A friend and I recently used your instructions to build this jump for a highschool mountain bike team in California. It was a hit with both the kids and the parents! We watched your video over and over as we built everything to spec and wanted to thank you for making such an excellent follow along video to pair with the blueprints. We are two women and the dads on the team were notably impressed. 💪
For any Aussies out there your Bunnings list is: 2 | 90mm x 45mm x 5.4m H3 timber ($64.60) 1 | 1200mm x 1198mm x 12mm plywood board ($30.09) 1 | 12mm x 1.2m pine dowel ($4.37) 2 | Padbolt Double Eye Pinnacle 200mm x 12mm ($13.62) That's the hitch pin when you cut the knob off. 1 | 10g x 40mm 100pk treated pine screws ($8.74) 1 | 10g x 75mm 50pk treated pine screws ($8.93) 1 | gate hook&eye 3pk ($2.15) 4 | 85mm hinge ($9.84) 4 | M12 x 110mm bolts ($8.52) 16 | M12 washers ($4.64) I couldn't find spring washers so used loctite. 4 | M12 nuts ($1.32) Total Cost: $156.82 (presumes you have PowerPass otherwise add 5%. Presumes you have wood glue already). Total Time: 6.5hrs. 80% of which is trying to cut 81 and 61 degree cuts then drill the dowel holes. I ended up screwing the legs to the other board and doing a free hand cut with the circular saw. Using the jigsaw resulted in the blade bending and throwing away that leg. With 2 x 5.4m lengths there's no additional timber if you need to re-do a leg. Add 30min looking for pencils, square and clamps that you "literally just put down right there". Total Weight: 33kg (pretty heavy and awkward to get in the ute). Tips: - Once you've cut and assembled the legs that will fold back, measure their combined width (when folded) then make that your cross brace width. Otherwise you'll cut the cross braces to length as per the plan (to determine the width of your ramp) then fold your legs and they'll overlap (if you're like me and aren't that accurate). - Cut the 1200mm x 1198mm plywood the width of your jump then use that long side piece offcut for the top panel. Don't cut the board the length of the piece you need otherwise you'll end up using two pieces of plywood on your top panel as it's no longer wide enough. - Leave the gap between the plywood wide enough to get your hand between, it's heavy and tricky to carry without getting a hand in there (I did the width of a window packer). - Do what my neighbour did: Send this video to your neighbour and get him to build it. Excellent ramp and thank you for putting this video together! The plans are great (missing a few pieces of hardware off the shopping list) but a well put together video, design and end product!
Just finished building this. Really great ramp, great video, great plans. One change I'd make if building this again would be to make it 28 inches wide instead of 30. If you do this then you only need one half sheet of plywood for the whole thing. Thanks, Paul
Lunch Ride I hope u see that nothing but a compliment. U explain it. Break it down. Have knowledge. Camera angles. He’s my favorite. Keep up the great work! Thank u!!!
No paywall, No newsletter or anything attached to download the plans. Thanks a freaking lot. I'd like to pay for these plans. The plans even include a metric version! One note for improvement for the metric version: We metric peops don't have "two-by-fours" and although it is quite easy to google what 4 inches are, it would be nice to see this reflected in the plans aswell.
Wanted to thank you for the idea and plans on the kicker ramp. Just finished building it today. This is really going to help get me comfortable with my jumping skills again. At 51 i’ve just now gotten into mountain biking and feel like I did when I was 15 riding my BMX bike on N.C. trails. Thanks again for helping make this happen. Keep up the great vids.
@@LunchRide drive.google.com/file/d/1EfZZY3ZFjyOZ1ujmEOUJCVOAjIFCaoER/view?usp=sharing Hope this works. My first set up jumps in more than 35 years. Thanks again...
What a great project. I really want to recognize that you went from concept to finish product and you filmed it in a way that is easy to follow. That is a lot of effort, time and a conglomeration of skills with execution. I’m a self employed renovation/finish carpenter, I’ve been putting a tool belt on every day for 30 years. I look forward to building this with my son. My only suggestion is to use glue everywhere possible. Wood glue is good, construction adhesive would be best, it will bond into places that are gapped. The racking strength and durability would be much greater.
