EASIEST WAY TO BUNNY HOP | It is never too late!

[@hansfalltfahrrad7727]

Trying to learn Bunny hops for a long time now I've watched hundreds of tutorials and all have different explanations. So I've seen hundred ways people try to teach Bunny hops but still couldn't hop. Until now! Paused the video at 6:36, grabbed my bike and tried it in the driveway. Row - anti row - boom! My first Bunny hop. So stoked! Thanks for your awesome tutorials!!

[@DonnieX6]

Ja, mann! Werde ich morgen auch gleich mal ausprobieren! :)

[@JoyOfBike]

Okay!!! I live for this. Wow!!!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@abiancardi]

@@JoyOfBike your channel is awesome Alex. Thank you for this great content.

[@abiancardi]

@@lee_likes_bikes the way you break things down really resonates with me. Thanks for helping me become a better rider. Trail time = happy time

[@StuartKerrison]

65 years old here and still trying to bunny hop. Love your videos.

[@JoyOfBike]

You can do it!

[@yengsabio5315]

38 YO here; also learning to bunny hop! This channel, it seems to me, has a lot of viewers which ages are of middle and above. I find it encouraging! I want to grow old and still riding my trusty hardtail! This channel, by the way, helped me a lot! That hinging and row-anti-row has helped me a lot to properly handle my bike! Lots'a love, coffee-cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines!

[@georgebailey6307]

How's the hops friend? You still practicing? I came back to this video for a refresher..

[@andycreatives]

salute to you sir...

[@joselamtp]

Wish I can do it as well, hopefully soon 🤣

[@JSB15Inventions]

I have been riding for 25yrs but NEVER have been able to HOP. Using this method for 20 minutes with a friend who videoed it, I was able to hop 8 to 10 inches for the FIRST TIME EVER! You can't feel it at all and if I didn't see the video I would not believe it. We just used a 2x4 turned edgeways to start. I'm 68 but riding technical stuff better than ever thanks to this channel. THANK YOU Lee and Alex!!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Loved reading every world of this! Congrats!!!

[@jessewarner5137]

How can you ride for 25 years and never do a bunny hop???? Hahaha

[@JSB15Inventions]

Yeah it’s crazy! Won 24hr solo race 20 years ago plus raced up & down the east coast but never worked on technique until recently 😳🤔🤣🙈

[@JoyOfBike]

@@JSB15Inventions There are so many aspects to the bike to explore. I’m always trying to pick up new things and I meet pros all the time that will say oh I can’t do this or can’t do that. That’s the beauty of it.

[@jcam4071]

@@JoyOfBike world?

[@davidkurimsky9269]

Hey, thanks so much for this! I am excited to get back on my bike. I tried to learn bunny hops some years ago-smacked the back of my head pretty hard on the pavement-luckily I was wearing a BMX helmet-but I got kinda discouraged. Bunny hops without all that risky weigh shifting sounds great!

[@erob3]

I turned 50 yesterday and did my first decent hop this morning after watching the video and trying for about half an hour. Thanks Lee and Alex!

[@bassxpro]

Holy moly it worked. 39 years old over here. Grabbed my SE blocks flyer after watching this and holy cow. I'm using a road cone and gradually working my way up in height

[@vashon100]

I still don't understand the feet. At 8:31 his feet should come off the pedals if he IS NOT scooping or pressuring against the pedals. I mean I can jump higher than the bike can rebound.

[@bicycleremedies4391]

A minute ago I couldn't Hop and now I just Hopped over my van. Amazing . Great vid as always

[@JoyOfBike]

LOL. Right or left van?

[@paulsampson7918]

You are both experts in your own right, but I have to say the dynamic when you are together is outstanding. For me it is the difference between an individual teaching and two gurus enthralled by the magic of learning from each other.

[@dtfros]

I'm 6'3 250 lb and always struggled a little bit with the bunny hops. I watch this video and did 50 a day three days in a row and was getting 2 ft in the air. Amazing! Thanks guys this is really cool.

[@JoyOfBike]

Wow. Way to put in the work!!

[@ghettoboy6072]

Eyyy from the Philippines heree 🇵🇭. 19 years old riding bike since 3rd grade and still learning how to bunnyhop. Your videos are great help and a big motivation.

