Since the building of the takeoff went so well – my oldest boy and I decided it had to have a landing. We used the “shoot from the hip” method of design. I held a piece of plywood up on while my son watched from the side – “right there”, he said – measured the angle with a protractor – then put the chop saw to work.

Putting the finishing touches on the plywood.

The final product – takeoff and landing.

10 mins after he started jumping (note younger brother enjoying jump as well)

10 mins later

jump day

What do two geeky mountain bikers do with a couple of free hours and its too wet and cold to ride - my oldest boy and I built a kicker!!!



Took about 2 hours - and only used scrap wood that I got from work from old pallets and crates - total cost, about 5 dollars for screws. Got the plans online here - we just doubled all the dimensions to get the size we needed - like doubling a recipe for a cake. We still have enough wood for the landing - it wont be curved, and will have a 3 foot flat section on top - just in case of a case.



Today on my commute was the first (real) time I needed to use my new Night Rider Minewt.X2 - all that I can say is this is he best things for bikes since the QR - if you ride at night - small, bright, and lasts a while -