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Bunnyhopz
Learning to bunnyhop, video for feedback.
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- Date Posted
- Jun 20, 2015 at 13:06Jun 20, 2015
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- Tips/HowTos
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Göteborg, Sweden
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dingus
(Jun 20, 2015 at 13:46)
Best street edit I've watched this week!
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Solid! You've got the fundamentals. Now, from it being a two step motion from front up then rear up, see if you can blend it into one motion, one seamless movement pattern. Even with rear suspension, the timing from front up to rear up may become just a little quicker. Additionally, I find it very difficult to generate my max height when doing bunnyhops into nothing, refining your technique on a ledge that gradually gets higher would be great, and also a little less intimidating than over a chain (nice work on that though by the way!!). Just be sure to add some extra air to your rear tire before attacking any ledge to bunnyhop up.
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I haven't thought about it with having a target. And yes, I am doing it in two steps. I'll practice master 
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@WAKIdesigns: Maybe it's obvious, but a little smaller rebound will help.
Just tried to bunny a few fullies, with roots from street/dirt, and find it very nice to pull up this kind of bike, using it suspension- compress fork just miliseconds earlier than shock, pull up front hard and try to hit the same height with a rear wheel, from squeezed to straight position. Whole body works, with a little help- in the top of a jump you're in really weird position. Liked it, though.
f*ck, I have to buy some full suspension frame for my bike. Not more than 130mm travel to fit the forksm just to do something with it. Had only hardtails in my whole life. Maybe i'm gettin old.
Just tried to bunny a few fullies, with roots from street/dirt, and find it very nice to pull up this kind of bike, using it suspension- compress fork just miliseconds earlier than shock, pull up front hard and try to hit the same height with a rear wheel, from squeezed to straight position. Whole body works, with a little help- in the top of a jump you're in really weird position. Liked it, though.
f*ck, I have to buy some full suspension frame for my bike. Not more than 130mm travel to fit the forksm just to do something with it. Had only hardtails in my whole life. Maybe i'm gettin old.
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This is how I explained a J-hop for someone once, pretty much the same for a bunny hop. Unless this is a troll post, then oh you Waki:
So, when going for the hop the first thing that I do is get real low on the handle bar like doing a push up. This right off the bat surprised me cause I get real freaking low where I am surprised my chest doesn't hit the stem, if I didn't have a riser bar my chest would hit with a flat bar. So when that low, my hands and shoulders are in line with each other and also in line with the bar and the bar is right below the points of the interior of my collar bones, like the bar would just barely hit the bones if my chest were to touch.....body shape from the front view would look like this-- M. Then I push up real quick and basically straight vertical above the bar til I get to about 3/4 arm extension. Then for the last 1/4 I start moving/leaning back and that's when I start to pull up the bar. I get the bar back up to within half the arm extension and start rotating/twisting the grips forward at this point along with extending my arms straight forward and also this is when I jump with my legs or really more like make my body 'light' and start sucking up my legs straight up to draw the rear end of the bike up level. So 3 things going on at the same time to get the bike up level- twist grips, extend arms forward and suck up legs. Then you're up in the air and level.....I am not going to explain how to land, hahahaa.
So, when going for the hop the first thing that I do is get real low on the handle bar like doing a push up. This right off the bat surprised me cause I get real freaking low where I am surprised my chest doesn't hit the stem, if I didn't have a riser bar my chest would hit with a flat bar. So when that low, my hands and shoulders are in line with each other and also in line with the bar and the bar is right below the points of the interior of my collar bones, like the bar would just barely hit the bones if my chest were to touch.....body shape from the front view would look like this-- M. Then I push up real quick and basically straight vertical above the bar til I get to about 3/4 arm extension. Then for the last 1/4 I start moving/leaning back and that's when I start to pull up the bar. I get the bar back up to within half the arm extension and start rotating/twisting the grips forward at this point along with extending my arms straight forward and also this is when I jump with my legs or really more like make my body 'light' and start sucking up my legs straight up to draw the rear end of the bike up level. So 3 things going on at the same time to get the bike up level- twist grips, extend arms forward and suck up legs. Then you're up in the air and level.....I am not going to explain how to land, hahahaa.
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great first part of pulling the front wheel up, but the most important part of the hop is the pop which comes from your legs! learning on full susp can be tricky though due to rear susp, if you havent already and if possible, make your rear shock as firm as possible!
Also, those 34s are probably flexing, you should get pikes ;P
Also, those 34s are probably flexing, you should get pikes ;P
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Yeah man, you've got the rough technique down, and it wont take long to start finessing it on the HT, but just keep practicing, the bunnyhop is something you cant really be taught and you just learn the technique overtime, eventually you'll be able to progress to more advanced techniques if needs be but thats more for street riding on a BMX or DJ, not something you'd really use on the trail..
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Good practice is the key, I know I think as with everything, you can be taught if someone breaks it down to you in digestible bits and then you spend lots of time practicing. I was a lost case in architectural school, I was hopeless, until a great teacher came on 4th year and he had beaten it to my head, that any idiot can be taught anything to a great degree, maybe not the the "one of the best in the world" level but to much higher than average. Break the code damn it! 
I think as with everything, you can be taught if someone breaks it down to you in digestible bits and then you spend lots of time practicing. I was a lost case in architectural school, I was hopeless, until a great teacher came on 4th year and he had beaten it to my head, that any idiot can be taught anything to a great degree, maybe not the the "one of the best in the world" level but to much higher than average. Break the code damn it! - + 1
you raise an unarguable point, Waki. I think what I meant to say is that the actual technique cant be taught, someone can show it to you, but they cant teach you the technique, I dont know what im trying to say and thats normally the biggest part of not actually having a point xD
And yeah, some teachers are absolute lifesavers, Ive had a few of those in my time, but I hope that architect degree (?) has been used building crazy f*cking awesome abstract trails ;P
And yeah, some teachers are absolute lifesavers, Ive had a few of those in my time, but I hope that architect degree (?) has been used building crazy f*cking awesome abstract trails ;P
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bummer bro 
keep on working on that hop bro, I'll keep an eye out for more of your how-to's, pretty fun videos!
keep on working on that hop bro, I'll keep an eye out for more of your how-to's, pretty fun videos!
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it's more of me asking how to hahaha . I noticed already today on my way to work that I pop too little and bring bike up too late. Thanks for tips
. I noticed already today on my way to work that I pop too little and bring bike up too late. Thanks for tips- + 1
That twisting the grips thing forwards as the rear wheel comes up to greet your ass is key. Simultaneously hooking your toes down back and up on the pedals to claw the bike up even higher! Nice work Waki!
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Yea I started filming myself just to see what can I be doing wrong. My goal is like 50cm. i'll try with twisting the grips but I think my problem is not using the full achievable range of motion, both in terms of how low can I get and how high to the chest and groin can I pull my bike up. Then When I look at Ryan Leech It seems that he works his bum a lot as if his hips acted like a loadeing spring. I have no clue how much should I work with my feet and legs to jump up.
I'll be working on it
I'll be working on it
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The best manual spot for me is road to parking by Delsjön. Manuals are tough lately, fkng wind. You need to find a road going down with the wind hahahah. Fkng wind...
