How To Bunny Hop A Hardtail Mountain Bike | Essential MTB Skills

[@joemilnes9062]

Definitely more hard tail vids please as not many people have full squishes :)

[@Moon-qo7rx]

Joe Milnes haha you cracked me up with full squishies

[@joemilnes9062]

cringe gaming and now, 7 months later I have a 'full squish' and I retract this statement 😂

[@Moon-qo7rx]

Joe Milnes haha I just seen the comment and im still giggling a bit at it xD

[@huntergates8752]

cringe gaming I see seen't it

[@MrWouter1982]

Joe Milnes klo

[@Bizb525]

Can you do more skills on hardtails? A lot of the fanbase has hardtails.

[@gmbn]

+BizbDesign|Danyloo Thanks, we will be. Neil

[@mavzgames]

Can i borrow ur old Hardtail bike?hoho

[@maxceballos1644]

@@gmbn steep technical descents on hardtails?

[@payiokadena2251]

Cus alot of us can't afford full sus

[@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14]

@@maxceballos1644 i crashed when goin downhill using my hardtail. Is there any difference vs using full sus?

[@PaulsPlace]

Please, more hardtail videos!!

[@aaronphakey9234]

yes, good idea

[@justinf6758]

Lol why...

[@Errorcode403]

+Justin F Why not?

[@utsavkankaria]

+Justin F just give us a full suspension bike or stfu.

[@justinf6758]

Don't know why you are so mad and I just because fs bikes are smoother and stuff idk

[@williamkeys5701]

As a smaller rider, I appreciate that Neil used a large bike for this demo. I've been working on this technique for some time and am still far from mastering it.

[@Joao-or2kz]

So... Did you master it? Can it actually be done?

[@Chocolatenuhuh]

@@Joao-or2kz *legend says he still hasn't mastered the technique yet*

[@RisoBoss]

@@Joao-or2kz not yet. He needs a bit more time

[@halesargent2]

@@Joao-or2kz September 2022, legend says he gave up

[@osmark86]

@@Joao-or2kz legend has it he just took a little break and is back in full training mode. still not there though.

[@MrMilio]

#voteformorehardtailvideos

[@justinf6758]

#no

[@piotrlobacz]

+Justin F #yes #yes #yes

[@quantumlight4290]

#yess

[@Timmaycheese]

#StopAntiFullSuspensionDiscrimination :P

[@elliotthutton7175]

+JustRiding #yes

[@junaustria0119]

THANK YOU NEIL!! At 50, I re-kindled my interest in MTB after watching most of your videos. My bike was hanging on my wall since 2012. But after watching your tutorials, I felt hope in upgrading my skill (not my bike yet ). I just knew about GMBN lately, but with your "How to..." videos, I can now do a 4" bunny hop. I will continue practicing to gain height and will move on to other skills like the turning endo, track stand, side hop and of course the jumps. More power to you guys! Cheers.

[@gmbn]

That's awesome to hear! Keep up the good work :)

[@gmbn]

No worries, glad to hear it! Neil

[@kimcysengseng3061]

Global Mountain Bike Network

[@kimcysengseng3061]

Jun Austria KEEP IT UP AUSTRIA

[@southnashvillerailfan]

lucky! Didnt work for me.

[@bridgermurray2773]

Loving the hardtail vids. Can we get one on how to manual a hardtail?

[@bakirmujkanovic7750]

Rear sus. doesn't really make that much of a difference if you are lifting the Front wheel. It's a god damn front wheel

[@bridgermurray2773]

The sus squishes and slackens out the geo and makes it a little easier to prop the front wheel up

[@bridgermurray2773]

No, they describe that you need to get in a manual position to do a proper bunny hop. They don't tell you how to hold a manual on a hardtail. Do you know what a manual is?

[@bridgermurray2773]

Yeah don't think you know what I'm talking about... :D I'm talking about holding a manual for like, more than five feet. Not the same as putting your arse back and watching your front wheel pop up a few inches.

[@bridgermurray2773]

Yeah you should look up what a manual is it's different than a wheelie. I don't think you should be arguing with me if you don't know what I'm talking about...

