Hi im building a mini ramp and not sure which would be better a 3ft mini with 6ft flat and 7ft radius or a 2.5ft mini with 6ft flat and 6.5ft radius be better ?

I want time to do flip ticks and worries the 3ft will be too fast

It’s going to be 16ft long also

It’s complete but upon further inspection I have 2 soft spots and will have to pull up the two flat sheets and add a couple joists before shredding can commence. Hopefully done this weekend. 18’x8’x20” ceilings are 9’ , I’m 5’10” so got a few inches of clearance!

Looks like a lot of fun for the summer, when the sun never sets.

West Michigan

So excited. 3’ 4.5” tall (for a true 3’ tall transition), 10’ wide, 8’ flat. After much thought I settled on a melllow 7’ radius. I did decide to use 3/8” coping reveal on both face and deck. Some folks may not agree but I think this is great for locking in (it’s a personal preference). I used stainless steel fastened on the top layer. I did use the OG coping- schedule 80 2 3/8” black pipe... and the cherry on top? Covered in gatorskins (over two layers 3/8” of course). Yes, I had to ship the material on a barge up to Alaska, and yes it was expensive… but I wanted to build a really solid ramp that would last forever. Been a dream for almost 20 years to have a mini ramp!!!!!!

Hey Reddit!

I recently built a 2' x 4' quarterpipe following the Keen ramps youtube how-to. Everything went great and I love it, and have started building a second one to have a little moveable mini-ramp setup in my concrete garage.

Problem is that last night I picked up the black iron pipe I'll be using for coping from the metal supplier, and didn't notice until I got home that they accidentally cut me a piece of 2" OUTSIDE diamater pipe, instead of the 2" nominal INSIDE diameter (2 3/8" outside diameter) I wanted. So, in other words I'd have a coping with a 2" outside diameter rather than the 2 3/8" that's recommended.

Question is how much will having this slightly smaller coping make a difference? I'd rather not go through the hassle of getting them to swap it out for the diameter I ordered if I'm probably not going to feel much of a difference (I'd keep the reveal the same as the other quarter with the larger coping), but also don't want to have to go back and try to adjust the coping notch after the fact if I'm definitely going to want to swap it out later.

Any thoughts on having slightly smaller coping than seems to be recommended by most builders is much appreciated!

32M gearing up to fulfill a lifelong dream and build a mini ramp in my basement. I have space for a 23’ long, 12’ wide mini with 8’ ceilings. I’m 6’ and grew up skating, but don’t need anything too crazy, just want to mess around after work and hopefully with some kids some day. Used to skate a 6 footer at the local park, and would love to build a 3 footer but I don’t think I can based on the ceiling height.

By my calculations 20” is about as high as I can go which would allow me to stand straight up on the top deck with a couple inches of clearance. Here’s the plan I worked up. 5’8” radius with a 7’ flat and ripping the flat down to 1.5” so I can squeeze a little more out of it. 2x4s 8” on center, 3/4” ply sides, 3/8” ply sheeting with 1/8” Masonite laid diagonally and a 2” schedule 40 coping.

Two questions: do you think it’s too short to be worth building and what do you think of the proportions? I don’t want to feel crammed but worry about keeping speed with the 7’ bottoms versus 6’. Any other feedback would be greatly welcomed. Framing wise I’m all set (home builder), but this will be my first ramp build in a long time so I want to get all my proportions right!

Has anyone created a collapsible mini ramp? My space is limited. My options appear to be two small ramos that can pack flat for storage. Building flat banks with hinges seems doable, but if I could have a two quarters to reassemble that would be fantastic. Any suggestions?

Sketched a quick freehand of how I see my miniramp. Do you think it's too steep? Will mostly be used for inline and to get back on the board. I like a bit of speed on my minis

I have 21’x10’ to work with so I’m going to be making compromises. The more deck I have the less flat I have. 20” seems tight but not obstructive.

A 6’8” transition is on the mellow side for a 2’8” ramp, right?

I know the flat is on the short end but I think it’s the best I can do.

Thoughts?

Just finished bolting on the second coping, grabbing a sandwich and here comes the 3/8s. 🤙

28" tall 6' and a couple inches transition radius About 24' long 2" schedule 40 pipe