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# Five evenings at the ramp under the bridge
- URL: https://side-quest.peachfin.site/ramp-under-the-bridge/
- Published: 2026-08-16T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T15:20:56.000Z
- Description: An old board, knee pads and the quiet hour before the lights come on. Rolling up the worn ramp and back down without stepping off took all five evenings.
- Author: Sam Ellery
- Tags: Practice, Skateboarding, #Import 2026-10-13 14:13

Takes

Five evenings

Needs

An old board, pads, the quiet hour before the lights

Result

Up and back down without stepping off. Kickturns: not yet.

There is a worn ramp under the road bridge near the river, and on weekday evenings it is often empty. I have a board from years ago and very little idea what to do with it on anything steeper than a pavement.

## Just stand on it at the bottom

The first evening was mostly rolling back and forth on the flat, getting used to how much the board moves under each foot.

## Go up a little way and come back

Pushing toward the ramp, riding up a short distance and letting gravity bring me back. Leaning back is the instinct and the mistake; weight over the front foot keeps the board under you.

## Wear the pads, every time

Evening four, I skipped them because it was only going to be ten minutes. It was not only ten minutes. They go on first now.

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**Finished note**  
By the fifth evening I could ride most of the way up and roll back down without stepping off. Turning at the top is the next quest, and probably several more evenings.