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ramps
bof:
--- Quote from: moley on August 29, 2008, 11:44 AM ---I'm after a nice Curved Ramp that can vary in height. It doesn't have to be high as I want it to land on the flat!!
Needs to be variable so I can start on the lowest height and build up. Also needs to be able to fit in a boot of a car!!
I want to learn to jump and land properly. Just a more updated version than scrap wood and some bricks.
Length of the ramp has to cover the wheelbase of a BMX so it isn't such a shock when you hit it and a smooth transition instead of a kicker at the end.
I want to get into the air as smooth as possible without giving my rickety old bones too much of a jolt!
As I will be landing on the flat I want distance instead of height. I just want to get used to being in the air and landing.
Trouble with most BMX tracks these days is that the jumps are too steep and most are doubles with a severe lack of tabletops to practice your jumping.
If anyone can build one then LMK otherwise I'll have to have a go at building one myself!!
Which could be disaster!!! :LolLolLolLol:
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Moley try and get down to the revamped preston the last straight has been built with the novice / kids in mind it is a series of tabletops each one getting slightly bigger as they go along . the kids are lovig it even the 5 year olds are jumping them now :)
moley:
Thanks Bof. I will be down next week!!! :daumenhoch:
I will try to answer TwoBobRob questions.
I do not want a ramp that will launch me skywards. What goes up must come down. I will be landing on flat ground. So something that launches me 10ft in the air is a big no no!! I just want something to get me off the ground. Like Spesh's skateboard ramps but longer.
My BMX fits in the boot of my car with the rear seats down and both wheels attached (whoops! I forgot to mention I have a hatchback!! :LolLolLolLol:)
All I am after is a ramp long enough to get both wheels on it. No more, no less. Once the rear wheel is on the ramp then the front is going off the ramp.
A nice gentle transition instead of a flat take off. A slight curve is all I want.
I already have a Wooden Cheese Wedge Ramp which people might remember that I bought earlier in the year!! :LolLolLolLol:
It is 121cm long and 41 cm high and is of a solid wooden cheese wedge construction. Heavy as fook!!!
The only trouble with the ramp is its not very portable. It will fit in the back of my car (just) with the seats down but it takes up most of the space so It would be hard to fit a bike in. I might actually reverse engineer the Cheese wedge and cut off most of the 2 sides so that I can use detachable supports!! ;)
Basically I'm looking for a similar sized ramp with detachable legs/supports so that I can transport the ramp flat. Different sized legs/supports so that I can vary the height a little (2 different sets of legs). And if I'm lucky, a nice gentile transition that wont jolt my bones when I hit the ramp. Obviously the shallow curve of the ramp would be a compromise due to the varying heights but it still should be better than hitting a flat ramp.
All I am after is an updated version of the the bricks (detachable legs/supports) and rotting piece of scrap wood (shallow curved board which is reinforced) OS BITD type ramp.
I know it sounds crazy!! :idiot2:
And it is! :daumenhoch:
But it could be a laugh too!! ;D
And without laughter we'd all be sad!!! :( :LolLolLolLol:
TwoBobRob:
Blimey........
Ok, I used to make and sell tiny kicker ramps predominately for skaters to throw in their car. I could make a crude adjustable version of one of those for you. I'd not be sure of the stability and integrity of the thing until it was built and ridden though.
It will not be light though.
moley:
How much would it cost to make!!
Wood doesn't grow on trees ya know!!! :LolLolLolLol:
TwoBobRob:
Hehehe..... dunno right now, I'll have to do my sums. Not particularly cheap, but will last forever. I tend to build fat and strong (a lot like myself - lol) hence the weight of the things. You don't want the ramp to move as you hit it.....
I'll draw it and price it tomorrow :)
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