Conversion work on the former tennis hall in Pfäffikon/ZH will start in June 2014. The foundation stone will be laid for an indoor bike park, which will offer all bike fans from young to old a wide range of activities.

The two halls on the site, which is the size of an entire football pitch, will be transformed into zones for freestyle disciplines, a test area for e-bikes and riding courses and a large terrace with a bistro and restaurant. "We are looking forward to starting the conversion soon and building a great bike park for all bike fans in Switzerland," says Roger Rinderknecht, world champion in Four Cross, BMX national coach and pump track project manager. There will also be parking spaces available for visitors, good public transport connections and plenty of other infrastructure.

Biking fun and learning terrain for the whole family
To make cycling fun, it is important to know how to handle a bike safely and to know the traffic rules, according to the project managers. The indoor bike park will have a large zone for riding courses for schoolchildren and electric cyclists. The practice and test area with various terrains and obstacles will allow beginners and advanced riders to gain more confidence on the road, for example by learning braking maneuvers with their two-wheelers on different surfaces.

Freestyle zone with Swiss premiere
For the freestyle bike scene, the indoor bike park will offer an attractive facility that does not yet exist in Switzerland. On around 2500 square meters, there will be tracks such as a high-speed pump track with BMX gate, a jump line with a foam pit that ensures a soft landing for daring jumps and a skills course. The indoor bike park offers the perfect training facility for all levels, be it with the trampoline, the foam pit or the Resi mat, which is not yet available anywhere else in Switzerland.

These tracks will serve the BMX regional squad of Swiss Cycling and the BMX clubs as an ideal training ground for the winter. However, the tracks are not only accessible to professional athletes, but also to beginners who want to improve their riding skills in the freestyle disciplines. The indoor bike park offers regular courses for all interested parties, led by professional bikers who pass on their tips and tricks.

Garden restaurant, equipment hire, sauna with terrace
The sauna in the former tennis hall is being completely redesigned. From November, there will be a large sauna area, which will include the roof terrace, which is also being renovated. The indoor bike park can also offer a terrace for around 450 spectators, a bistro and garden restaurants, changing rooms and showers and bike equipment hire. The bike facility is therefore ideal for company or group events, where lots of action and fun can be experienced.

Bike clubs are invited to help
The Indoor Bike Park could do with a helping hand with the conversion of the tennis hall, say the initiators. They are therefore offering the surrounding bike clubs the chance to earn discounted training sessions if they lend a hand with the conversion

In addition to Rinderknecht's expertise in the BMX sector, trail builder Claudio Caluori is providing his experience with the indoor bike park for the construction of the pump track. Swiss Cycling is the sports partner for the new offer.

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