[@harakiriguitar]

I'm in my mid 30s and have never been able to do anything "cool" on my bike. Tried so many different techniques and never got close to getting both wheels off the ground. Watched this video once and on my 3rd attempt managed my first ever bunny hop. I'm not getting super high off the ground but able to do these consistently now, I also summarised this video do a friend who immediately understood the concept and was able to do bunny hops this way immediately after saying how much effort he was having to put in to doing them before. TL:DR this definitely works and is the best instructional video for bunny hops I have seen, I haven't stopped grinning hopping about on my bike now, thanks so much for this.

[@rainerwahnsinn9672]

the row really brings the bike up. worked immediately for me. thanx guys !

[@VeeVeeArcher]

2021 seems like a great year already. Alex and Lee sharing the good vibes, skills, and stoke with the youtube community is really generous, and appreciated.

[@JoyOfBike]

So far so good : )

[@faceinthecrowd5810]

Subscribed yesterday. I’m a 63 year old 2 wheeled dirt rider since 1966, and a downhill skier for longer. As a retired ski instructor of 35 seasons I can praise these 2 for their clear and simple explanations, with the always important humor factor…😎😄. I just bought a Levo Turbo Comp EMB and realize that just because I’ve ridden everything with wheels in the dirt it doesn’t mean that I don’t have a lot to learn. With a 50 lb. EMB, it will take me a bit to get the moves I have in my head to reality, but with great teachers like you guys, this old dog will learn new tricks. Lastly when I was watching your cornering video the discussion on the unweighting and pressing down into the turn, the inside leg/outside leg, and the staying centered on the bike…..it all sounded like the same instructions I used to teach my ski students, and as a skier the anatomy of a turn on skis or a MB as so similar almost like doing the same thing in different seasons. Keep the vids coming, excellent work, thanks, thanks.

[@jagerbombed2725]

Man my only regret is that I didn't find your channel sooner!

[@ktech4246]

Thanks so much for this video. Been trying last 2months work out how to hop on my turbo levo. Watched tonnes of YT videos and thought it was impossible to lift the back wheel. Watched your video and was able to do it on the 2nd go. I was concentrating way too much on the wheelie but at 10:35 the motion push down, pull then push i could get my back tyre up! Nearly shat my myself in astonishment!

[@SunnyCQ]

The key is to push the handlebar forward and let the rear wheel fly over obstacles. That is so important and now I understand the whole concept. Thank you for the explanation. Great video.

[@JoyOfBike]

Have fun!!

[@bseegsable]

Wow! Biked for years and never been able to properly hop. This made it click for me same day!! Thank you

[@WoodsRydah]

Don’t think I didn’t notice Lee mastering his wheelie at the end. Nice progress!!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Easter egg!!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

:)

[@brentv7299]

They don't call him WheeLEE for nothing!!!

[@jbmboesten]

This is such an easy way to hop, so much simpler than all other tutorials. Used it immediately on the trails with great effect

[@JoyOfBike]

Glad it helped!

[@Misfits_mtb]

This is how I’ve always bunny hopped and I thought I have been doing it wrong this whole time. I’ve always been sketched out trying it the old way in fear of looping out. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@MarkZiller68]

This series of videos with Alex and Lee are the best mountain biking videos on the internet. Please keep them coming!

[@JoyOfBike]

This is the best comment on the internets. Appreciate you!!!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Aw shucks, thank you!

[@EskilHauge]

I've always hopped with cleats and only doing low curbs and small obstacles, tearing my ankles and shoulders lifting the bike both wheels at the same time. I never believed I'd get bike off the ground without cleats and fearing I'll just lift off the pedals if not attached to them. Today I swapped to flats, practiced this and lo and behold, I managed some baby bunny hops, feet securely on pedals all the way and feeling safe - on a 15kg bike! I like clipless, but my new ambition is to get comfortable on flats. I think I'll gain more confidence on the trails if I can do the same or more on flats and be able to bail out more easy when needed. My small achievement today was a great kick-start for that!

[@JoyOfBike]

Celebrating the small things is KEY to progression. Super stoked for you!!!

[@caseymendoza2115]

That seems dangerous cause what if you place your foot on your pedals the wrong way

[@joeblack214]

This completely changed how I ride and explains two otb incidents. The other how-to videos on KZbin over complicated it and left me lurching backwards hurting my back and neck. Helps immensely having a bike that’s sized right too, thanks to Lee’s dialed books and online membership I finally got the small-sized bike i should have been on and it’s a joy to jump with this technique! I was on mediums and large bikes before and they were impossible to jump safely.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

RIGHT ON!!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Was thinking about this this morning. So many folks on bikes too big and they will have fits trying to get back into a manual.