Just finished mine. I redesigned the bottom pivot so that the entry section can fold around to the bottom for smaller storage size, but all the geometry is the same as the original design. This thing is super sturdy and feels great hitting it on my dirt jumper. Thanks for the project!
Thanks for the time you took to make these plans. I just finished my own version! I absolutely love it!! A couple of changes I've made; I used 3/4" Plywood instead of 1/2" and installed a handle on one side and a pair of 3" rigid casters on the other side so it rolls. It's awesome!
excellent design, simple, cheap and movable, I congratulate you for it. Regarding the design of the hopper, it is also easy to cut the pieces. If you wish, I can send you some CAD plans that I made. Cheers
This is awesome and you deserve some sort of 'Order of America' medal Cody! The plans are fantastic, this is my Xmas project for my 6yr old, 3 weeks to get it done!
This is really well thought out. Makes me think that If someone produces a bunch of these they could find homes in community trail systems in need of some features all over. 👍
Great plans for a sturdy and portable ramp! This project is pretty easily accomplished with minimal tools, the only power tools really needed are a circular saw and drill. A miter saw would certainly make things easier but is not needed. The build cost me about $120 and took 6 hours. Thank you!
I’m going back and rewatching favorites and I gotta tell ya this build is awesome! As a fan of portable ramps, I love seeing how other carpenters/riders come up with new ways to recreate different jump types in a compact package. I will probably “borrow” some ideas to improve a few of my current ramps😁. Thanks, Cody👊🏻👍🏻
Cody, as so many people have said: thank you. Thank you for taking the time to develop the plans, thank you for filming the build and thank you for publishing it all. I built Phil Kmetz (skills with...) but will be taking the time to build yours now. Stay safe, be good and ride well.
Awesome video and the instructions were professional! I started looking at the MTB Hopper yesterday morning to find ways to improve my wife and my jump skills. I'm so happy I was able to find this video. I went to my local hardware store the same evening and started building my very own ramp. **I did make one change to the design.** On the lower platform, I replaced the lag bolts with a hitch pin on each side so that I'm able to break it down a little smaller to fit in my SUV. It is a little easier to transport and seems really stable. Thanks again Cody! Looking forward to a portable solution for the table top and landing ramp.
Excellent idea, I built a ramp about 6 months ago and wish this video were around then. I wanted to mimic the foldable ramps but decided that was too difficult, not anymore! You earned a subscribe.
I built this. Today was full send. Works a treat 👌. I hand tighten the bolts on the entrance so I can break it apart to fit in my car. Quite pleased, sir. 👌👌
my almost 9-year-old daughter has been itching to build something larger scale than she can do with magnatiles, lego, or k'nex and we just bought supplies to build this ramp (plus 2 spray paint colors of her choice!) she's spent 2 summers mountain biking now and is super excited both to build something and to have a jump at home!
Your blowing my mind 🌋 I'm working with a 2x2 meter storage room as my bike cave, it holds 2 mtbs, 1 road bike, 1 bmx, a balance bike and approx. 16 tyres. There's a work bench, shelf for bike stuff and a tool wall. And this is only on 2 of the walls. The remaining space has to hold the family's store away items. I've been dying to build a ramp but... So THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Thank you for the explanation and plan! I just built a replica, adapting few measures here and there to adapt to the plywood and I had, which meant shortening the legs so they still fit in storage place. Your video kept me going as I went through the various stages, thank you!
Great project and fantastic end product, Cody! After attending a jump clinic just last weekend I have a burning desire to build a ramp like this one and progress with my skills. Thank you for putting this together 🤙
Dude, I'm so glad you made this! Definitely on my short list of things to build next! Thanks! As always, great video, production quality, sound, and content. Keep 'em coming!
Sorry for the late reply. You know, that's a great idea and really, it's the first time anyone has suggested something for me to build. I need to work on this idea. Thank you!
Boy, that thing is freakin awesome! Thank god youtube proposed that one after I already watched 10 other videos for building a ramp, because now I know what we gonna build! Thank you very much, bro!
OMG that is awesome!! I build 2 small ramps for my boys and they have been jumping all summer. This ramp takes it to the next level!! I could see towing this around in the chariot (now cargo carrier) and then setting up.
