The bit about the transition not being constant, I kinda remember something about this from something to do with when they built the ramp for the end of Animal Chin. With a 3'8" ramp and a 7' transition, you can get a 22 inch wide deck from the side forms without having to frame up anything extra, which is probably right at about the lower limit of wide enough to do a rock n roll and not have your wheels hang off the back end of the deck. There's an online tool for calculating your plywood cuts based on ramp size and transition. You're going to want to use about every bit of that 26' too, your side forms will be 8' each and you'll want 8' for the flat bottom, that will leave just 2 feet for either between your ramp and the wall or to add additional deck or additional flat bottom. 7' transition is probably your best bet on a 3'8'' ramp. Parabolic design is more for big ass ramps or very tight small ramps - basically nothing a beginner would want to fuck with - granted you're a surfer so maybe you would like tight transition if you like that kind of surfing, I don't know about that stuff. Tl dr best tranny radius for 12' wide 3'8 high ramp? If you have any other advice for me please tell me! What about having a different radius on each side eg one side 7'6 and the other 6'5? Or would that completely ruin the flow of the ramp? The parabola allows for easy big air with return still on the curve and not on the flat.' Not sure whether this is important as i don't know much about skating but I like the look of grinds and airs, im not that into flip tricks.Īlso I found this on wikipedia: 'Common mistake in the construction of ramps is constant radius in transitions: Most of the ramps are built with a quarter circle of constant radius for easy construction, but the best ramps are not constant radius but a parabola with little final vert (vertical). Is this a good idea? I plan on spending a lot of time on it this winter, in fact I plan to do little else. I'm also thinking of leaving a 4' wide 2'high section on one side to practice basic tricks on before taking them to the higher level. At the moment I'm thinking a 7' radius so hopefully not too mellow or too steep and hopefully should keep the adrenaline factor as I get better. It'll be 3'8 high from platform to coping. I've got enough space for a 12' wide, up to 26' long miniramp in a shed. But i reckon its the perfect time to get back on the horse. I've limited skating experience - I can do an ok ollie, can comfortably cruise around, and have some experience riding a 5' halfpipe which I fucking loved although I only got so far as doing kick turns at coping level before dislocating my shoulder on it and never went near it again. So as i can't surf right now due to the restrictions in my country I bought myself a skateboard and the supplies for a miniramp. Old skaters of reddit please share with me your knowledge! You can post your videos, give and receive tips on tricks you're having difficulty with, your new board setup and anything else you find relevant. If it doesn't make sense to specify an age just put. Note: There is no age restriction as long as you are not posting your skating footage. (it should be the last thing, no periods after it). You did not place the tag at the end of the title. You did not enclose tag in square brackets. You forgot to include YO in your age tag after age number. Therefore, all my post titles this birthday year will be followed by the following: Your post should contain the following tag at the end, where age is your current age in numbers.įor example, I am 38 years old. If you are less than and want to post your skating footage please use communities which are more appropriate (ex: r/skateboarding). This is implemented by design to allow the younger skaters to interact with the older skaters but not make the subreddit pointless. Your post will be removed if it violates this rule. There is no age restriction as long as you are not posting your skating footage (videos or photos). If you are a new old skater you are in the right place as well. This subreddit is for the older skaters (anyone above 30).
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