Every skater that grew up in the 80s or 90s knows that most ramps were built with materials that were not purchased by the skater.

Once we were done building the ramp, my friends were over every day.

"TYLER, I THINK YOU AND DAD DID AN AMAZING JOB WITH THAT ORIGINAL QUARTERPIPE RAMP – I THINK WE SHOULD BUILD MORE AND SEE IF WE CAN SELL THEM."

We then started to build a few quarteripes on our driveway and selling them locally in Huntington Beach, California. We would sell out before we could make more. As I was studying for my Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, I stumbled upon a unique thought about Ikea. As we all know, Ikea offers furniture kits of all sizes. I was having problems with space of the skate ramp products – being on my mother’s driveway. Plus, the fun of building ramps I thought to myself, why can’t I make these ramps into a kit (like Ikea)? I can save driveway space, but more importantly, the customer gets the satisfaction of building a ramp – without all the headache of cutting the parts, or sourcing the materials. In 2005, my brother and I took the skateboard ramp kit to the market. There were not any other companies offering anything remotely close to our kits. Sure, there were some cheap plastic ramps out there – but, no one offered a wooden ramp kit that would deliver to their door. We began selling on eBay and got a small warehouse in Santa Ana, CA. From there, we got a basic website, then more materials and stock. Each year, the business slowly grew – grass roots and all organic.

My brother, Brandon, soon was pulled away into his other business ventures as I continued OC Ramps as an absolute passion and love for skateboarding, carpentry and business. I later finished my degree in Economics and was able to get licensed in three California fields; general construction, carpentry, and lastly, engineering.

My love and passion for skateboarding and carpentry continues. Thank you for reading our story. Thank you for being our customer. And thank you for the opportunity to build skateboarding.