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Title: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on October 20, 2015, 03:55:53 PM
With winter quickly approaching, I've decided that as soon as I finish building my chicken coop that I'd like to build a garage ramp to mess around on so I can keep my muscles stretched out and in riding order while the weather is gross and rainy.  If I use half the garage it allows me a 23ft by 10ft space to build in, and I already have a decent amount of scrap wood to get things started.  I'm thinking about a vert wall on the non door side, a steep banked wall on the wall with the window, and a two and a half foot tall quarter on the garage door side.  See pictures below:

(http://s4.postimg.org/u83d2ll25/20151018_182605_resized_1.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
(http://s4.postimg.org/7uvmfsk4d/20151018_182732_resized_1.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)

Here's where you guys come in.

I can't for the life of me decide what radius I should use for the transitions!

I helped my buddies Scootie and CJ build some small garage ramps several years ago that turned out awesome, but I can't remember how we came up with the radius size.  I know we measured some other ramps that they had and kind of winged it, and it came out awesome. 

(http://s4.postimg.org/fq65ultr1/Scootie_Pocket_air.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)

Anybody have any ideas?
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: ginger on October 20, 2015, 06:23:43 PM
No idea about radius but keen to see how it turns out. It's gonna be tight son!
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: BilboBaggins on October 20, 2015, 07:03:41 PM
Would be cool to put them on fold up casters so you could move tthem around if you want.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: @ss4oLe on October 21, 2015, 11:00:30 PM
I've had some small ramps in my day.

Remember, a four foot transition will go to vert at four feet. that's pretty damn tight but can be fun/good for peg stuff. But it doesn't leave much actual transition to land in. Airing it can be sketch.

A five foot tranny, on a four foot tall ramp gives you more to surface to land in but is still steep enough to do peg stuff.

food for though....
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: cmc4130 on October 22, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
I have never spent time riding one, but it might be interesting to build a ramp with an elliptical transition.

(http://draftingmanuals.tpub.com/14276/img/14276_111_1.jpg)

http://rampplans.org/faqs/#How_do_I_draw_an_elliptical_transition (http://rampplans.org/faqs/#How_do_I_draw_an_elliptical_transition)

http://rampplans.org/rpdo_mini.html (http://rampplans.org/rpdo_mini.html)

I don't know if this one is exactly elliptical.... but what it does is create a steep part only at the top, for peg tricks, but it also has more wheelbase area at the bottom to land on....
(http://rampplans.org/images/rpdo_mini/P0001822::520x390.JPG)

cool graphic:
(http://www.rampplansonline.com/conmat/images/halfpipe_profiles_01.jpg)
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: LukeTom on October 22, 2015, 06:44:36 PM
I looked into this before, I think I decided on a 4.5ft transition with it being 5ft tall. I have an old 'Thrashers' magazine about ramp building with loads of plans, and I remember looking at them for a while before planning it all out.

Post pictures of how it turns out!

I imagine airing an an eliptical ramp might get some getting use to.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: ginger on October 22, 2015, 07:32:57 PM
4.5' tranny with 5' height? That would be over-vert.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: paranoidmexican on October 22, 2015, 07:53:43 PM
http://www.freshpark.com/
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: cmc4130 on October 23, 2015, 01:18:34 AM
I looked into this before, I think I decided on a 4.5ft transition with it being 5ft tall. I have an old 'Thrashers' magazine about ramp building with loads of plans, and I remember looking at them for a while before planning it all out.

Post pictures of how it turns out!

I imagine airing an an eliptical ramp might get some getting use to.

i scanned and posted the THRASHER ramp plans book that I ordered a long ass time ago. 

http://forums.mtbr.com/urban-dj-park/thrasher-80s-ramp-plans-jpg-intensive-485306.html (http://forums.mtbr.com/urban-dj-park/thrasher-80s-ramp-plans-jpg-intensive-485306.html)

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh138/upsetbmx/thrasher-ramp-plans.jpg)
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: LukeTom on October 25, 2015, 10:15:54 AM
I looked into this before, I think I decided on a 4.5ft transition with it being 5ft tall. I have an old 'Thrashers' magazine about ramp building with loads of plans, and I remember looking at them for a while before planning it all out.

Post pictures of how it turns out!

I imagine airing an an eliptical ramp might get some getting use to.

i scanned and posted the THRASHER ramp plans book that I ordered a long ass time ago. 

Yep, thats the exact same book I had, very useful actually (and interesting to just browse)
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: blueee on October 26, 2015, 12:38:19 AM
Make a super tight spine mini
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on October 26, 2015, 10:20:16 AM
Thanks for all the useful replies, guys.

I'm getting closer to having the chicken coop done, and once it's complete it's all about building ramps time.

I like the idea of doing an elliptical transition, but feel like I'm going to have to get it just right. 

