dual curve ramps name

[FACTORY_FMX]

hey all, hows it going, im just new 2 these fourms but i have been following them for a long time now, ne ways i was wondering what is the proper name for thses ramps, these like dual curve things, i need 2 find out the name so that i can c if i can find some more info so i can build one. thanks i would appreciate it, sry i dont know how 2 post pics yet so here is a link to another topic, the ramps with the dual curves and the 2 legs, thanks peace also if ne one has ne links or pics of these ramps not already posted on this other topif i would appreciate it, thanks

http://fmtx.shread.net/forum/showthread.php?threadid=13307&highlight=dual+curve+ramps

:p :p :p

[enslow]

ay mate, I have never seen one of them before...but they look sick...

[Robbo66]

i dont think there is a set name for them.
Dual Tranny Ramps i guess.
the person to ask about them is the person who built one to that link (on the fmtx forums)

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[enslow]

ay mate when ya wanna attach pics, click on the browse button at the bottom of ya reply page, select ya file and ya are done...or if ya wanna post a reply with a pic, click on post reply at the bottom right of the page and do the same thing...do ya get what i mean????

cheers mate>>>>TOMMO

[enslow]

yeh yamy85 prolly explained it ait better...

cheers.....

[FACTORY_FMX]

hey i spent a good couple hours looking for some more pics, i had 2 get these off some swedish fmx demo website, these demo ppl do a bunch of demos all over the place and they all use these style of ramps, so if they are built right i dont think they will be 2 bad for flex and stability, etc here some pics

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last one by the way thanks alot guys for the pic posting help, i apprecitate it, thanks (this one shows how the legs are put together and stuff

[Mungoman45]

Those style of ramps are actually used in Flaps new MCM2 freestyle setup "Thrashed Lands 2, and they all have the banner "Air Division on them.....I had a quick look around the net, and couldn't find any freestyle company by that name, so I'm not sure if they're a direct ramp brand and/or style, or whether it's another type of company... cause I've never heard of the Air Division name within the Freestyle scene.

[Gropey]

i think liam goesch has one made like that??

[kyle]

yeah, he did.

[mulisha_mike]

do you think that those would be as strong as a convetional ramp and would it use less steel tubing

[bbeeuuhh]

who have the plans of this rampe???

[mulisha_mike]

prolly no one, but just by lookin at they pic it wouldnt be hard to draw some up

[/!\STEVO/!\]

ud probally have to ask liam cos i know he made one for his yr12 major in metal work or sumtin. so pm him??

[mulisha_mike]

i can see if i can whip some up in my technical drawing class later to day, dont know how i will post em

[SiCKiD]

Hey that’s a sick ramp does anyone know the constant radius And the degree lip of that baby?????

[GStylEr]

Found some pics for you wiggas. This is Liam's, based off an Aussie Comp ramp, but 2.7m high and slightly shorter I believe. Hence it has a 9.1m radius.

[GStylEr]

Another one. It kicks good and is very stable from what I've seen, only hit it at 30ft or so due to a small downramp but it showed no signs of moving at all.

[SiCKiD]

thanks GStylEr for the info ,do you know what's the degree lip ?

[Mungoman45]

righto, this may seem like a stupid question, but why exactly do they call those "duel" curve ramps? it's not like they have 2 curves to em.... What's the deal? do the two main legs on em slide down or up to create a new curve?.....cause thats about the only theory i can come up with as to why the word "duel" would be used in relation to a ramps curve...which when i think about is, isn't right either, cause if that was the case, it'd make more than 2 curves, it'd make as many as ya want, ya'd just keep puttin pin holes in the leg sliders....Go on, amuse an idiot, explain it :smoker2:

[SiCKiD]

cuz i don't think it need's one? or... it does?

[Shifty]

They are called Duel Transition ramps. Basically, they are more portable and use less matrial then a normal ramp. They have 2 transitions, hence the name "Duel Tranny Ramps." If you look at the pictures there are a bunch of zigzag supports inbetween the 2 transitions, then only 2 legs going to the ground.

[Mungoman45]

Ooooooooh, the "transition" is in reference to the actual double transition STEEL used on the edges. Now I'm with ya's, thanks Pete, you're very learn-Ed :p. Just the name is very decieving, as they're not actually duel transition, cause that gives the direct impression they have 2 different transitions, which they dont. Whoever designed those, should have really made a more appropriate name.

[Shifty]

Well yeah, you could think of it that way. But all it is is basically 2 transitions, one underneith the other.


THEY ARE TRYING TO DECEIVE US. IT'S A CONSPIRACY!!!! IT'S CONSPIRACY DAMMIT!!! *Gets dragged away kicking and screaming by the docters in white coats*

[GStylEr]

It's those damn European people hahaha! Nah I dunno, we just been calling it the "portable" I guess really. Oh and Brad the Air Division thing is just Flap and them's MCM2 design team that's why it's on the ramps and ya couldn't find anything else.
As for the final angle, I got no idea since I'm not completely sure on the length of it and stuff like that... But an Aussie Comp is 43... So that would be between 45 and 50 I would say.

