Last year I was flipping through the pages of thrasher and noticed an ad for a 2 foot tall, 6 foot wide, 12 foot long micro mini ramp with a steel frame. I decided to check out the ramp for myself on the website. It mentioned a ton of great things- easy to assemble, easy to learn tricks, how much better it is than a homemade one etc etc. They also had an offer at the time of "being sponsored" which is actually a program where you recomend the ramp to other people. If they buy it using your name they get a $100 discount and you continue recieving products from railslide.com. To date I recieved only 1 package, however it was pretty reasonable. I got some 49mm wheels, 2 decks (very nice actually), and some stickers.
Now for the real review:
The product comes over seas (to us U.S. customers). I had to wait 3 months before it even got to the warehouse in California, then from there I had to wait another month before it arrived to my house. I was actually very disapointed with it when it arrived because of the following:
-It did NOT come in it's originally package as described on the site and had been damaged.
-It was missing most of it's parts including the bottom pieces to level the QPs to the flat section.
After taking much time making my own repairs using duct tape and buying extra parts, I noticed the surface started chipping! I just keep taping over it but this is very disapointing in a company who prides itself in quality.
In good news however- it was quick to assemble (despite no instructions). I am currently filing suit against the delivery company for it's negligence in taking the ramp out of it's original package. Although it is helpful to me, it still doesn't excuse railslide for it's ramps surface to start chipping so soon- especially since I keep it indoors away from the elements.
As for the actual ride of the ramp- I love it. It is small and tight, but great for learning tricks. The coping doesn't stick out much so it's harder to lock in grinds, however it is very forgiving when learning tricks like back disasters ;) . It's ramp is mellow, however the flat bottom is very short so going from coping to coping is very fast so you should have your trick in mind real quick or else you may end up falling down.
Brief overview of the ramp-
Pros:
-Fun and easy to learn on
-Can fit in your basement most likely
-Easy to assemble/disassemble
-Steel frame
-Some free products come with it (not sure if the sponsorship is still going or not as of this writing)
Cons:
-Delivery took WAY too long for my liking
-Costs a pretty penny (over $1000 for delivery to your house)
-Surface chipped within days of use
-Customer service was delayed for good periods of time
-The coping being so hard to lock into compared to most ramps
All in all, I strongly recomend making your own ramp over buying this. It can cost half the price and adjust it to your liking. Unless Railslide can improve their product then I recomend refraining from purchasing from them.
