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06-04-05, 10:21 PM
So I posted this in the mtb forum too, but I thought you guys might be able to appreciate (ridicule) it too. So... I built me a crappy ramp to jump my bikes off of today.
I started out using the lids to these little recycle boxes the city gives us (looking back it was really amazingly weak). It was maybe a 6 in ramp, which is better than nothing dang it. But I got ambitious, so I laid down a big green trash can and stuck the recycle bin in the middle underneath a big peice of ply wood then spend 20 minutes working up the nerve but I finally got it. I learned some technique issues too. I was riding with the balls of my feet on the pedals, and after the first land my foot folded up to my shin and I got all scratched up, good thing I was wearing pads. I keep the pedals in the middle of my feet now...
Pictures on a friends site(bmx):
http://www.dillonm.com/mtb/index.ph...0Recycle%20Jump
Movie (beware, it's 8+ mb will take a bit to download, this is with my new urban bike though.)
http://dillonm.com/mtb/photos/2005....mp/100_0512.mov
Overall I'm pretty pleased; it was a nice step up. Any of you build stuff? I just wish there was a park or soemthing around here.
I started out using the lids to these little recycle boxes the city gives us (looking back it was really amazingly weak). It was maybe a 6 in ramp, which is better than nothing dang it. But I got ambitious, so I laid down a big green trash can and stuck the recycle bin in the middle underneath a big peice of ply wood then spend 20 minutes working up the nerve but I finally got it. I learned some technique issues too. I was riding with the balls of my feet on the pedals, and after the first land my foot folded up to my shin and I got all scratched up, good thing I was wearing pads. I keep the pedals in the middle of my feet now...
Pictures on a friends site(bmx):
http://www.dillonm.com/mtb/index.ph...0Recycle%20Jump
Movie (beware, it's 8+ mb will take a bit to download, this is with my new urban bike though.)
http://dillonm.com/mtb/photos/2005....mp/100_0512.mov
Overall I'm pretty pleased; it was a nice step up. Any of you build stuff? I just wish there was a park or soemthing around here.