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Ramp Rat:
Came across these pics. of our first 1/4 pipe, Baby Kong, named after BMX Actions trick team's 1/4 pipe, KONG. We built it from the dody instructions out of BAB. They used a weird method I've never see anyone else use. (Normally you get a piece of string the size of the transition you want and pencil a perfect curve onto a 3/4 inch plywood). This method  used loads of 2"X2" (not 2X4) to construct a curve, (check the side of the ramp). To top it off, we made it 4 ft wide to save money  ??? We went off the side so many times  :D One time TLB came over to take some pics, he had all his expensive camera equipment on the side, flashes and umbella's etc, I came off the side and smashed right into it. He was not happy  :'(   In fact Ralph Tribe got a pic in Radness Unlimited from that photo shoot, anyone have a scan? It must of been 1983 some time.

The bloke on the ramp reading the BMX Action mag is Tony Mackenzie, we were gonna send the pic to BMX Action hoping to get it into their letter page. BTW - I still hang out with Tony Mackenzie, he lives round the corner from me in lives in Venice, Ca. He's still a nutter.

Anyone got some other pic of crappy 1/4 pipes?



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theRuler:
great pics dude!!!

that bottom pic - did you make it or go off the side?!?!

on another note, i was reading an 87 abmx last night (abmx / r&d) and it had a scooter/miniscoot session in it
i swear there is a pic of you doing a scooter bound ariel - can can!!!
only my lack of scanner is saving you from the embarassment ;)

craig campbell and dave currey is at the same session.

miniscoots were being hailed at the next big thing.

Ramp Rat:
The bottom pic I made it, bloody sketchy though.

Ruler, save me from embarassment, don't get a scanner  :o Yeak, those scooters were meant to be the next big thing. One good thing though, I got to fly to Saudi Arabia for Scooter Demos by Ninja, I was out there with Miss England and Miss Scotland, lovely ladies   :D  I was teaching the kids out there how to do a jump rope and bonless ones on a scooter, very sad. Got a nice sun tan though  ;)

theRuler:
the pic of doing the ariel on the scoot is rad!!!
step up cancan!!!

better than those metal things you get nowadays anyway.

Ramp Rat:
Yeah the step up cancan was cool, it's the socks that I really loveed about that day! man I miss those socks  :-[

That was Jess Dyrenforths (Dynoforce) ramp in High Gate, great half pipe, It had a huge tree coming out of the platform, Craig Campbell used to do his famous up-sidedown foot plants on the tree, way rad! Jess lives in Laguna Beach, Ca. I used to work for him at his clothing company 'England Clothing'.

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