Backyard Mini Ramp Pros and Cons. Final Sessions On my Dream Ramp 

Not half !!

Yeah dude, the extension was ace fun, it really provided that extra bit of zip !

@@JonBishopSkate Thanks for the reply. Let us know your design height and all that for the mod 2. Blessings of skate success to you and yours.

Many thanks dude!

Cheers dude, there is a new 6 footer at the end of my road that I made friends with today!! It’s a striking pink, you can see it on my Instagram if you fancy a peak 😂

Many thanks for tuning in dude!

Hell Yeah!!

Wicked, that sounds like a great project

@@JonBishopSkate My wife actually told me I could BEFORE I even floated the idea! Of course I'd already figured everything out, including drawing my own plans to match the footprint. You're a real inspiration Jon! Love the videos!

Ha, now your showing your age 😂

Cheers dude, yeah looking forward to the next project !

Many thanks dude!!

Yeah dude, It will live on though!! Can’t wait to see what Cpt Hook comes up with on it ?!!

Wicked, yeah I like a bit of the old Knopfler tone !!

There’s a video of me recording it on my Instagram if you fancy a peak ?? @jonbishopskate

Great stuff Ken. Yeah I got a few ideas! Really keen on some sort of DIY style offering ??!

@@JonBishopSkate You're only limited by your imagination! If I had the space I'd build a pool...

Many thanks for tuning in dude! Yeah the moveable extension worked surprisingly well. I put together a vid about the build in case you fancy a peak?

Wicked !!

Now you are talking !!

Wicked session though. You got them tail stalls !!

@@JonBishopSkate it was a wicked session great to skate with you 🤙

Ha, yeah GoPro on me helmet, so took the helmet off for handy-cam view. Bald as a coot 😂 I’ve bumped into dudes in the local scene at the supermarket that I haven’t recognised straight away as I only ever see them in a helmet? Perhaps I should summons the courage to do a video with no hat, every chance nobody would recognise me 😂

How very strange and what a shame ?

Yeah dude, that sounds ace!!

Not half, I’m finding that the revert can just be added in Willy nilly 😂

Ha!! First try at a comedy cut away 😂

Agreed, , fully concrete ramp, 78a wheels and rubber coping would be the only way to get close!

Hey Ramon Many thanks for tuning in. That deck is 2 years old now! It’s had heavy use, skated it pretty much every day. It’s cracked in the middle, but the rails are stopping it spreading. I’d imagine it will snap soon, but these flight boards are amazing !!

😢 yeah, it’s gone to a good home and will live on!! Got a few things up my sleeve for the next one ☝️

Hey dude Many thanks for tuning in! This ramp was 8ft wide and 3ft high with a 6’6” radius. It was pretty mellow and great to learn on. I did feel after a year of riding it that it could be a bit steeper, but I guess that’s because I progressed and got more comfortable? All of the dimensions and the materials list is pinned to the top of the comments on this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2393bepydZU.html

Many thanks for the kind words. Yes, I found having my own mini ramp supercharged progression. Not only do you get confidence from knowing the ins and outs of the ramp, but you also get to skate loads and I found I could sneak in 10 mins here and there as there was no travel time to factor in. I would never have grown out of mine, I still prefer to skate small mini ramps for learning. The only problem is they are hard to find in the wild !!

@@JonBishopSkate ok you've sold me Jon! I reckon I could fit a 2.5 foot ramp, though it might be a bit tighter/whippy. But what you said makes sense and reduces fretting...rather than getting hung up on the perfect dimensions, you will learn to skate what you have.

Yeah dude, I’ve got a few ideas. I like the idea of a little concrete DIY style spot, little ditch, some curbs, perhaps a mini spine?? Could be a fun project?

Either that or a swimming pool !!!!

Hey Dude I create all of the music on the channel. Much of it has been published in other areas, but I hold the copyright. I can’t imagine anyone would make a claim, but if they do I have a audit trail and the masters so they wouldn’t stand a chance ??

Defo thinking of the next project !!

@@JonBishopSkate kool..i,d like to ask a little more about that, how to go about getting copywrite and protecting your own music Ive asked loads of musicians but no one seems to have a clear answer is it better to message you on FB?

@@JonBishopSkate cant wait to see what you have in mind for the next project..)

Here’s a video of the build ! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A-FnshiY32A.html

I thought of putting it out there, but a local skate mate was keen and it seemed like the perfect home for it !! Yeah, looking forward to the next project for sure !!