[NOLIMITS]

Yeah Pete is right... Don't worry Mungo it had me puzzled for a while too.. But I drank some beer and it all became clear.. Duel refers to the two radius runs with bracing in between.. Because they are triangles it would be as strong as hell... The feet look a bit suspect.. But hey if it works and can be broken into three so it fits in the back of my van with the bike.. Then order me one now!!!

[Mungoman45]

Originally posted by NOLIMITS
Don't worry Mungo it had me puzzled for a while too.. But I drank some beer and it all became clear..

BEER!...ofCOURSE, how could i have been so stupid. To beer,*Raises Stubby* :cheers: the cause of, AND solution to....all of lifes problems :drink:

But yes, I'm not completely swayed on the whole design myself, the complete lack of vertical supports has me a tiny bit worried. I'd atleast jam another set of "legs" in the middle.

[GStylEr]

Yeah best way to sway someone would be to get em to hit it I reckon, I never thought twice about the ramps quality or anything, just jumped it. As far as I've heard it's been jumped up to 65ft so far with no worries at all, the legs are slanted and braced and are stable, and they easily hold the tranny up. Being built like roof trusses they're easily strong enough. I guess ya just gotta check it out first-hand and once ya see how thick the metal is, the legs and stuff, any fears should be allayed.:D

[NOLIMITS]

Yeah Gstyler I'm right there with ya.. But I also see Mungo's point as well... Before I can comment on it any further I'd really like to see one up close and kick of it..

I was also thinking that another set of legs about half way would be a good idea too... It's not that I'm worried about it collapsing in the middle but more for support so it doesn't tip sideways as you whip off it... The angled legs will help in supporting it but the feet need some form of metal plate welded to them so it can't tip..

Anyways that's enough crap from me back to my beer... Ahh beer so much more than a breakfest drink... BURP!!!

[yamaha_freak]

any of you got plans for a dual tranny ramp? they look like they would be a bit cheaper to make then the normal FMX ramps....

[DirtCowboy]

I dont think that their would be a lot of difference in the price as the ramp would require you to have the 4 pieces rolled to the 9.1m constant radius and would be mighty time consuming putting in all the braces like that.
But the huge advantage of it is the way that it collapses down i think i be making a standard comp ramp when i get around to making mine but may use slitly different reinforcement (similar in style to the one the mike metzger use at his house compound.

[GStylEr]

Yeah the legs have big round plates welded on em so it all sits flush... And like I dunno there is the vert supports in the middle there so the whole ramps not sitting on the 2 big ones but yeah everyone's gonna have an opinion on it I guess. We're all cool with jumpin it so I guess that's all that matters for the moment ey. More legs wouldn't be a huge operation anyway actually I think, just attach em the same as the big ones by compressing the end of the tube and bolting it through the transitions so yeah it'd be easy enough to do. Oh and DirtCowboy, it's only 2 of em that get rolled to 9.1m, the other 2 get rolled to say 9.6m if you were to space them 500mm apart. I'd say it would be a fair bit cheaper overall, dunno about the cost of those leg pipes but yeah. Might have to build one myself oneday and I can tell ya'll about it lol.

[metal_miracle]

Hi most of the pics you posted are taken in Norway.

Thats why most of the guys call them Norway Ramps.

They are used on every Norwegan freestyle Championship

and my local track has one.

[Goesch]

yea the one i built in those two pics g man posted, i mainly built that as i needed to build somthing inovative for school, as far as cost it wasnt really ny cheaper than a normal ramp cause of the rolling and the trusses use more metal than it seems, it took alot of stuffing round to build however if i had a better working space it would of helped as i had trouble gettin it at flush as the workshop floor was slanted for a drain. The end result though is a very portable ramp that can fit easy on the back of a ute to be taken round wherever. I dont really have any purpose for it as i dont need to move my ramps to ride, but if you do let me know and make me an offer, The ramps built to a high standard and can garentee due to the brace design that its just as stable if not stableer than a normal ramp, cause the big legs angle outwards too making the ground surface larger.surface is ply with sand coat and a strip of sheet metal ran up under to be sure you dont break throu it..

[FACTORY_FMX]

Hey, it sounds like you did a very nice job. Did you follow any plans or anything, and how much did it cost? i just shattered my ankle so im taking next summer off so i can heal but then i will have enuff cash 2 build a ramp, a pic of ur ramp would also be appreciated it is capable. thanks alot

[Goesch]

yea bro theres already pics posted, that gstyler posted a few pages back, its the one with the normal ramp in the back ground, i have like plans and everything for it but they are with all my shit up in queensland so cant post em, but if you wanna save the trouble of building one just buy mine. its well good shit

[FACTORY_FMX]

yea i would buy urs but i live all the way in canada so it prob way 2 far to ship it i could prob build one for what i would pay you and have it shipped here, thanks alot for the offer. i shattered my ankle anyways so i got lots of time to build one next summer. ttyl