[@XtopherMartin]

I'm so glad I discovered this channel. I've seen a lot of good content from other riders, but this provides the philosophy part of MTBing nobody else I've seen has captured to this level.

[@JoyOfBike]

Welcome aboard!

[@danieljorgehernandezrivero9785]

I'm just popping in here for another cliché "Thank you" comment! At 38 I'm trying to get into BMX racing basically from zero. I watched this video a couple of times trying to soak it all in. Today after my second attempt I was doing hops on my BMX (with flat pedals) and could hardly believe it!! Last weekend I was at my local pump track and just by pumping and was doing modest jumps too!! The whole Row-Anti Row concept is a game changer for me. Alex/Lee, thank you so much for putting the effort and love into making these videos. What you are doing with this channel is so inspirational! Absolute gold.

[@slime_street]

I'm having an existential crisis right now. I spent years practicing the traditional J-hop to get above wheel height and as soon as I try this new method I immediately go higher with less effort. I've been wasting my entire life.

[@nathankreps]

I watched this video for the first time probably in April or May and have since spent hours in parking lots and the street in front of my house, trying to make this work. I took a class. I sweated. I triggered asthma attacks. I very, very frequently jerked my bike and body around to no avail. After a summer's worth of work, I was hopping my bike over shoe boxes this week. Thank you! I turned 50 this year and love that I can still learn and enjoy something like this. Your videos have really been an inspiration.

[@georgebailey6307]

I'm a 50yr old guy who got himself a nice Fezzari hardtail for Christmas, and my Polygon jumper this week. I've always ridden MTBs and love it. You and Lee bring out the beast in me! to all the older men and women out there,, DON'T LET THE OLD PERSON IN!!

[@luke_filewalker]

This is how I instinctively bunny hopped growing up and in my 20s - now in my 40s, having been off of a bike for like 15 years started watching videos to brush up on technique and all these extra complications other videos are adding felt overwhelming. Thanks for this video :) Itching to get out and practice!

[@PeloMR2]

Same here, I've been flat hopping since I was a kid doing this, but the row technique seems too good to be true! I'm going to try that asap.

[@CameronBrownOKUSA]

6’8” and scared myself in the front yard with this haha. I pushed hard with the legs and rowed hard too so that my bike was nearly vertical and then did a hard anti-row and was suddenly so high I was worried I wasn’t going to be able to land it. Can’t wait to harness this new super power!

[@kevennguyen3332]

I tried to learn bunny hops for a long time from many you tube channel and never worked. I watched this channel and decided to give it another go. Less than 30 mins later I finally bunny hopped. It was the best feeling! Thank you !

[@19mahir83]

I finally got my first bunny hop this weekend after watching this video. I can't manual, because of fear of flipping onto my back (even if it's unfounded), but the whole concept of of levers and pivoting the bike around the bottom bracket makes total sense. After messing with the timing a bit, I am able to get probably 6 inches off the ground.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Nice!

[@jmorrow6406]

A tip I got was to keep a finger on the rear brake lever. Soon as you feel like it's going to far, slam on the brakes.

[@repentorperish1386]

@@jmorrow6406 rather than slam the brake tap it. Not trying to be that guy but slamming will end terribly and tapping is all it takea

[@jmorrow6406]

@@repentorperish1386 You make a good point.

[@rowbbery9538]

its like wheelie ig and i know how to do wheelie u just fall on legs

[@boazworld646]

I am 53 years old and did my first hop (after 7 or 8 attemps) after watching this video. Thank you so much. 👍👍

[@stihlgoin2877]

I watched this with my 13yo son last evening (who can bunny hop 2 feet on his steel hardtail). I am 48 years young and have never been able to hop my bike. My second try today on a snowy driveway I was able to manage a 4” hop ! -First time ever. After a few tries I was up to about a foot. I haven’t been practicing for a full hour yet and it already feels like second nature. (This is on a 34 lb. full suspension rig) My kid is a bit stunned. Thanks:)

[@JoyOfBike]

Oh yeah!!! That's how we do. Stun the son!!!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

AWESOME!!!!

[@sybarite5videos]

Hell yes, 42 year old man right here!

