My name is Justin Lauria, and today I'm going to show you the 10 easiest tricks that you
can learn on a mini ramp.
Now, before you start learning any of the tricks I'm about to show you, you should make
sure that you first learn how to pump, do kickturns, and drop in on a mini ramp.
If you still need to review any of those topics, you can check out my mini ramp basics tutorial
video, which I'll put a link to in the description section.
Alright, so let's look at the first trick on the list which is called the slash grind.
This trick is similar to a kickturn in that it can be done both frontside and backside,
but in my opinion, the frontside version is easier to execute, so that's the one we're
going over today.
To do a frontside slash grind, approach the ramp at an angle with a little more than enough
speed to make it to the top.
Just as your front wheels are about to make contact with the coping, lift them up with
the same motion you'd use to do a manual and allow your back truck to briefly grind the
coping.
As you get to the end of the grind, set your front wheels back on the ramp and ride back
down the quarter pipe.
The second trick we're going to go over is the rock to fakie.
To perform this trick, ride straight up the quarter pipe with enough speed to get your
front wheels over the coping, but not so much that your back wheels go over as well.
With a slight manual motion, set the middle of the board on the coping and rock the front
wheels forward.
Now, simply reverse that motion to lift up the front wheels again and roll fakie back
down the ramp, setting down your front wheels once they're clear of the coping.
This last part can be a little scary to do at first since there is a slight risk of your
front wheels getting caught on the coping, but once you commit to it the first time or
two, it will be much easier to wrap your head around how to successfully and consistently
get the wheels back over the coping every time.
Now that you're riding fakie on the mini ramp, it's time to go over how to do trick number
3, the fakie tail stall.
To do this trick, you're going to rotate your board around your back wheels to set the tail
on top of the deck of the quarter pipe, using the same motion that you'd use to set your
tail down on flat ground.
Now, what I mean by that is you need to bend your front knee rather than keeping both of
your legs straight and trying to lean back to get the board to rotate around the back
wheels.
Once your upward momentum comes to a stop, all that's left to do is drop in like you
usually do and head toward the other side to do the fourth trick on our list, the backside
rock n' roll.
Just like for the rock to fakie, you're going to ride straight up the ramp, pick your front
wheels up over the coping, and set them down briefly on top of the deck.
However, this time, as you do this, you're going to rotate your upper body backside,
so that your head and shoulders are facing the bottom of the ramp.
As you unweight your front foot, allow the board to swing around backside to align itself
with your upper body.
After the board has pivoted 180 degrees on the back wheels, you can set down your front
wheels and ride back down the quarter pipe in your normal stance.
Alright so now the fifth trick on our list is another fakie maneuver that I call the
fakie nose bonk.
To do this one, rotate your shoulders backside as you ride fakie up the quarter pipe, and
just before your back wheels get to the top, lift up your front wheels and bonk them as
hard as you can off of the coping.
Then, all that's left to do is reverse that motion to rotate your board frontside again
and ride back down the ramp.
Even though this move is pretty simple, it's also a really important one to learn because
it's a stepping stone to being able to do this trick, which personally allowed me to
finally learn the frontside rock n roll.
For more information on that, be sure to check out my frontside rock n' roll tutorial, which
I'll put a link to right at the end of the video.
Now it's time for trick number 6, the backside axle stall.
Just like for the backside rock n roll, you're going to ride straight up the quarter pipe
and come straight back down in your normal forward stance.
However, this time, instead of stalling on the center of your board, you're going to
place both trucks on the coping, starting with your back truck, tapping your front truck
down momentarily, and then re-entering the quarter pipe.
As you do this, make sure your back truck is situated on the coping so that the tail
of your board is as far toward the inside of the ramp as possible, so that you don't
get your back wheels hung up on the coping when you try to ride back in.
Alright so let's talk about trick number 7, which I call the fakie 360 pivot.
This trick is a little easier than the rest because you're not going to ever make contact
with the top of the ramp, and you can think of it as, more or less, an extended version
of a backside kickturn.
Alright so to perform this one, you're going to ride fakie up one side of the mini ramp
with a little less speed than usual, and as you approach the highest point, rotate your
shoulders as far as you can in a backside rotation.
Then, pick your front wheels up off of the ramp, and hold them in the air for as long
as possible as you pivot around on the back wheels a full 360 degrees.
If you're having trouble making it all the way around, I would recommend practicing this
move on flatground or on a flat ramp for a little while before taking it back to the
quarter pipe.
Alright, so now for trick number 8, which is pretty much just a combination of the fakie
360 pivot and the rock to fakie, and it's called the half cab rock.
For this one, you're going to ride fakie up the quarter pipe again, but with enough speed
to make it to the top, and rotate your shoulders backside just like before.
This time, however, after rotating the board 180 degrees, place your front wheels over
the coping and rock the board forward.
At that point, you're going to unweight your front foot and ride fakie back down the quarter
pipe, the same way you would for a rock to fakie.
Alright so on to trick number 9, the fakie disaster.
To do this trick, you're going to bonk your back wheels off of the coping like you would
for a chinese ollie on flatground, and land with the board straddling the coping again,
except this time, you'll be facing toward the inside of the ramp.
As you land, you'll need to slide your front foot up toward the nose a little bit, because
when you start to roll back in, you'll need the extra leverage to help pick up the back
wheels to keep them from getting stuck up on the coping.
Once your back wheels are clear, you can scoot your front foot back into its normal riding
position and head toward the other side of the mini ramp to perform our 10th and final
trick, the fly out.
The technique for a fly out is very similar to a roll in, but, although requiring a lot
more speed, it's much safer and not at all as scary to do.
As you reach the top of the quarter pipe with as much speed as possible, lean your body
forward and breifly pick up your front wheels, allowing your back wheels to roll over the
coping and into the air.
Once the back wheels clear, slam all four wheels down on the deck and ride away clean.
After you get a few of these tricks down, you can start to combine them together into
a line.
Alright guys, so if you're still here, do me a favor and consider sharing a link to
this video with your friends so that you'll have a buddy to work on these tricks with.
As always, your comments and likes are super appreciated, and lastly, never stop improving.