1/31/2023 0 Comments Build micro mini ramp![]() If it breaks, I’ll replace it, but with the objective of this ramp, I don’t expect it to endure much abuse. Also, metal pipe for coping is more expensive than what I set to spend on this ramp, so I settled for PVC. Their instructions are solid, but I did have trouble getting the first layer of plywood to bend to the curvature of the ramp (I layered three pieces of masonite on it instead). I found the micro quarter pipe ramp plans on, bought the materials from the local hardware shop (including a nice clean piece of plywood that cost me less than $30), and knocked the ramp together from their plans in an afternoon. ![]() But my other three attempts ended with pretty good spills, and one where a landed so hard on my heel that I ended up with crutches for a few weeks.Įventually I decided I needed something even smaller to practice the 50/50 axle drop-in motion from. Finally, one morning I resolved to learn to turn and drop in from axle, and managed to land two while remaining upright. I practiced the first part of this for a few months. But from there, I was stuck, unsure of how to get back into the ramp without catching my wheels on the coping and sending me face first to the bottom. Soon, I was getting comfortable dropping in, and not long after that, getting up the other side and turning onto my axles. Not to mention the concrete surface seems so solid and unforgiving. It’s not a big park, and the miniramp is decidedly “mini” - only about 3′ tall, but still dauntingly tall for my level of experience. This led me to explore the new park near my house, which has since become a weekend ritual for me. He’s a phenomenal instructor, and I began building back my confidence and learning to ride on transition. Then, about two years after that, I started going to Eric Kirkwood’s evening skate sessions at the awesome Prooflab ramp in Mill Valley. I bought a board, but didn’t use it much. ![]() Perhaps I felt I needed something to make sure my son would know I was a pretty cool dude. I don’t know why - I’d been surfing for the past few years, and skating wasn’t on my mind at all. Torn-up ankles from skating and basketball left me pretty uneasy, especially with anything that takes me off the ground including simple ollies.Ībout three years ago, just before my son was born, I decided to buy a new skateboard. Later in high school, through college, and into my working years, I kept my skateboard around mostly for transportation, but never for tricks. The only one in the Bay Area that I knew of was the old Benicia skatepark, which was amazing to go to but overall really wasn’t all that great. I skated a lot as a young teenager, and built a fun launch ramp that was popular at our local playground, but at that point, all local communities were terrified of the liability a proper local skatepark might produce. ![]() If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.I’ve been skateboarding frequently over the past year, with a new park opening nearby that finally gives me access to a small halfpipe. This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
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