Here's a shitty MS Paint sketchup of what I'm thinking about currently:

(http://s4.postimg.org/gmdwgsp0d/Garage_sketch.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)

Crappy sketch, I know, but hopefully you get the idea.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: master on October 26, 2015, 01:16:48 PM
I'm a fan of straight transitions. In a tight garage, 4' tall ramps with a 5' radius feel good to me. I've ridden 4' radius transitions and they feel too tight on a 20", and on your bigger bikes they may feel even tighter.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: master on October 26, 2015, 01:18:24 PM
How high are your ceilings? That's a big factor...
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on October 26, 2015, 03:01:44 PM
Not very high...

I'll try to remember to measure them when I get home.

I stuck my Wave-C up in a double peg on the work bench on the back left side, and My head was barely between the rafters when I stood up in a comfortable position.  I could probably ride it that way, but it would be a little close for my liking.  The bench is 3ft tall, so I'm thinking about going with a 2.5 tall quarter on the garage door side.  Obviously, I'm looking at doing a vert wall on the other side. 

Sometime soon, I think I'm going to draw out some transitions on cardboard and just put them in place to see how it looks.  I keep reminding myself I have to stay aware of the amount of flat-bottom between the two if I want it to ride comfortably. 
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: montymitch on October 26, 2015, 09:24:30 PM
You are ambitious! I'm planning on creating some obstacles in my own garage this winter, probably starting with a ledge or two and a mellow bank to play on. How much vertical space do you have to work with?
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: weedbix on October 27, 2015, 02:07:52 AM
4.5' tranny with 5' height? That would be over-vert.

Yeah srsly, you must mean 5' tranny radius, 4.5' high, right?
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: JFax on October 27, 2015, 04:51:16 AM
Definately harder, but might be more interesting with a bowl-type setup, so you can carve a bit instead of just going up a straight quater and hit the ceiling.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Prodigal Son on October 28, 2015, 02:03:07 AM
You're taking a jack hammer to the foundation right?
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Arttu on October 28, 2015, 07:37:29 AM
I used to have small ramps above my parent's garage back in the day. It wasn't much, but it allowed me to ride trough the winter and was a blast. Unfortunately I don't have photos, but here's a video of me from 2006 that shows some of the ramps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtliMpp8Lbg
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on October 28, 2015, 12:24:44 PM
You're taking a jack hammer to the foundation right?

I guess technically since I own my house, I could take a jack hammer to the foundation and dig it out to make for a bowl giving me some more vertical space to work with.  I probably don't have the time to do that this winter as the slow season at work is turning out to not be very slow, but this has definitely got me thinking about the possibilities.

I used to have small ramps above my parent's garage back in the day. It wasn't much, but it allowed me to ride trough the winter and was a blast. Unfortunately I don't have photos, but here's a video of me from 2006 that shows some of the ramps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtliMpp8Lbg

That's rad!  how tall are those ramps?
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Prodigal Son on October 28, 2015, 06:06:13 PM
Yup! Maybe premptively plumb the concaved area for some hottub/garage grotto after bmx is gone.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Hank Chinaski on October 29, 2015, 01:45:45 PM
Here's the ramps we had in our house back in the day.  It's a whole part but there's a large chunk of footage from the ramps.

https://youtu.be/1cGiiHenkoM
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on October 29, 2015, 06:47:48 PM
That makes me happy just seeing how tight they are, but still look fun.

Any idea on the height of that quarter or the radius size on either of those?
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Prodigal Son on October 30, 2015, 01:04:20 AM
Henry, do you know that band? It sounds very very familiar. Maybe it's because it's like many other hardcore but it's going to drive me crazy thinking I know who it is.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: (jeff) on October 30, 2015, 10:40:46 PM
Here's the ramps we had in our house back in the day.  It's a whole part but there's a large chunk of footage from the ramps.

https://youtu.be/1cGiiHenkoM

I highly enjoyed that. Brought back memories of my youth and motivated me to dust my bike off.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on November 04, 2015, 09:26:12 AM
I measured it late last night, and I've got 8 feet and 2 inches to work with before the ceiling.

The lady is off work tonight, so she's picking up the kid from school, and I'm hoping I have some more time to work in the garage tonight.

It's been super rainy in Raleigh lately, so it would be good to have a place to ride soon.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on November 10, 2015, 12:30:37 PM
Got a little bit of time in over the weekend.  Went with a 2 foot tall box on the door side with a 3ft4in radius for the quarter.  Doing a 8ft tall vert wall on the opposite side with a 5 foot radius and 3 feet of vert.

(http://s4.postimg.org/uopxh4rl9/20151107_103713_resized.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
(http://s15.postimg.org/gn2g9an6z/20151108_120159_resized.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
(http://s15.postimg.org/g9149p33f/20151108_000340_resized.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: ginger on November 10, 2015, 09:19:57 PM
Looking forward to see how this progresses, nice start.
Title: Re: So, lets talk about Garage Ramps!
Post by: Bunky on November 16, 2015, 02:51:56 PM
(http://s15.postimg.org/jamm6jk57/20151116_141750_resized.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)

Got the ribs for the opposite side done this weekend.  I have yet to buy anything for these ramps except for screws.  I'm hoping that I can get the window side wall and the bowl corners done with the scrap that I have, and then just have to buy the face wood to finish everything.