Erik Burgon at N/A in Genova, Italy - photo by Bikeparkitect

Finished product. Ramp 2

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Album: New-ramps-in-Genova
Category: Digging/Building
Date Posted: May 19, 2009 at 5:48
May 19, 2009
Location: Genova, Italy
Trail: N/A
Riders: Erik Burgon

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flowrider91 (Feb 25, 2010 at 20:32)

never... could be a step up, straight jump, step down, and with a tiny adjusment a roll in. basically, the jump that keeps on giving

Bikeparkitect (Feb 25, 2010 at 22:34)

Thanks! Yeah, this was a good set... there are actually 2 identical ramps. www.pinkbike.com/photo/3443284

TheSniperEyes (Jul 21, 2009 at 11:14)

Wow, that's real construction marvel

Bikeparkitect (Nov 14, 2009 at 10:48)

This ramp in action: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3443295/

makonastinky (Feb 4, 2011 at 18:00)

thats prob built the same , but not the same ramp , justy noticed it when i saw that pic, dont really matter though ,if u think im wrong look at the paint ..

Bikeparkitect (Feb 6, 2011 at 21:17)

Thanks for pointing that out... they are an identical pair construction wise, built at the same time just with different graphics: www.pinkbike.com/photo/3443284

makonastinky (Feb 7, 2011 at 15:11)

lol pretty cool , i love some good twins...

robecamp (Nov 9, 2009 at 16:59)

can u post some blue prints for it

Bikeparkitect (Nov 9, 2009 at 22:52)

Sorry, no. You can get a pretty good idea from the photo, though.

twingate (Nov 14, 2009 at 8:45)

Nice solid structure there. Have you done any follow-up to track how long these last and where they fail?

Bikeparkitect (Nov 14, 2009 at 10:47)

I built a similar set about 5 years ago... Besides a little rust around the fasteners they are fine. The lumber twisted a little with age and a small wedge under the corner of one of the bottom rails is now required to make it sit flat. They have been outdoors near the sea for their whole life.

twingate (Nov 14, 2009 at 13:17)

Any idea of the frequency of use? Would be cool to build a life-cycle model for these kinds of things. Good for cost equations, hehe

Bikeparkitect (Nov 15, 2009 at 2:19)

All day everyday during the summer and on the weekends in the winter months. Something like 30 uses per day over the whole year?? I'll look into it.

twingate (Nov 15, 2009 at 13:30)

Pretty high use frequency in other words. How fast do you expect something like this to become out of date, where it is not considered fun anymore?

Bikeparkitect (Jul 22, 2009 at 23:38)

Thanks man! They function really well too! www.bikeparkitect.com

Gregory459 (Oct 29, 2009 at 6:57)

Looks great. How many $ do you need to build something like that?

Bikeparkitect (Oct 30, 2009 at 1:45)

You mean if I were to come and build you one? Or are you just interested in knowing about the materials?

Gregory459 (Nov 1, 2009 at 12:18)

Im interesed in knowing about materials, becouse I want to build my own.

Bikeparkitect (Nov 3, 2009 at 4:40)

All told it was about 300 euros for everything including the wood and fasteners.

paddy-cakes (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:34)

wow nice, are these actually in Genova somewhere?

Bikeparkitect (Jan 25, 2011 at 23:30)

Thanks man! They are 10 Kms from Genova in a place called Arenzano... its a private park though; but the fence is not so high!

paddy-cakes (Jan 26, 2011 at 8:17)

Oh yeah I know Arenzano, who owns the place? because I go to Italy for the whole of my summer holiday and i'm looking for a place to ride

Bikeparkitect (Jan 28, 2011 at 4:06)

I designed them for these guys: www.facebook.com/pages/CP-GANG/147064207770?v=wall

Gregory459 (Nov 7, 2009 at 12:49)

Thanks a lot.

stoppie95 (Dec 16, 2009 at 7:24)

That is niiicee

Bikeparkitect (Dec 16, 2009 at 9:56)

Thaaankss!