My Guide On How To Bunnyhop

[Brockway]

This tutorial is just for newbies

For most people wanting to bunny-hop, their first thought would be to simply pull the whole bike up in one short jolt, all in one single motion. This will get you off the ground, but its not going to get you up on those 3ft walls or anything taller.

There are three motions you will need to think about if you want to pull off the perfect bunny hop.

1) You need to use your upper body strength to pull the bar straight up, therefore raising the front wheel of the ground.

- You need to get the bars up as high as possible, this is easier with a shorter frame!

- Not only do you need to lift the bars up as much as possible but you need to keep the front wheel of the ground for a while (almost like a manual) if you are hoping to hop onto a wall, or even a small curb.

2) Now you've got the front sorted you'll need to practice that old technique of lifting the whole bike up off the ground...

- It may be wrong but it will give you the opportunity to get used to manoeuvring the bike in the air.

3) Now you've practised both these techniques you will need to add the 'scoop' use the full potential of your muscles and get that bike up in the air! (Without hitting anything)

- This really is the technique to gain that height you want to get the bike up onto those walls.

- You want to use the first technique I explained and raise the front of the bike (preferably holding it there for a second or two) then you will want to raise the back of the bike

- There are three ways to do this... (You have to do all of them!!!)

* Un-weight the back wheel

* Pull the bars forward and snap your wrists to raise the back wheel

* Use your feet to aid the real wheel lift! I you point your toes toward the floor and use your legs to push back and up

(This motion is like the front bars up and forward but this time its up and back)

Hope I Helped with this simple tip

Thanks for reading!

Edited November 25, 2009 by Brockway