Hey Dude Yeah, my mate got it ! Easy, fun build though. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2393bepydZU.html

Hey dude Many thanks for tuning in. In terms of garage sound proofing the best would be sealed acoustic plasterboard. For my garage I used Rockwool sound slab insulation and 22mm Sound Bloc plasterboard. I can play drums in there now. If the ramp is inside I would stuff it full of carpet remnants. The only reason I didn’t use carpet on my ramp was I didn’t want to trap moisture and cause rotting. I also would fill the coping with concrete. If you are inside and take a few measures nobody will complain I shouldn’t imagine ? it’s just if you start building structures outside then planning comes into play ??!

@@JonBishopSkate respect that man! I’ll definitely take the extra steps to keep everyone sweet so I can ride in peace! I appreciate that man🚀

Also did you need planning permission for this? Apparently I may need it even though it’s in a garage? It’s a half pipe like your but only 2 and a half ft tall, apparently it’s classed as a built structure or something.. there’s always something maan 🥴

@@CreateSniping4k in the uk no need for planning outside as it’s a moveable structure. Can’t imagine you need planning inside in the uk, You can do what you want inside? Just toilets and hand wash basins etc as that’s change of purpose for a garage ?

@@JonBishopSkate hmm I’ll have to do a little research I’m going ahead regardless but I’ve seen a few people with out door mini ramps be told to remove them but I am inside so we’ll see, thanks Jon! I appreciate the replies! 💯

Hey dude, I’d go more whippy for sure! But this was perfect for beginner progression? There is an ace ramp near by, I’d just copy that? But I’d imagine it’d be in the 6 foot radius range !

I think i will use the same transition was you had there if I build a 3ft, but due to space constraints I am thinking about building a 2ft ramp as a start. @@JonBishopSkate

I think the more common answer to that is building an extension or making a section (both sides) that's taller

I'm planning to build a 12' wide ramp, that's made of a 3' section (8' wide) and 4' section (4' wide). I'm waiting for lumber prices to come down a bit.

Hey Dude that’s an interesting concept. I enjoyed having a moveable extension which sort of did the same job as your solution I think? It was ace for getting more speed and also provided a fun challenge to try and overcome the fear of doing the trick with more consequence. I’ve seen guys have a flat bank one side and a standard transition the other and that seems to work well? There is a local mini ramp here that is fully wonky and built on a slope. Not by design I don’t think, just a dodgy build? One side is a good 1/2 a foot higher? You’d think it was a nightmare, but guys just adapt to it? When I skate it I do stall tricks on the high side and use the extra speed for grinds and pop stuff on the low side? It’s takes some getting use to, but is really fun? I recon from watching other skaters that anything is workable. Perhaps not easy, but guys skate jersey barriers and walls so proves anything is possible?!!

Don’t worry dude, I found another ramp that is almost exactly the same that I’ve been doing the latest videos on, plus this summer I’ll be popping a new one in at the new gaff. I moved in August so there was no point putting one in for the winter, a job for spring ! This video features the new ramp, it’s the same dimensions as the old ramp only a touch wider and with a skatelite surface. The old ramp is in the video too so you can compare? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FsM7kuEz5zc.html

@@JonBishopSkate awesome, looking forward to videos for the new one! Love your channel

Yeah dude, no way round it. A wooden ramp will make noise. The quietest would be a dug in concrete micro bowl with soft wheels. That’s permanent so will probably need planning and it’d be a pain to take out ??

Sad to see it go, but It will live on at it’s new home !

Hey Dude I moved house/area and it was just not practical to take it with us sadly 😞

@@JonBishopSkate gutted at least now if you do build another you can build one with a steeper transition! Was wondering with that being 6.6 what would you recommend or go for next time if you was to build another 3ft ramp?

@@Ashley-ji3jz not sure on a dimension TBH dude?? it wasn’t far off TBF, it was modelled on a local quarter pipe that was famed for it’s ease of use and it’s propensity to promote progression. If I were to build another I think I’d use the same process and find a 3 foot mini ramp that I liked and then just copy it ??

Hey dude All sold and away to its new home !

Yeah, it was from a ‘learn to play like Mark Knofler’ tutorial I put together for Guitar Techniques magazine a few years ago. It seemed to fit there for some reason ?? 😂

@@JonBishopSkate haha it was good I didn't realise it was you playing it. Very easy to tell it was Mark Knopfler licks but nothing at all bad about that. Have you seen the guy that did if Dire Straits wrote Layla? I thought that was spot on 😉

Wicked dude, Crikey is that your own bowl???

@@JonBishopSkate yeah a bunch of us built it, it started out as a mini ramp 6 years ago and we've gradually added to it, bowled it out and made it a bit deeper.

Looks amazing, great stuff, where are you based?

@@JonBishopSkate Gloucester, give me a shout of you're up this way and you want a roll.

@@darkwaterblack amazing thanks dude, looks really fun !!

Ha nice one Jono, I’m sometimes Jonny Bishop an all 😂