newly opened Cahaba River Park, July ride was at Sylaward trails by Lake Howard, and August ride was at Tannehill State Park. BUMP Ride and Chill rides are open to members and non-members. Check our events calendar for our next ride.
It is hot, it is humid and it is another summer of mountain bike races in the Birmingham metro! Fuel up, bring electrolytes and have a great time participating in these fun events. We will see you there!
The Hammies Hamduro
June 7, 2020
Oak Mountain State Park
More info: https://www.thehammies.com/register-to-race/hamduro1
Chainbuster 24/12 Hours of Iron Maiden
June 13, 2020
Tannehill State Park
XTERRA Oak Mountain
August 29, 2020
Oak Mountain State Park
More info: https://www.xterraplanet.com/oakmountain
BUMP N GRIND 26th Annual Race
September 5 and 6th, 2020
Oak Mountain State Park
More info: http://bumpngrindraces.com/
Check back for updates!
UPDATED 04/29/20
As per Governor Ivey’s newly issued Safer at Home order effective on April 30th through the May 15th, 2020, we will be able to host group events limited to 10 participants and while keeping 6 ft minimum distance between participants. Summary of Safer at Home order can be viewed here.
Even with all that’s going on regarding COVID-19 around this country, and around the world, we hope you have a chance to get outside and ride. Please continue to use good practices regarding social distancing and personal care. Be mindful of other trail users, maintain the distancing, and if you don’t feel good stay home. Use good judgement, and we will all get through this together.
BUMP MTB Ladies Tuesday Night rides will resume on May 5th, Trail Workdays will resume on May 9th. To be added to the Trail Workday group email list or the MTB Ladies group email list, email us at membership@bump.org Check our calendar for upcoming events.