[@pepparmint]

Complete beginner with dirt/street jumper here. (Bought the bike three days ago). Just now I saw this vid, at 10:23 stopped and tried. After only 5 first attempts I'm already consistently hopping on the 6th onwards. This stuff works! Thanks!

[@shanecronemtb1241]

At 52, I was thinking maybe I'll never get this. The manual isn't happening from fear but this I can do and now I won't feel like I'm cheating somehow. Thank you Alex and Lee for another piece to my progression.

[@JoyOfBike]

I’m really stoked for you. You put in the reps!!!

[@joeshmoe7967]

Look at the Rich Drew wheelie video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/amLNZ6CJlLR9qck I think wheelies are easier, and manuals will just come about naturally. I haven't wheelied in decades, but just turned 60 2 weeks ago, and plan to be a wheelie king by end of summer. Also going to hit jumps hard in 2022. - Cheers

[@paulcombes3782]

Thanks guys , I'm an Aussie from Sydney . I love the 'Aussie Hop' bit . Well done guys . . . . great tutorial .

[@toroc]

To me the key was the sequence shown at 10:30 - 1) down on your feet, 2) back on the bars and 3) push forward. Great video. Finally, my bunny hops are consistent :)

[@vashon100]

I still don't understand the feet. At 8:31 his feet should come off the pedals if he IS NOT scooping or pressuring against the pedals. I mean I can jump higher than the bike can rebound.

[@toroc]

@@vashon100 I think it's a matter of a balance between the push down and the move of your body up, to prevent loosing contact with the pedals you just don't "jump" with your body. This exercise is meant to show the reaction of the bike (load and unload, not necessarily jump with your body). Now after some time of natural bunny hops and not when I was learning, I'd say that the way I think about the process is the following - you rather jump up with your body (off the bike) and right after you pull the bike up with you (but before your feet loose the contact with the pedals). Hope that helps :)

[@theopinson3851]

This video was super helpful. I think a lot of people try to teach bunny hops by deconstructing what they’ve been doing instinctively for 30+ years so they have a hard time picturing what it’s like for a beginner. Visualizing it as literally jumping on your bike really helped me get my back tire up and the row motions were super helpful. I agree that too many try to focus on the rocking back motion of the manual. This does seem to happen as you work on getting height but first you have to get off the ground. I agree that the “British” vs “American” distinction isn’t necessary...it’s just jumping on your bike.

[@JoyOfBike]

Lee is a genius at breaking it down. I usually don't know what I'm doing but I know when it's right and when it's BS. : )

[@adamcrolla3593]

Cardboard boxes, why did i never think of that, so many objects crashed into over the years, that didn't crush. I really like the Lee and Alex combo videos your two styles work perfectly together.

[@JoyOfBike]

Adam Crolla The other thing i love about boxes is they usually have three different dimensions so you can work your way up!!!

[@s0ckeyeus429]

Jack stands with a thin piece of pipe (I use PEX) works well too and can adjust higher.

[@NameyNames]

I made my first hops yesterday, following another tutorial, and the funny thing is that I naturally discovered that neither feet curling nor shifting my weight backwards were actually necessary. Should have watched your tutorial instead, saving me some unnecessarily complex attempts. You've got it right: just keep it simple!

[@johnnyclash3260]

Greetings from Down under , the home of the Aussie hop 😜Awesome Alex and Lee , loving the videos , being 56 all this is so cool and relatable, skateboarding background and been riding for 18 months , really understand the weighting and unweighting from riding ramps and just really getting into jumping, the idea of Ollieing up just makes sense , keep up the great work !

[@JoyOfBike]

Yes!! The Ollie is the bunny hop without bats!!! So cool.

[@MrRhburger]

Johnny, that is exactly what my 23 year old son says about MTB "Aussie" hops! I try to teach him something it took me years to learn and he can do it in a matter of weeks because of the skate and snowboard experiences he has had. Great comment!

[@Hardcaslte]

You all have been a God send for my bike riding. The turning video with Lee literally revolutionized I how ride my MTB, even more than turning but just using the proper hinging technique too (but primarily my turning is leaps and bounds better than it was). Now this Bunny Hop video that simplifies the whole thing. I love it!

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks 🙏 Keep progressing

[@fouglasdir]

Love it! Agreed! And Lee riding the wheelie at the end was an exclamation point on the effectiveness of y'alls teaching.

[@JoyOfBike]

He killed it!!!

