I was doing some repair work on the jumps after an intense rainstorm when it hit me - there has to be a better way to do this. Then I thought, why not use bricks and lay them out like pavers on the faces of the jumps? I found some free/cheap bricks on craigslist, and with a few days of work, I will never have to pack or shape my lips ever again. All of that time spent doing maintenance can now be used to expand and build new lines.
Bricking up the lips was pretty easy, the only difficult part is getting the underlying dirt perfectly flat and compacted. Once the bricks are laid, just sweep some dust into the cracks between the bricks, pack some dirt around the edges and you're done, no more erosion. They ride really smooth and fast, there's no difference in how the jumps feel at all.
Bricking up the lips was pretty easy, the only difficult part is getting the underlying dirt perfectly flat and compacted. Once the bricks are laid, just sweep some dust into the cracks between the bricks, pack some dirt around the edges and you're done, no more erosion. They ride really smooth and fast, there's no difference in how the jumps feel at all.
