BIKE PARKS
DESIGN ・ BUILD ・ OPERATE
OUR MISSION
To design, build and operate leisure, adventure and recreation experiences that inspire, attract and engage participants while creating growth and long-term value for our clients and partners.
OUR VISION
To be the World’s leading design, development and operating company for active entertainment experiences.
BIKE PARK SPECIALISTS
For the past 45 years, Select Contracts has been a leader in designing, developing and operating leisure, adventure and recreation facilities worldwide. Select Contracts has worked with hundreds of clients on projects throughout the active entertainment industry – from the deserts of the Middle East to the Oceans of Australasia.
Select Contracts is a vertically integrated consultancy offering services from conceptual design through construction drawings to ongoing operations. In the bike park market this makes us invaluable to project founders and investors wanting to avoid the pitfalls that can affect projects. Our market analysis has the credibility of extensive operational knowledge behind it, allowing the project founders to more easily access capital and better plan for realistic results.
Select Contracts believes that success will come to those who understand the true product that the business is providing (recreation/ entertainment) and the bigger picture of how this product fits into the future marketplace. We believe our long history in the adventure/ leisure industry gives us unique value to bike park founders. We are excited to continue our involvement in many of the leading projects around the world.
45 YEARS EXPERIENCE
We have over 45 years of being a market leader in designing, developing and operating leisure, adventure and recreation facilities worldwide.
BIKE PARK CONSULTANCY
Select Contracts offer a complete Bike Park consultancy service – right from concept design to operation. We have decades of experience planning, building and operating world class bike parks throughout the globe which puts us amongst the global leaders in delivering experience focussed and profitable parks wherever the location.
BIKE PARKS
Bike Parks are fast becoming the ‘next best thing’ for locations that have elevated land (min. 200m elevation) and the need to offer year-round active participation for its visitors.
Whether it is a ski resort looking to diversify its summer offerings, or a location looking to maximise the use of its geographical and natural surroundings, a bike park could be the perfect fit. A bike park provides all the necessary building blocks to support beginner riders to foster the growth of the mountain bike industry and provides progression for riders to keep them coming back for more.
In areas where local trail networks are already in existence, a mountain bike park has shown to be a symbiotic enhancement as opposed to a competitor. The development of lift-accessed bike parks also injects business into local bike shops, positively supporting the local economy.
SOME CASE STUDIES
CHRISTCHURCH ADVENTURE PARK
NEW ZEALAND
Five minutes from the CBD of Christchurch, New Zealand, this nine-hundred-acre property of perfect contours and elevations make up the Christchurch Adventure Park. Four years prior to opening was our first visit to the site. Immediately after seeing the site we knew that “Yes, we can build the most amazing four-season bike park here!”
Four years of completing extensive market research, business planning, master plans, schematic design, detailed design and fulfilling planning permissions brought us to opening day December 16th, 2016. The intensive 9-month build time from first sod-turning to completion had the park opening on-time and on-budget. The project has had substantial financial support from the local Government and immense community support.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Rampfest is a renowned indoor bike, skate & scooter park that provides the infrastructure and programming for progressive development of each discipline. Whether guests are training at an Olympic level, learning how to skate/scoot/ride, or just having fun, Rampfest has it all without compromising on quality of experience for each level of rider.
Select Contracts invested in Rampfest and is now a shareholder and development partner, helping to expand the operating model to additional sites in Australia, New Zealand and North America.
The refined operating and layout model for Rampfest is profitable and able to be replicated. With a focus on the guest experience, F&B, retail and programming, the model will scale well to other geographies.
“MTB CAPITAL OF THE WORLD” PROJECTS
ARKANSAS, USA