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cymruambyth:
damon, how did you end up in california? was it part of that late 80s exodus with campbell etc.. did you ever end up at the POW house or anything?

Carlo Griggs:

--- Quote from: Ramp Rat on November 07, 2005, 04:15 AM ---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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No way. i just noticed your name Damon... How are you man

tricknuts:
carlo see below

"Props for this great site....Damon Nicholls 'ere AKA Ramp Rat / Bog Rat. I was chatting with Frazer Camps over the weekend and he told me that Billy was back on his BMX getting goofy foot at ROM all over again. So like any good soul does, jumped on Google and searched Billy Stupple and ROM skatepark.

Mid-life crisis, 36 and loving ebay. ebay found my long lost friend. BMX. It feels good to re-unite with a mate I spend every waking hour with. I just bought a pollished PK Ripper with flight cranks, lovely bike. I live in Santa Monica, CA, they've just built a beautiful skate park with some wicked bowls.

Love the pictures and videocam of ROM. I have dreams of that skatepark, I loved spending the day there. I remember a kid called Pikey, he used to rip in the mogules. I think he was one of your mates Billy. You lot would have a contest as to who could outdo the other by doing the knarliest dropins into different bowls. I remember seeing Dave Curry on the edge of the concrete halfpipe trying to drop in, he was holding on to the green lamp post shitting bricks. Who wouldn't! Marco Lara was always talking about jumping the 10 ft fence at the end of the freestyle area and landing in the driving school area. Did he ever do it? Shout out to the Ashstead Rock Steady Crew. Jason Lunn's still ripping, check out www.chilledheat.com.

Cheers,

Damon"

Ramp Rat:
Hey Carlos, Doing great, I see you're still ripping it up as usual, you nutter  ;)  Where are you living thse days? Still got your back yard half pipe? If you're ever in LA, Ca shoot me an email damonnicholls@yahoo.com we'll hang out.

Take it easy,

Damon

billstup:
Them twiglet ramps are the reason that I can`t carve air yet, I`m just not used to having so much room on the ramps  :o

This is what Carlo`s backyard ramp looks like now Damon :

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