monty221ti Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Hey Guys I was wondering, How Can i bunnyhop on my 26" bike? Its an echo pure sl with a monty 221 SSS fork, a echo sl handlebar and a echo tr 165x25 stem. I am running one echo spacer and my bar is turned a good bit forward if That makes a difference. Do i need to change something? Or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Just focus on your technique rather then trying to change everything. Watch the RYAN Leech guide, read the Trashzen guide and practice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Maybe watch a bit of the pros too? Like Danny Mac, Ali C? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Try and see if you can loop out the bike by pulling back. If you can loop out a bike, you can bunnyhop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVal Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 i struggle with rolling bunny hops. can do static ones fine, probly because you dont feel like you'll over rotate, just needs practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221ti Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) My Technic is pretty dialled as i Am riding mod also, on mod i Can bunnyhop 115-120cm but on Stock i just cant get it, the front stops going up when its 10-20cm above ground? To the post above, i can not loop the bike over. I Will try Your advices tomorrow. Edited October 4, 2011 by monty221ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 your bike setup sounds like the most anti-bunnyhop setup I have heard of. If you don't want to buy new stuff (like a shorter higher stem and higher bars) then the first thing I would be doing is tilting the bars back. If you don't want to do that then you are going to have to admit that that will be hard to bunnyhop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezgonzo Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 i find bunnyhoping over objects or onto walls easier than bunnyhoping from a stand still, i tend to loop out when trying to bunnyhop on the spot, so i would advice trying a rolling bunnyhop up a curb to start with, then try something a little higher and so on, getting the front end up is the easy part, the biggest part to master is sucking the back end up, just keep practising and you will master it in no time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221ti Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) your bike setup sounds like the most anti-bunnyhop setup I have heard of. If you don't want to buy new stuff (like a shorter higher stem and higher bars) then the first thing I would be doing is tilting the bars back. If you don't want to do that then you are going to have to admit that that will be hard to bunnyhop. I Will try to Fit a monty bar and tilt it back, cheers! Edited October 4, 2011 by monty221ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 your bike setup sounds like the most anti-bunnyhop setup I have heard of. Amen. Seriously? 165x25 on a stock?! MADNESS! I would wager that's your biggest problem. Even on a short stock that would put you WAY out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames35 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 What stem size would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 noob here; what's looping out when it's at home?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221ti Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 i know the stem is big, but i just cant ride a 26" stem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 noob here; what's looping out when it's at home?! Coming off the back of a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 i know the stem is big, but i just cant ride a 26" stem Well stick to mod then The reach of the Echo Lite is 600mm, so if you say VERY approximately that the stem carries on in the same direction, that's about 765mm from BB to bars. The Pure is 665mm, so with that same stem it's pushed out to 830mm from BB to bars. The Inspireds, that most people would probably agree are the most bunnyhop-happy bikes about have a reach of 660mm, and are usually used with a <100mm stem. And that's for the trialsy ones. The streety ones are more like 50-70, from what I've seen, which makes the reach somewhere around 740mm. Obviously bar height comes in to this a lot, but that'll take much more explaining As Ali said - if you won't change your stem to something less extreme, you'll have to accept that you'll find it a very-difficult-to-bunnyhop bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221ti Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) hmmm, think i will just bunnyhop on the mod, and pedal up on the stock. Thanks everyone. Edited October 5, 2011 by monty221ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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