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

In "EASIEST WAY TO BUNNY HOP | It is never too late!" Alex is joined again by Lee McCormack who has taught more people to bunny hop than anybody else on earth! He has been able to boil it down to just a few fundamental movements that make it simple to learn and simple to do. You ARE strong enough. You ARE coordinated enough. Your bike WILL hop. We hop the BMX, DJ, hardtail trail bike and full suspension trail bike and the same method works for them all. Watch the video and pull up a flat piece of sidewalk and give it a try. Don't get discouraged. It may take hundreds of reps but it is way more fun than any gym. And just an average bunnyhop will rock your riding world!
Support the channel and wear clothing:
joy-of-bike-2.creator-spring....
Murals by Streetwiseboulder.com
/ caseykawaguchi
/ johnnydraco_
chromaj?hl=en
More coaching from Lee:
Leelikesbikes.com

[@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 🤣

[@bestbeginnerpiano]

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

[@bestbeginnerpiano]

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]

@@bestbeginnerpiano 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?

[@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

[@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?

[@rainerwahnsinn9672]

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

[@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 :)

[@jagerbombed2725]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@Brian2124]

You two are the absolute best. Keep doing what you're doing and thank you!

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@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 : )

[@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.

[@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!

[@Sebastian-je2ju]

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

[@JoyOfBike]

Sebastian Thanks brother!!!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!!!

[@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!!

[@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!

[@sunshine-Bao]

First time commenting on YT but I am so stoked because this video helped me nail my first bunny hop ever! The row/anti-row is so beautiful in its simplicity and effectiveness.

[@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.

[@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!!

[@peterhaworth6859]

Thanks again fellas invaluable gold plated advice, love the simplicity Lee is a legend👌

[@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

[@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!

[@rpark44]

Alex and Lee dropping knowledge once again. Great tips!

[@JoyOfBike]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@jholid6y]

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

[@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 !

[@bseegsable]

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

[@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!!

[@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.

[@JaredHoff]

Thanks for keeping me motivated! Always looking to increase my skills 👍🏻

[@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

[@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!!

[@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

[@paulcombes3782]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@martinschaake1638]

OMG Awesooome!! Boom thanks for nailing this tutorial - couldn't Swedish, Aussie , Hoppity Hop or anything watched other tutorials got more fear and frustration then Joy of Bike and just too easy. Thankyou thank you and thank you once again for the awesome teachings and yeah Woods Rydah nice spot on Lee mastering that wheelie - the BEST!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@gatoryak7332]

This video helped me immensely. Thanks, Lee and Alex.

[@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.

[@drgabrieldentista]

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

[@JoyOfBike]

Love it!!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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...:)

[@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]

👍😬

[@GGlitter72]

awesome vid again . just rang the bell for ya so cal guys, ...started mtb riding in 1988 !! hard tail and fork.. .just bangin down those hills here in germany , but quit 20 years ago after to many frames and bones have been broken ! got into biking again just 2 month ago with a santa cruz bullit ebike...and man i am addicted to biking again.. just like i was young in these days. your channel is absolute top notch and it teaches me so much great stuff !!! thanks from germany

[@Rick-td5ej]

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

[@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?

[@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!!

[@wesselhanekom7679]

Awesome! Did my first BH today using this method. Some other methods online are truly much more, and unessesarilly complex. I have shared this video with another friend that is also glued to earth! Thanks.

[@CyberJuanito]

You guys are like the ultimate biking encyclopedia. Awesome content!

[@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!!

[@themostlymikeshow2582]

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!!

[@ninosumanghid3389]

The best and easiest bunny hop tutorial video I've watch. Haven't realized that I was already hopping around 8 inches until I tried to record my self and review it. This channel was very helpful.

[@JoyOfBike]

Nice!!! It’s soooo good to record yourself. Best teaching tool there is.

[@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!!!

[@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! : )

[@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!

[@eugenegutierrez5106]

Keep up the good work guys. This never Gets old for me. 😅

[@j.k.4584]

Great video! Thanks!

[@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!!

[@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.

[@karlish8799]

Gave this a go today at the trails. Such an improvement already with only an hour or so of practise, i didn't nose dive once! Thank you

[@murray1961]

Nice format I see what you guys are doing it works. Informative, entertaining and anyone can do it! Lee’s right most anyone could do this if they try.

[@JoyOfBike]

Thanks 🙏

[@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!

[@redbeardedlegend4362]

Lee’s instruction is the best I’ve found! Thanks for the videos!

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you!!

[@miksalcuni]

Best bunny hop video ever!

[@alexisnogueras9400]

You guys have great chemistry!!!👏👏👏 Fav bike channel!

[@JoyOfBike]

Appreciate it!!

[@ogxr626]

Love the tutorials! I’ve been practicing my hops on a 60+ lbs rear hub e bike. I figured if i can master hopping with that thing it would be eazy peazy on a regular bike. Great backdrop by the way. I love the Sojourner Truth mural. #BHM 👌🏿👍🏾✊🏿

[@JoyOfBike]

ogxr626 Some nice art here in town. I put a link in the description too. That ebike is gonna hone your skills for sure!!!

[@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.

[@irapelletier5506]

This is great! Can’t wait to get out and try it tomorrow!!!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@tonyboughman8050]

I got a 20 incher for training and playing and I'm having a great time with it! I would love to see more videos from you using BMX bikes. Thanks for your channel!

[@christopherclark9648]

OMG this is the best you are amazing most helpful. Ride on

[@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.

[@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...

[@kevinw6282]

These are so great, thanks guys! I've always tried to stay centered, resisting the rearward move, have struggled through the years, and until recently I thought my problem was not shifting rearward. Trying that, ended up horizontal a time or two and kinda just gave up on it. Row - anti-Row, so key, yes! Lightbulb!! I think you still shift rearward during the hop relative to the bike, just not to initiate the hop but as a natural reaction to the bike coming up and the anti-row. Makes so much more sense! You guys rock.

[@JoyOfBike]

Right on. It will take some practice but you’ll get it.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!!

[@dolceitalia5846]

Absolutely love you guys!!!!!

[@JoyOfBike]

Love you back!!

[@SpeedBoosted136]

OMG, so simple explanation and it's a Magic :)) All your videos and technics are just so much better and easier to understand the real way to do things, just wow !

[@lee_likes_bikes]

Thank you!!