[@diducthesizeoftahtchicken]

Please bring back your videos!!! Miss them, this is some of the better biking content on the KZbins

[@JoyOfBike]

Appreciate you brother. Check out Lee’s channel. He’s putting out new stuff every week.

[@marklangley217]

You guys rock! I was fortunate enough to meet a brilliant physio who told me about archetypal movements and how so much starts with the feet and balance (and which applies to almost all sport). It's so cool to finally see someone applying it to MTB! So excited to go out and try this.

[@JoyOfBike]

Let us know how it goes!!

[@Lucas-ke6gt]

Guys I love your videos. I have been trying to learn the bunnyhop for over a year. Watched your video last night, tried it this morning and did the bunnyhop on the first try. It was really a revelation for me. I am really happy. Thank you a lot.

[@JoyOfBike]

That is awesome!

[@bouzouki2006]

Thanks guys! I can't wait to try this technique! I'm 54, been watching 100s of how to bunnyhop videos and still suck. There's what looks like a key explanation to me between 10:32 and 10:40: don't pull the bars up, but rather back (row-antirow). I'll keep you posted on my progress. :)

[@JoyOfBike]

It feels like you want to pull the bars into your belly button.

[@gregoryobrien6653]

Bouzouki, this is the vid to watch and follow if you want to learn BHops in your 50s (I’m 59). Wish I saw this vid a few years when I started BHopping - would have saved me a lot of time! Just keep at it. I started by jumping over a twig! Eventually (two months) worked my way up to a decent sized log, which is good enough for most of the trail riding that I do. Also, videoing yourself repeatedly to check your technique will definitely speed things up for you. Good luck!

[@rastakim16333]

I know how to bike but i'm new to mountain biking 4months to be exact and I swear I learned how to bunny hop in 30min by just watching this video over and over and over and over again..When alex said go outside right now and try it which i did...putting work in..boom!!!! .if only i can upload a video here and show it to you..I would! LOL...I'm stoked!!! thanks alex and lee..🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@JoyOfBike]

Yesbro!!!!

[@mmoesby]

what an eyeopener - keep it simple, great video

[@JoyOfBike]

Michael Moesby Thanks brother!!

[@mmoesby]

@@JoyOfBike this gives this old man at 55 hope to learn “the hop” 😎

[@scottrulander4567]

Excellent hop instruction and seeing Lee's wheelie at the end put a huge smile on my face...:)

[@frankandreou5734]

I’m 61 years old I don’t want to get hurt These videos give you techniques to keep you safe and build your confidence. The hinge method is amazing Row and antirow keep me from going over the bars.

[@gregoryobrien6653]

Sooo much simpler than the traditional “manual” into the BH way I learned. Like you Alex at first I didn’t think I was getting the same height. Did a few vids and I was getting the same or better height - and they were way more consistent! You and Lee are simply an amazing duo. Great work. Thank you!

[@JoyOfBike]

Happy to hear you gave it a try. Putting in the reps is everything!!!

[@gregoryobrien6653]

👍😬

[@Rick-td5ej]

Bmx since 1980 and this is how I have always bunny hopped. I get plenty air like this . Great vid boys

[@juanalban6485]

You guys read my mind, which was saying "man, Joy of Bike needs a bunny hop video." Thanks so much. Oh, and hurry up and ship the t-shirt I bought from you guys. Can't wait to get it.

[@JoyOfBike]

We've got a cosmic connection. What do we need to do next? The shirt comes straight from teespring. Let me know when you get it!

[@juanalban6485]

How to ride steep chutes, especially those with uneven surfaces.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

@@juanalban6485 We have some of that near here!

[@juanalban6485]

Does the push down with the feet occur simultaneously with the pull back with the hands, or is it 1) push down and 2) then lift? Granted, I’m sure I’m being impatient, but there’s this little “community” of roots at my local trail that I would just love to bunny hop.

[@TheMNBlackBear]

Still learning to hop after decades of driving bicycles. Not that I haven't been able to do it all this time, just never really tried. I don't really need to hop, but after all considerations I find it would be the most useful bike trick. Been practicing for a few days now. Some of my hops are good, others not so much. Workin' on it. This video has helped me learn to hop more than any other. Great work!

[@Sebastian-je2ju]

Bro this channel keeps it coming with such good and genuine content. 🤙 don’t stop!!!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Sebastian Thanks brother!!!

