Overview

This is only a draft, some of the spacing (especially the width of the mini ramps) is probably a little out.

• The mini ramps are 5 foot high - ideally replicating the preston ramp in size and transition.
• The spine is 4 foot high. It should thus be possible to transfer over the spine from the ramp easilly.
• The extensions on the mini ramps are 1 foot high, giving a total of 6 foot.
• 4 feet is definately the height I'd like to see the spine; so the quater leading onto the spine really needs to be higher than this. 5 feet is a good height for a mini, but 4 would also be ok. Most important is that the transition is quite mellow; the 3 foot ramp at bolton is small, but whippy and thus as hard or harder to learn new tricks on than the 5 footer at preston, in my opinion. If it's 5 feet, bladers and bikers will also find it more useful than a smaller ramp. The quater leading into the funbox probably needs to be higher than the spine however (as shown); 4 foot wont get you much speed up.
• there is a 1m space between the edge of the mini ramps and the edge of the park, to allow access on foot / to injured riders etc. I suspect that this might be a health & safety requirement anyway... This depends on the presence of a fence I would imagine. Obviously, if possible we'd extend the ramp right to the edge of the area
• Next to the spine (on the bowl side) are a 2 foot and 3 foot quater, for learning to drop in etc. This corner could equally be bowled out, or the quarters angled. As pointed out, the gap between the edge of the bowl and the quaters is too small in this drawing
• The small pyramid which is at an angle (at the bottom of the big handrail leading down from the bowl) is there as a pump bump / small ollie obstacle to enable diagonal lines. Could equally be a round volcano or something similar. Something is needed here to allow lines from the big handrail flatbank across to the quater pipes.
• The quater-flatbank-quater and funbox sections are shown in concrete because it's easier, though could of course be of framed construction if required by cost. Similar with the surfacing.
• The plaza section hasn't really had any time spent on it in this drawing.
• More of the bank could be tarmac'd, flagged or concreted to give more options.
• The bowl is the wrong way round in this drawing! It should curve in the opposite direction.

(Images copyright Andy Elliott 2005)

The view below is onto the "park" area from the pure street / plaza area.

• I've added a flat grind block, on a slope, to the right of the marble block.
• The two wooden-looking wedges are intended to be moveable, 50cm high, 2m wide, 1m (-ish) long wedge ramps
• One of the downsides of framed ramps is that the back of the ramp (leading into the plaza section) cannot be used, whereas if the ramp is built in concrete, it can be extended out into the plaza with steps or a flatbank

Mini Ramp Concept 1: Linked ramps with channel

This is the concept as shown in the overview above.
The two ramps are linked by a lower channel, allowing a run to flow between the two. This is similar to the layout at Bones Bolton. There is a 1 foot extension at each end of this channel.

Pros:

• Skaters can easilly transfer between the two ramps, allowing more lines

Cons:

• There are interuptions to the sides of the mini ramp (ie the extension and channel), reducing the total effective coping length.

Mini Ramp Concept 2: Separate ramps, one with extension

In this concept, the main mini ramp is kept as a totally "pure" ramp, with no interuptions along its length. The second ramp has extensions on both sides, plus the spine on one side.

Pros:

• The mini has a greater usable width.

Cons:

• Transfers between the two are much harder!