Mini ramp transition radius
I have a ramp 8ft wide, 22 total feet long and its only 30" high with a 45" extension, 68" transitions and 7ft of flat. So i say, decide what you really want to be able to do on that ramp, and build it that way. Remember more transition = longer overall ramp which will steal from your flat or decks if you are fitting it in a small space.Īny 8ft wide ramp is going to be a compromise. i'd consider doing a 3ft tall so you can get more deck on the 2ft side. I think 8ft of flat will be too short though at 4ft high. some people go 8ft on 4ft, but there's no peg tricks happening really. Grinds will be tough unless you drop down to like a 6-6.5ft radius then, the ramp is kinda tight for learning new jibby lip things. So, what do you experienced ramp builders say about the radius?Ĥft tall = 7ft radius to me.
Can’t go any higher either because I can only fit 8’ flat and I don’t like tall skinny ramps either. Would I like a 6’ mini with a spine? Of course, but I’m stuck with the dimensions I listed. What I’m looking for in my ramp is just something to mess around on and have fun.
MINI RAMP TRANSITION RADIUS DRIVERS
They had a 4’ street spine that was really fun to hop over stalls or 360 tail taps but like I said, I feel comfortable but won’t be doing any double truck drivers any time soon! This park was just dozed last weekend for a new cement park to be built but that’ll take a good long time. But I rode their 6’ mini no problem with simple tricks like different stalls, grinds, airs, and tail tap variations. I started riding again this past year and surprised myself at the local park with how quickly it can come back. I rode trails (14th Avenue, occasionally Nam, and Posh), park, and street. I know experience plays a roll in this so my background is I started riding in the early 90’s in Bethlehem PA (for you older guys you know it was a Mecca of bmx back then), and continued through the early 2000’s. I don’t mind it a little tight so stall tricks won’t be impossible without leaning like crazy but not too tight that tail tap/nose pick tricks won’t feel like I’m smashing a wall hitting the transition with speed. My issue is trying to find the correct transition radius for a bike. Decks will be pretty small as I can fit 2’ on one side but the other can be 3-4’ Room is the biggest issue so I’m limited on size. Don't choose a transition based on available materials alone, or you'll end up with a ramp you hate skating just to save costs of the additional deck supports.Hey guys, I’m building a small mini ramp in my yard. Once you decide on your transition needs, then you can work out whether your materials will allow for a deck space or if you'll need to add that using the 2x4 approach. I'd suggest somewhere in the 6'-8' range, but it really comes down to what's "too" much/little for you, Goldilocks. a big radius), or a tight little steep one where you're being thrown upwards really quick (a small radius) or something in the middle? I assuming you want something in the middle. How will you know if it is either of those things? Have you skated some ramps/parks and thought "This is too steep!" or "This is too flat!"Īre you aiming for a mellow little mini where you can hardly even rock on the coping (i.e. You want it "not too steep and not too flat", regardless of deck design. I'm not really sure how your opening bit about the deck structure makes any difference to what sort of transition you want. Tldr: Need help deciding on transition for 3ft tall mini. So to all of you mini ramp building veterans out there, what radius length should I use so that my mini ramp won't be too steep and won't be too flat? I want to find the perfect radius length for my transition. Because of this, I am scared shitless to start cutting the transition on my ply because I don't want too much or too little transition.
MINI RAMP TRANSITION RADIUS HOW TO
We have everything we need, but I haven't been able to decide on how to make the transition.Ī lot of ramp plans out there switch back and forth from having a transition that leaves about a three foot long space for the deck on the side ply to having 4-8 in of space and then using 2x4s to build the deck outwards from the plywood. My friends and I have recently bought all of the supplies that we need to start building the frame of a 3ft tall/24 ft long/12 ft wide mini ramp. This also made for a nice fit in our front yard. This allowed us to use one sheet of ¾ plywood for all 4 sides of the ramp, with 4 pieces of 3/8 ply topped with 4 pieces of 1/8 ply for the surface. I'm a long time lurker of r/skateboarding and I've never posted anything, but I need y'alls help. Slightly under two feet (1’10) high, 16 feet long, 8 feet wide.