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Think this would work?

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Panchuk
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My drop in is rather narrow, so i need a way to keep me from falling off, so I thought of this: using two PVC pipes drilled to the side of the ramp.

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would it work or would I be out of control?
btw the fence shit would b on top of turf
Jul 18 2009 4:20PM
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joshua
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i don't think the pvc pipes are necisary. my dropin is all fence also and i just put the roll of it on the dropin and didn't cut it or anything so it is like a 3ft white dropin (approx.) and it works fine. About what angle will it be at? some dropins work fine just one solid piece, but sometimes you can lose a lot of speed if you don't have a transition. But try it out and if it doesn't work you can always change it
Jul 18 2009 4:30PM
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Panchuk
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my drop in ramp is only 1.5 feet wide, kinda sketchy, so thats why i kinda need this.

Jul 18 2009 4:37PM
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Raptor.
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i think if you were heading off of the drop in the pvc would only make it worse. think about it
Jul 18 2009 4:54PM
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C.Wood
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i think it would work i did the same thing on mine bascially but with wood and i think if you got two 1x1's it would be cheaper

heres what mine looks like
a little hard to tell but on the setup you wan see the turf and the 2x6 with like 2 inches
and it works perfectly for me

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Jul 18 2009 4:58PM
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Panchuk
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is that PVC on the sides of the ramp?
Jul 18 2009 5:17PM
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Panchuk
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and how so?
Jul 18 2009 5:18PM
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Raptor.
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your skis could get caught up in it and get stuck
Jul 18 2009 5:20PM
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Panchuk
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how?
any skis with a tip wouldent get stuck
Jul 18 2009 5:22PM
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Raptor.
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i dont know. i think the concept would mess me up but good luck with it
Jul 18 2009 5:52PM
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C.Wood
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click on it an it will be big and you will see all you need to know
Jul 18 2009 6:15PM
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WorthDaMoney
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if you were to loose your balance down the ramp, you might want to jump off or you might already be falling off and get your ski caught or some shit like that....
Jul 18 2009 7:52PM
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joshua
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is there a reason why you are making it so thin? b/c if you have the money it is much better to have it wider
Jul 18 2009 8:47PM
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Panchuk
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because im poor and I stole the wood so thats all i got
Jul 18 2009 9:27PM
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TheTristanator
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thats a pretty solid idea but the pvc will only make you feel safer..
Jul 19 2009 1:27AM
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Ryan*
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yeah put some 2x4's on the side or something, some flat surface perpendicular to the drop in so that your skis can't go over it
Jul 19 2009 10:18PM
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