Building a 9ft MTB Slopestyle Kicker Ramp

I recently decided to begin building a training set up in my yard to train for Crankworx Slopestyle events. This kicker build video is the first of many to show you guys what I'm up to and how I will be training as a Slopestyle athlete!
The ramp is 9' tall, about 20' long, has a 16.5' radius, and a 60 degree angle at the top.
We used two sheets of 7/8" ply for the sides, two and a half sheets of 1/2" ply for the face, roughly five 10' 2x6s, and about fifteen 2x4s.
As for screws, we used 3" torx drive deck screws for framing, and 1-3/4" screws for sheeting.
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[@judahhrabosky7646]

Did not love the music, but other than that it was dope!

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

The lovely limitations of copyright free music 😂

[@ncpov4751]

This is an iMovie production it’s used with the basic iMovie music and the edits and titles of imovie

[@mtbridersanonymous9152]

So awesome you guys built this. I just started building ramps myself, each one bigger than the last one

[@clayzaborowski3064]

Such a dope build!

[@Brant_Moore]

Two of my favorite people! ❤️

[@bradengregory6261]

Im so happy about David Leib making a channel

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

Thanks buddy!

[@jackmarshall782]

That things massive

[@mrmosch1704]

PLEASE MORE OF THAT!!!!

[@lightzebra4634]

I was looking for how to build a kicker and all the angles and I gave up and the like 1 minute later i found this

[@everywherelocal]

nice clip 🔥

[@fnbschannel1543]

can't wait to see you guys sending it! subscribed for that

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

Thanks!!!!

[@iamairsoft]

This is rad. Thanks. I would love to see a follow up? Where did you guys put this and what did you do for the landing?

[@ebnrider]

Crazy

[@juanmamartinez4665]

That ramp looks masive dude, you have to do a video of 10 basic tricks on flat ground with your dj that would be sick, subscribed!!

[@sandro-schmid]

Yoooo siiick video booooys! 🙌🏻😍👌🏻🔥

[@ChrisJuliano]

Better see some weekly videos! The next matt jones of youtube ha

[@KURZHAARTARTARA]

👍 Nice man 👍... 👍 Good start 👍...

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

Thank you!!!

[@KURZHAARTARTARA]

@@DavidLiebBIKE YAY 👍 👍 👍

[@strand4964]

This was so good, any videos coming soon?

[@nathanielsanders8108]

You should make another video as a follow-up on where you put it and how well it works

[@Coleray100]

Can you believe you guys build is that

[@fdri95]

Ratchet strap. That's slick ;)

[@Codysooz]

yo i better be seeing a van build video soon

[@joshcrozier5288]

Its about time you got a channel 😂

[@Coleray100]

I can’t believe that you build that

[@asherwestcott4005]

Please post a video of you jumping the ramp!

[@sssoggy]

9ft portable ramp

[@jasperharvey770]

sick how much did it cost

[@Mavo1989]

I find it more enjoyable watching a drill be used to put in screws.... when a impact driver should be used - made a job harder than it needed if the right tool was used.... Otherwise very well done just need to do the math for what a 16 foot radius at 9 foot tall will require for a landing at distance height and speed but lucky there is an app or website that can easily give that info

[@jdhaas65]

🙏🙏🙏 best big MTB ramp build I have found, also best method for lightweight I’ve seen with wood!! Trying to build 7 1/2 foot for my 8 foot lander airbag. Any advice on finding my radius options?

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

I’d recommend doing about a 12.5 or 13 foot radius! Hit me with any questions you have along the way!!

[@graham.nabity]

I just made a 7’ kicker with 12’ radius. We have a 8’ airbag coming in as well. Hopefully our radius isn’t too steep.

[@bluecollarbuildsllc]

What’s the exact dementions for this jump looking to take the same thing but. Metal

[@leslieb6881]

I want to know how you guys just knew that the bike would catch those falling sunglasses?!?!? LOL

[@deaconash]

How far spaced out were the studs?

[@elitesoftware1]

The 16.5' radius you chose is interesting. In my own experiments with ramp building I have found that any ramp, regardless of height, with less than a 16' radius will give an unpleasant kick to bikes with 27.5" wheels and larger. Beginners absolutely hate those kicky, small radius ramps. As the radius gets to 16' and larger, the kick goes away and the ramp feels smoother and smoother as the radius gets larger. My question to you is, have you noticed the same thing when experimenting with the ramp radius or did you just choose a 16.5' radius for this jump as an almost arbitrary setting?

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

I agree with you 99%. I typically prefer long mellow transitions, and this in my opinion still classified into that range, however it is pushing the limits of that. I will be primarily riding it on my dirtjump bike which has no rear shock and a smaller wheelbase, and I also am planning on setting this kicker up into an airbag landing with a relatively short gap (15-20 feet). I’ve ridden a LOT of ramps recently all over the country and I always make it a point to pick the builders brain on his geo, and I came to the conclusion that this ramp at 9’’ high, 16.5’ radius, and 60° angle at the top is perfect for what I need. I’ll be sure to make a new video when i get it set up and tested, and if it sucks, I’ll build a new one haha. Thanks for the well thought out comment!!!

[@user-xr5xq2te7e]

Hey,for which transition length you did this kicker(to dirt)? Thanx in advance.

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

9’ tall, 16.5’ radius

[@user-xr5xq2te7e]

@@DavidLiebBIKE i mean between kicker and landing)

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

Вячеслав Дегальцев probably gonna only do 15 feet. Pretty short gap due to limited space

[@user-xr5xq2te7e]

@@DavidLiebBIKE thanx!

[@tannerfoster5550]

So if my riding radius is 10.5 ft and I want it to be 1 ft thick my second radius cut should be 11.5?

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

Yes!

[@tannerfoster5550]

Thanks man

[@franevodopija9501]

do an update video where you ride it

[@connorbettencourt1125]

Watch skills with Phil’s video I think it’s the same ramp

[@franevodopija9501]

riding?

[@ryanwest9267]

That looks a lot larger than a standard slopestyle ramp...

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

It’s actually a bit smaller. This is at 9 feet or just under 3 meters. A typical gold or diamond level slope course has 10 to 12 foot or 4 meter take off ramps.

[@ryanwest9267]

@@DavidLiebBIKE my bad it looked really big

[@toma_hawk973]

Whatever happened to this ramp? I don't see it in any of your subsequent videos.

[@DavidLiebBIKE]

I use it for my airbag which I have majorly failed on creating a video for that still, 3 years later. Still on the agenda! Thanks for the reminder haha.

[@toma_hawk973]

@@DavidLiebBIKE reminders are what I'm here for. Hah