Drainage Luge

Step 6 Test Ride!

Now for the fun part. Riding the board.

Portage the board to the site of the drainage pipe, and scout the terrain. This is a crucial step, as you don't want to shoot down the pipe only to find that it ends at a cement wall, steel pipe, or off a cliff! Scout the terrain and see any issues that you might run into. As I said earlier, these often fill up with debris during the summer months, so this is a very important step. Remove an obstacles you can, and note where you need to stop by.

Go to the top of the hillside, put on your boots, helmet and gloves, put the board in the pipe, mount and give yourself a few luge-like pushes. Before you know it, you will achieve incredible speeds.

To stop, use your feet to stop Fred Flintstone style on the dirt.

Good luck, and practice safe drainage luge!

Comments

[fairypenguin22]

 It looks to me like the trucks could break after a while, as they aren't really in line with the angle of the pipe. You could try to angle the trucks so that both wheels of each truck ride on the pipe.

[jeff-o]

Pretty neat! The only thing I'd add is more reliable (and potentially less painful) brakes.