Cody, I think I've seen all the "how to build your own kicker/jump" vids on RU-vid in the last week or two. Yours takes the cake! Well done, all of it; the design, the plans, the vid! You earned a new subscriber.
Love it. I'm going to attach the first part of the ramp with pins also so I can remove it to make shorter to fit in backseat of my car. Wish I could figure out a way to make that part articulate and fold back on itself for ultimate compactness! Great job and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your efforts Cody-family love it. Stuffed up a few times with the build but that's what being impatient does to you😂 Also big thanks to Greg E for the Bunnings list -2022 price is around $200 Aussie bucks
I feel the same way about the original kicker, that we made based on your video, it's amazing but.....it's heavy and takes up a ton of room (especially in the van) so do those Landwave Ramps and Decks. Thanks for taking the time to put this together for all of us! I wish we weren't so far away from each other, I'd pay you to make one for me 🤩. Hopefully I can sweet talk my dad into helping again, once it cools down...way too HOT right meow!
Genius! But honestly, for a lazy ass like me, I get brain pain by just even thinking about drawing a sketch like that, let alone building the actual ramp! I already bought the MTB hopper Coach and I'm loving it. I'd pay $500 once and for all, and save my brain the hassle! Great video!
Mate. Just finished building the ramp using your plans - great job and thanks for sharing such a good set of plans. (I made a few errors, but nothing to do with your plans!) Tested it last night and it made me feel like a kid again - 50 going on 15! Thumbs-up from "Downunder"
I am just about to start this build and was calculating what scraps I have lying around that I can use. Looking into your plans I have two recommendations for future builders. 1- if the largest section of plywood is reduced to 29"x30" in size it is possible to get two builds out of one 4x8' sheet. That way you can invite a friend over and build two at once! 2- the weight can be reduced by using 2x3"s for the 'entry cross pieces' and 'lip cross pieces'. This is what I intend to do. I will leave the other pieces as 2x4"s.
Awesome video 📸 very helpful as I want to progress with jumps. And this is perfect for taking to various destinations including a grass field behind our house 🏠
Just wanted to say thank you for a great set of plans and even better video. This is my first build of any kind like this and while some of the angles were a doozy, really happy with how it turned out. Having a ton of fun practicing my jumps!
this is a great design. great shots. I'm gonna be building it taking it in my van that i live out of and jumping over stuff and making videos. I'll post a link when the first one's up. i ride electric unicycle. thanks 🙏
This was exactly what I was seeking. I subscribed, and beyond that, will be searching for other videos on your channel that are make sense. Your style is excellent. Thanks!😀😁
I've already got a great big bloody manual Machine in my garage thanks to you now I'm going to have this too 😂 but mines going to look like a blind man made it.
Was looking for jump design ideas when I found this video. Awesome!. Already built my own from your design. I subscribed now also and looking forward to seeing what else you have done and will do.
I've come back to watch this a second time and realized you are really underselling the 16 degree final block. the block may be 16 degrees, but you need to add the first angle of the take off without any blocks, which is already about 30 degrees or so. So you have yourself a nice 45-50 degree take off angle to the ground at the max.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to create this video and downloadable plans. Amazingly awesome job! I've Liked and Subscribed to your channel. 👍
Super impressed with the plans you made for this. Do you draw CAD for a living? I did notice that you didn't list the 4x 4"x1/2" bolts and their washers/nuts in the material list tho!
I noticed on his plans that he states he is not an engineer or draftsman but as a design engineer myself I'm impressed. I wouldnt mind to get the CAD file (or Sketchup file) and revise it to correct a few things.
Loved this video first one I have seen of yours but believe me I’ll be going back and viewing your others. I have been looking for kicker ramp plans and the idea of the adjustable kicker is brilliant. Thank you so much. You have a new subscriber 👍
Thank you, I took you drawings and changed to make it more portable. So 520mm wide 1200 long. Put a double hinge on the entry panel so it folds in half. Total weight 15kg. Can't work out how to add a photo.
Thanks for providing quality free plans. This instructional video to go along with it is awesome. Already sharing this with multiple people. Quick question, do you know the rough weight of the ramp?
This is great I have SUBBED you because you have plans that are free Very easy to follow Great content Will build this tomorrow if I have enough timber, lock down makes it hard Thanks from 🇦🇺