[@davidchkhartishvili9845]

Shout-out from country of Georgia. I'm well over 40, 48 to be exact :). Got my first proper MTB 2 months ago and started to watch tons of tutorials for beginners. I was hearing word "manual" all over the place: want to get into bunny hopping? - get into manuals first, want to do a drops - learn how to manual first. That made me think, that manual is a single most important skill to learn and I wanted to get into it ASAP. I mentioned this to my LBS mechanic who used to be a good rider, he didn't tell me anything, but I noticed he's jaw dropped off. That rang an alarm bell in my head and I continued to search for "different" bunny hopping tutorial, until I found this video. I've watched this tutorial 10 times before trying out, because I didn't want to fail and let you down. Finally I took all my courage to the parking lot today and went back home completely stoked. It was just a 4 inch board, but I was screaming like a happy kid. You made my day and I'm sure more to come! Props to you Alex & Lee! Keep your videos coming!

[@JoyOfBike]

So fantastic. Starting with the hops is a great idea. What a feeling!!!! Thanks for letting us know!

[@davidchkhartishvili9845]

@@JoyOfBike Went up to 6 inches, but speed makes huge difference for me. When on decent speed, can clear 6 inches without a problem, but at slow speeds struggling to clear it. Can you give me a tip, what is different at slow speeds and how should I change the technique (as a side note: I'm doing one or two mini pre-hops at high speed, can we consider this as cheating? :) ) Every time I clear the obstacle, I bless you and Lee and it feels so good :)) Thanks!!!!

[@riccardocremona7991]

It’s very interesting what you said about archetypal movements and how they just have to be allowed to “kick in”. Once I found myself in an “emergency” situation on the trail and, instead of panic breaking, I went on and were able to jump over a 50/60 cm rock without even thinking about it. I now realize I just automatically did the kind of hop you’re describing here.

[@pootjube]

A game changer for me was your video about learning to jump by pumping. This video simplified the technique to the core feeling a rider needs to develop. I only started mountain biking 4 months ago at the age of 44 and can now clear gaps of 4-5 meters, depending on the character of the jump. Can’t wait to try out this new hop technique. It’ll add a lot more fun to technical trails with natural, smaller type obstacles.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Awesome.

[@petrosalexidis9705]

You guys are incredible! That was probably the most helpful video about mountain bike that i have ever seen. I watched a lot of videos in the past on how to bunny hop and was disappointed with my performance. I was convinced that i would never be able to bunny hop until i saw that video. Thank you for helping us so much to evolve our riding! keep up the good work!

[@JoyOfBike]

Wonderful to hear!!

[@kjracz15]

WTF! I actually did it. Huh?? And I was watching another bunny hop tutorial before this one that said it would take more than days to actually do it. I went out to the yard and followed the movements. It worked. Dude, you & Lee rock! Thanks a lot.

[@westsidemtb3210]

Rock on not back🤘🏾 This is the most simplified bunny hop video ever. And everything makes sense. Thank you!

[@JoyOfBike]

Really stoked to see people getting their first hops!!

[@ethanjiinkies5450]

Wow, this made bunny hopping so insanely easy. I always thought I had to learn how to manual before even trying but nope, I went outside and learned how to do it in under half an hour with this video. And a great point about the row/anti-row technique being fundamental for riding; this feels like the same body movement that I use when jumping. Thanks a ton!

[@piimae]

Before I was a mountain biker I was a skateboarder for more than 20 years. Learning to "bunny"hop the bike was somewhat natural to me as I had been doing ollies for a looong time by that point. The motions are the same! Thats why talking about scooping with your legs to get the rear end to come up always baffled me. I never scooped in an ollie and I never scooped in a bunnyhop...

[@paulsewell9849]

I love the simplification!! I have been doing four movements when only two are needed. There is a life lesson here.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Indeed!

[@JoyOfBike]

It is said a true master just holds a picture of a lotus flower in their minds I as they levitate.

[@zomambik]

I have watched, liked, subscribed, commented and recommended. Now I want to buy that "Joy of bike, old dogs new tricks" T shirt. Print 'em and take my money already!

[@jouninevala5200]

I’m 45, never did a hop of any nationality ever before. Took out my 23+ kg full suspension emtb to give this a shot and wow, just a few attempts and the bike is airborne (just a few inches probably but still)! Thanks for the awesome video guys!

[@JoyOfBike]

NICE!

