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| rightfootforward |
 Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:17 am |
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I need to know what are your recomendations on a good indoor ramp surface that is cheap. I know there is a new material out but I can not remember what it is called. It is about half the price of Skatelite.
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| rightfootforward |
| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:16 am |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:37 am |
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Birch is a better choice over Masonite.
There's various degrees of skatelight. The cheapest one might do the trick seeing as there is no water issue with the bowl being indoors. |
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| oldfuck |
| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:35 am |
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| There are several grades of birch & birch is by far the best indoor surface. Birch is a fraction of the cost of Skatelite & Ramp Armor. |
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| rightfootforward |
| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:25 pm |
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| OK, Thanks for the information. I will pass it on. |
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| PlayGod |
| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:24 pm |
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| +99,000,000 on birch ply indoors. It stays grippy. Less maintenance issues... that'll sell it. Plus it's a renewable resource. And it's not made from cardboard and plastic. Skatelite is good for back-n-forth, vert ramp where you might want slippyness, but if you are gonna carve or want some grip, birch is it. Ollies in KY is a great example of a birch park. |
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| rightfootforward |
| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:57 am |
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Will the birch hold up to BMX use once a week? That is the big issue. The bikers get access once a week and they are afraid they will tear up the birch.
I know what you guys mean about using it, I forgot to add the reason why they wanted masonite. They believe repairs and overall costs will be cheaper.
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| oldfuck |
| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:45 am |
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Yes, as long as they are not using pegs in the bowl. When a BMXer falls...he throws his bike away from him. The pegs will ruin Birch in a quickness.
We have dealt with this exact issue with our indoor vert ramp. The ramp was privately funded but is in an indoor county skatepark which kept us from refusing bike use all together. Otherwise, we would not allow bikes.
Just implement a "NO BMX BIKE PEGS in the bowl" rule & you'll be fine. Birch will hold up under normal wear & tear. There are many birch bowls (Modern in Royal Oak, Mi & Evolution in Canton, Ohio both have Team Pain bowls that are off limits to bikes) around the country that are strictly SKATE ONLY for that reason. |
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| warehouse |
| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:13 am |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:24 am |
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I wonder what the slip factor is and if you can even bend it. I'd be concerned about delamination.
PlayGod wrote: Ollies in KY is a great example of a birch park.
Skatelab is a good example as well.
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