I’m not really sure when the first Shadow Conspiracy coffin happened. I remember about a year or two ago they started popping up at a bunch of different events that Shadow was sponsoring. In that time, this unique ledge has popped up in countries all over the world and I think it has crossed everyones mind that they would have a good time riding it in some way.
Then a month or so ago, I was talking to Ronnie Bonner about the annual BV Jam that I’ve been throwing the past few years. Shadow was sponsoring it, and if you have ever met Ronnie, he’s always got some good ideas to step things up a notch or two to really make something that much better.
We started talking about the coffins and how Shadow has been getting a bunch of requests from people for the instructions and dimensions of how to build one. I tossed out that I wanted to get one made for the jam. When I said that, Ronnie said they were working on putting together some sort of instructions for it, but only had some rough plans to work with at the time.
Over the years, I’ve become pretty good at figuring out how to make things work with minimal resources. It’s kind of something I think you develop over time as a BMX rider. I usually get pretty overwhelmed when everything is already figured out and everything is supplied. It kind of takes the fun out of it and makes it easier to screw up.
I had Ronnie send through these rough plans and got to work with Adam and Blake Waters from Bluff Valley to take this idea from rough plans and wood to a good time. I documented the creation from start to finish with some photos from Instagram (@KurtHohberger), emails and what not. I figured I’d give you guys a look at the process to make this happen from start to finish. Let’s take a peek.

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