[@Dieterbe]

The "traditional" if you will hop where you lean more back (as if to initiate a manual) seems like an extension of this where in you just generate more force on the lever to get airborne. Everything else (the scoop and push arms forward ) is exactly the same. I don't think lees new way is very different it just relies a bit more on core strength to generate leverage and less on momentum from the backwards shift

[@goaserchomp664]

But I think it will work well on uneven terrain. Lets say you were on dirt and small rock, all rollable, which technique would be more stable. Going into a manual can leave you vulnerable. Especially at high speed.

[@damonsmith7175]

I've been mountain biking for 20 years and have NEVER been able to bunny hop. I just got a dirt jumper, watched the video, and......I can bunny hop!! Only 6 inches but I can do it consistently. Merry Christmas to me!

[@JoyOfBike]

Merry Christmas!!! Bunny hops for all!!!

[@tnlonnie03]

On the trail and at high speed, I never did like the idea of shifting my weight back to begin to hop over an obstacle. This makes much more sense to me. Another great video guys. Keep em coming!

[@gregoryobrien6653]

Totally agree. Just an unnecessary extra movement.

[@gillefhaolain3972]

Hi, I just want to say that this and your other how to videos are so good. I watched this for the first time last night. This morning I got out in my back garden first thing before work and gave it a go. Straight away my bunny hops were way better and it’s so much easier/natural feeling to do. My bunny hops sucked before and all the other how to videos I’d watched hadn’t helped much. I just want get out and do more practice now. I love how simple Lee makes it. I’m very pleased I found your channel as I’d pay money for this amazing coaching. Loved the drops, jumping and cornering tutorials too. Make a hinge. So good.

[@JoyOfBike]

These are the comments we live the most. Thanks for sharing brother.

[@jholid6y]

This is when a scientist decides to learn how to bike lol this finally makes sense to me ty guys 🙏

[@ThomasZachary]

I'm 64 and just starting mountain biking. This video just allowed me to do my first bunny hop! Dude this video is gold. Thank you so much!

[@ag5urfer]

i couldnt hop. so i was trying the row anti row motion andd suddenly i was in the air and jumping up low stairs. suddenly, this video appeared. n it all makes sense to what i was just randomly trying. awesome video👍🏽

[@JoyOfBike]

Fantastic!!

[@MTBZenMaster]

Yeah, Joy of Bike, resonating good vibes, wisdom, knowledge, humor and American history. Thank you. Righteous! -Sam

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you!!

[@drgabrieldentista]

Great! I am learning and this is more consistent with the mechanic of what ive learnt so far

[@JoyOfBike]

Love it!!

[@andrewpeterson5882]

Bro, Lee is a freaking wizard. Teaching is such a skill in and of itself and it so doesn't get enough credit for how difficult it is. Being good at something does NOT mean you're going to be good at teaching it, in fact many folks who are really good at something are sort of awful teachers, not because they're not kind of encouraging but because the skills are so intuitive to them that they can't actually articulate how they're done. Lee has this talent of analysis of mtb skills and the ability to actually understand and communicate how to do them and that's so freaking rare and so freaking HELPFUL for those of us for whom the skills don't just come super naturally... damn. Another life changing video from this channel.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

THANK YOU!!

[@andrewfoster3881]

Ok: I bought Lee's first book w/ Lopes, thought he was genius then. Now he's a zen guru genius on an elevated plane. Love these videos Alex, so well done, so well edited, so fun, so joyous.

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks 🙏 appreciate the kind words.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you Andrew!!

[@Allan_Varcoe]

Nice Standard!!!!! I rode all the Standard BMX bikes back in the day. Now it's We The People for me.

[@JoyOfBike]

Right on!

[@happycycles8159]

Definitive hop video, wasn't getting far with rolling my wrists!!! Cheers lads.

[@JoyOfBike]

There might be a place for that when your working on world record hops! : )

[@alblanca88]

this is IT!!! I can’t wait until this extreme cold weather here in Toronto goes away..just a few more weeks, I’ll be out there doing this..I can already see myself, finally, doing the ‘HOP’.. I am thankful for your channel for inspiring middle aged folks like me who feels the ‘Joy of Bike’..🙏🏼❤️😀

[@JoyOfBike]

You’re gonna hop!!!

