#Mobile mini ramp trial#

It needed to be designed to last so I could learn tricks and progress my mini ramp skating for the next several years. I needed something that wasn’t too steep or too mellow. I researched mini ramp plans for several months to pin down plans for the perfect ramp for me. You can also buy ramp kits online from several different companies. Thrasher’s “How To Build Skateboard Ramps” still stands as the top authority on building ramps. There are so many sites and videos and how-tos on ramp building that are available to us with the click of a mouse. Skating an unsafe ramp exponentially increases the risk in the already risky activity of skateboarding. There are a lot of factors to consider in building a safe and skateable ramp structure. Simple answer: You don’t! Unless you are a civil engineer. Now I understand the importance of building things the right way. But there were some that were just right, and I had days of fun with them. They were mostly a disaster, and unrideable. I built the transitions too steep so I got thrown. I used too thin of plywood so I crashed through the ramp. I built ramps with no bracing so they collapsed.

#Mobile mini ramp trial#

But we didn’t have the internet back then, so ramp construction was all trial and error. I have been building different kinds of ramps since I was a little kid with a banana seat bike.

It seems like I have always had something on the go, or have been helping someone.

Over my decades on earth, I could not tell you how many construction projects I have been a part of. My father imparted his lifetime of construction knowledge on his son. I have built several sheds, decks, garages, and even my own house. I have been building things since I have been able to pick up a hammer. So, why the heck not build a mini ramp?! What Construction Experience Do You Need? I wasn’t sure when I’d ever get to skate a mini ramp again.įlash forward a couple years, and I have finally hit a point in my life where I have the space and means to build the one thing I have wanted for a good part of my life. I was extremely broken up when the indoor park had to close. The sound of the wheels hitting the coping, the speed, the burning in my thighs had me hooked. I loved just simply pumping back and forth.