New modular training ramps

[Ricardo Damborenea]

Here are the plans, courtesy of Javi

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23533001@N ... 3/sizes/l/

The mini-ramps were hard-tested yesterday by 21 riders in our Outlawslalom #5 and worked great!

Note: measures in Cm

[willy demis]

Wes- if (when) I make one, I would probably use the type of clamp/latch you see on a lot of professional road cases for music equipment- strong and recessed, like this:



...I am interested to hear how they did it though.

[Stephen Lavin]

Very simple and efficient design - impressive. Could likely scale up parts (larger dimensions) to fit if needed in same nested format. Drop-in (transition top) could easily be adjusted for a number of wheelbases (to Willy's point) if need be. a one-man build is very cool idea and easy to tote. I'm no ramp expert but do appreciate cool ideas.

[Wesley Tucker]

Ricardo,

Everything is made clear in the video except one thing: how do you attach the four pieces together?

[willy demis]

Yes it's a small ramp.

To be clear- I see this as a good thing! This ramp is the perfect size to fit in the back of my hatchback car. I can't wait to build one, I just can't quite get the transitions right. I'll keep working at it though.

[Ricardo Damborenea]

Yes it's a small ramp. About 6 feet (1m) tall. Intended for everyday training (we have like +250 days/yr of no rain/snow in Madrid), not that much for competition. It's tried (17" to 21" wheel base), it works. Transitions were calculated by the guy building most skateparks in Spain. Tomorrow they will be tested HARD in our Outlawslalom. I'll Keep you posted....

[willy demis]

All told, this is a pretty small ramp. Compared to the guy in the video, I estimated the base box of the ramp to be about 17-19" tall. Given that, I did some mock ups. My Chi+ill board is setup up on the shortest wheelbase. Contact point to contact point of the wheels measures 23.5"

When I put a board on the ramp- it doesn't appear that it would clear. I am really hoping you can get us some dimensions of the ramp in the video. That'd be awesome!

[Jani Soderhall]

Wow - that's really cool!

/Jani

[willy demis]

That is bad ass! Any chance you want to share the plans? Really nice solution there...

[Ricardo Damborenea]

Here's a little video on the modular training start ramps being built (holding bars, braces and final painting still WIP) by Javi & Keko in Spain. They fit into one box for easy transportation and storage, even in an average car. Even if modular, they are really strong. Design was done by Javier Navarro (our local artist) and Javier Labad (the architecht behind the best skateparks in Spain).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaZlpVBMjGE

Isn't this a clever solution or what?