Bunny Hopping

[jack_h]

hey all,

after reading the step by step guide on the trashzen website i have been attempting to bunnyhop.

After gaining some speed i lean back to get the front off the ground though it does not come high enough for me to perform a decent sized hop.

Does anyone have any tips on how i can get the front higher without pedaling?

thanks

JACK H

[Orgun_Donor]

As you lean back yank hard on the bars bringing them in towards your chest while leaning back(still keeping your arms extended), so that your weight stays over the back wheel allowing you to explode up from the crouch to bring the back wheel off the floor.

Edited August 22, 2007 by Orgun_Donor

[Krisboats]

I make a very conscious effort to move my body weight forwards on the bike whilst on two wheels, then swing the bars forwards sweeping in a big arc up to infront of my face.

Mind you i am bunnyhopping a t-rex with a 130mm stem so anything under that and you probably won't need the "big-arch" technique

[Richard jersey]

Try and do a little endo, and then as your back starts to fall back down, try and quickly force your bike down and roll on to your back wheel, pulling really hard on the bars and leaning back. Keep trying!

[willy wonka]

Try and do a little endo, and then as your back starts to fall back down, try and quickly force your bike down and roll on to your back wheel, pulling really hard on the bars and leaning back. Keep trying!

am i missing something?

[PaRtZ]

am i missing something?

Hes thinking of static. I presume the poster means rolling

Find someone with a bmx and bunnyhop that. Its easier to learn on. Once you get the technique, go back to trials and remember the front end DOES take a while to come up so you have to put alot of effort into it

[willy wonka]

Hes thinking of static. I presume the poster means rolling

Find someone with a bmx and bunnyhop that. Its easier to learn on. Once you get the technique, go back to trials and remember the front end DOES take a while to come up so you have to put alot of effort into it

ahh i understand now

[Ash-Trials]

Yeah i learnt on a BMX.

What i do is lean back almost fully over the rear tire (bending my knees), and pull the front wheel up, Once up its up i then extend my knees and body up lifting the rear wheel.

Ash~

[basher]

i found compressing down into the ground first make it easier to bring the front up, also you might want to think about changeing to a stem that makes it easier.

[Tommy d]

also you might want to think about changeing to a stem that makes it easier.

Yeah, anything that makes your front end higher, or your bike shorter, will make it easier to pull up.

[Mat Smith!]

Try getting a higher stem, and moving your bars back, also bend your arms and legs as you get the speed up to the wall or whatever, and pull back loads aswell as upwads, obviously lol.

Matx

[gathsano]

To get the front higher without pedalling, i would suggest a higher rise stem. It worked for me.

[kona1991]

I find that pushing down on the pedals helps, like as if you were about to manual, then before you feel like your about to fall off backwards, lean forwards a bit, and suck up you legs.

[JoeEden]

hey all,

after reading the step by step guide on the trashzen website i have been attempting to bunnyhop.

After gaining some speed i lean back to get the front off the ground though it does not come high enough for me to perform a decent sized hop.

Does anyone have any tips on how i can get the front higher without pedaling?

thanks

JACK H

Well just lean back more and bend your knees's.

[Captain Scarlet]

Tis generally easier to bunnyhop on a short bike, just to get the technique, then that can be moved onto a longer bike.

As already said, short/high stem and riser bars in a slight sweep back towards you.

I think about bunnyhopping in two motions, first of all is picking up the front wheel in almost a manual, the second is to end the manual and launch the bike into the air.

[koxxtrials]

i have been trying for ages to do the rear wheel hopping but my bike has a really high front end and that makes it harder but it can be easier on different bikes

[Adamc24]

yeah mate, how i do it is just move my body weight forward and lift the bars as i put my body weight to the back off the bike once i have both wheels off the floor i sucky my legs up and lift my arms up to get a decent size hop i can bunny hop up for pallets (moast of the time lol)

adamc204

[koxxtrials]

do an endo on your front wheel as it comes down lift your front wheel with the rear brake on

[ilikeriding]

put some beef into it, with practise youll get the technique perfect naturally

[Blitzmo]

do an endo on your front wheel as it comes down lift your front wheel with the rear brake on

He's talking about bunny hopping, not rear wheel hopping.

[poopipe]

I can't remember how I learnt them cos it's getting on for 20 years ago but this is how I explain it to people now..

Roll along, compress your legs, pull really hard on the bars and chuck your weight back - repeat that until you've figured out how to smash your tailbone into the ground every single time.

Once you've got that sorted you hurl your weight up and forwards when the front wheel is just about too high for you to recover from and tuck your legs like buggery.

To get extra height just push the bike forward underneath you (it'll level out) and tuck more.

[koxxtrials]

well i can do bunny hopping

Edited October 10, 2007 by koxxtrials

[El Cristoff]

As us southern folk say 'Give it some beanzzzzz'

pull up and push forwards, thats how i can describe it.