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

I learned to jump my bike in the air static, like a trials rider going for a side hop but without going sideways. Once I got it nailed I just used the same technique rolling forwards. Initially a bit freaky because of forward movement but soon overcome. It’s basically a well timed jump up with a pull on the bars and legs folding, using the length of the bike as a lever that accentuates the initial jump. No swing forward or backwards, just up,

[@ridesafealways4929]

learned it like this also. for me it is like a synchronized pull on the handle bar and scooping the pedals to bring both wheels up. but only static or almost static, it's weird to do it when the bike is moving.

[@Venom1988]

Such a breakthrough experience after trying this method. I never imagine i could do it this way too without leaning back. All i need to do is to unlearn the lean back manual method from now on and start preloading from the centre of the bike. This is truly a gold tip video. Not a click and like person but you truly deserve it! Hope to see more bunnyhop videos on the trails.

[@lee_likes_bikes]

In my Facebook feed I just saw an ad for one of the other coach's bunny hop training programs. He teaches the ol' manual technique ... but in this promo video when he's actually hopping stuff ... he's hopping like this.

[@polymoxx]

This makes it so much easier. I spent two days trying to learn manuals, and while I can get the pop I still can't balance. I was getting small hops an hour after watching this video. Like you say, all that is needed is a small but consistent hop for trail riding.

[@krissv3ctor512]

@@polymoxx I disagree, The American bunnyhop is so much more useful for close to everything, especially jumping. you have more control of where your wheels land, can get higher, and land in a much better position.

[@ramonmonit]

thanks again to both of you. im 53 and watching your videos got me excited to ride my mtb when i get home and try this. hehehe. your videos awakens my spirit

[@themostlymikeshow]

Lee...Alex...You guys are the best! I can do the flat hop all day, but this J-hop style has kicked my butt for years. I can't wait to get out there and give these techniques a try! BTW Lee, awesome progress on the wheelies!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you!!

[@spacetimeworm]

"...the rear wheel gets heavier, which makes it lighter, which makes it go higher.." So I didn't really get that comment. But by the end of the video, I realized this might actually be rather brilliant. Thanks guys, new sub. ☝️

[@draftdog]

Good timing! Had my dropper post installed today, cannot not practice this in a minute! Thanks for the awesome content 👍

[@JoyOfBike]

Perfecto!!! Hops is happiness!!

[@neoone75]

Fortunately as a beginner of mtb I don't have any bad old habits. This came to my feed right time. This makes sense. Lots of same physics happen as in golf swing.

[@rpark44]

Alex and Lee dropping knowledge once again. Great tips!

[@JoyOfBike]

You got it brother. Doing our best to keep you stoked!!!

[@bjbailey9149]

I'm so stoked right now! 49 years old and I just bunny hopped for the first time! Took up mountain biking a little over year ago. Thanks Guys! This works! I'm having so much fun in a parking lot right now!

[@JoyOfBike]

That is awesome!

[@paulpalecek9631]

Watched everything and couldn’t get it, this had me hopping in one session. Now I just have to practice

[@juliagriffiths]

New to MTB this year. First bunny hop thanks to your video. 🎉Thrilled. Much to practice and so much fun. Thanks to both of you.

[@tmm8829]

Gonna try this with my hardtail asap! Love that Lee is so open about how he's changed his teaching as he's learned more -- right on!

[@JoyOfBike]

Agreed. It takes so much confidence not to try to be right all the time. Much respect.

[@Arturo7038]

i love you two. Thank you very much you to teach so hight level and nice way. 25 years with clip pedals and never did a bunny hop correctly. Now with flat pedals iam afraid to learn manual and bunny hop afraid to back unbalance. After too much training trying to do bunny hop i only get it with your method in this video. Its simple, safe, effective and funny¡¡ You are masters on teaching Congratulations from Spain

[@JoyOfBike]

Sending love from Colorado!!

[@donnbialik9085]

Lee's row/anti-row concept is absolutely game changing. Life changing if you're a bike lover.

[@ermanakbay]

What exactly is that? Link?

[@mauritsvallentin]

this is the best bike skills channel ever! Thank you guys, my riding (at age 47) has improved immensely thanks to your content! PEACE

[@JoyOfBike]

Right on!

[@mikano2349]

Great vid! Practice starts tomorrow. Big thanks and keep up the great work!

[@JoyOfBike]

Such a great skill. Have fun and keep smiling!!

[@jlwalker92]

Lee you son of a gun I did it. Got on my bike after mowing the yard and did 3 or 4 hops. The technique of the row and anti row worked so well. I can't wait to employ this on the trail.