[@IceDogSeven]

Great video! I am one of the 'shorter riders' you are talking about. I really appreciate you demonstrating bunny hops on a bike that is set up "too big" for you especially with the seat being higher up, and being more stretched out. You've replicated my bike vs. body geometry almost exactly. Now I have motivation to get better at it. And keep up the great work with the hardtail vids!

[@AeternWarrior25]

More hardtail videos please!

[@DRC5887]

Thank God! Finally a simple and comprehensive video about how to PROPERLY do a bunny hop. I've seen tons of vids and none of them helped me. After watching this one, 1h of practise and call it done. Thanks GMBN!

[@cameronp5728]

I've been waiting for this specific video from you guys for awhile. Not preloading the bike as hard was the fix for me. It always felt akward doing it, and I always thought that was my issue. Now I can bunny hop curbs after the first attempt.

[@zvonimirzirdum2533]

Great guys , do more hardtail videos :D

[@rustydeason6026]

after a lot of practice and studying this video I learned how to bunny hop! I'm getting pretty good at it too. thanks GMBN

[@nrthgeorgia]

i am brand new to the mountain bike world. at 55 years old i find it interesting. (guess i haven't broken enough bones in my life) i have been watching your videos and learned quite a bit. thank you for taking the time to do these vids. they are short and to the point. i will continue to watch and learn. again........thank you

[@zombiberioni7224]

#voteformorehardtailvideos really helpful was trying to pump like crazy but it didn't help now i think im going to nail it!

[@piotrlobacz]

I don't think i thrust my hips backwards hard enough cause front wheel doesn't go high at all.

[@mesk412]

+Peter Wobacz I think its more about shifting your wieght smoothly and making sure that you get your hips low, and back over the rear axle. I'm struggling with this too, but I think it's largely because I am not getting the weight low and back enough.

[@andrefilipeasilva]

One thing that worked out for me was using a 6L bottle of water on the ground (with some small rocks to avoid movement by the wind) and I tried to bunny hop over it! It works very well and if you do a mistake there's no problem hitting the bottle and it wont damage any bike part ;)

[@naveenbisht7819]

I am learning bunny hop since 1 month and now I am able to do a decent bunny hop from a 29er hard tail (all thanks to you)

[@iorch82]

This video is even better than your previous one. Congratulations!!!!!!

[@matswaching]

Yes! Do more hardtail how to's!!

[@justinf6758]

No different!!

[@geetabisht3898]

I have been practising for half month and could do decent bunny hop from a 29er hard tail (all thanks to you)

[@MW-ud8zp]

YES YES YES! Thank you Neil!

[@michaelsparks8632]

Sooo stoked, just got my first GMBN T shirt all the way from England to the California Desert!

[@t_rafter15]

Ride In Peace Stevie Smith 1989-2016

[@cristianitsirc6830]

+tom rafter He's dead. No more riding for him. May his body fuel the ground for other great riders. Happy Trails Steve Smith!

[@Planetspud]

+Cristian Itsirc Uh what the fuck is wrong with you

[@Hellraiser9020]

that actually sounded very poetic. lighten up.

[@xKinseh]

Lol "He's dead he can't ride... Have fun riding!"

[@Muhammed.Yaseen]

Who’s that. Sorry. Is that the guy in the vid?

[@TJCombo67]

The L shaped motion for the hips was perfect. Helped me so much. Thank you!

[@satvikbahuguna6940]

Same .. how’s the progress now ?

[@JeryProductions]

hardtails are love ;)

[@Spear98CZ]

hardtail is love hardtail is life hardtail is wife

[@nemo3257]

not for your balls

[@vallejodroning9578]

Thanks this video really helped. I was able to lift my rear wheel a ton but didn’t have the correct front end technique so I almost went over the bars a couple of times

[@Pienimusta]

"I have XXX and XXX, I'm XXX tall, can I bunny hop"... ;D Theres always hundreds of these on every bunny hop video

[@mbsk6356]

Today I just bought my new cube hardtail I rode a full sus for about two years and they fell so different this really helped thanks.

[@Pavan_sutar]

How to rear wheel lift? it is so hard

[@Pavan_sutar]

@ehaso yes I try many time more then one month. But their is something trick to push cycle back without using front break.. 😑my comment is 2 year's bro

[@Pavan_sutar]

@ehaso try more it's easy .. Try to do with small and light weight bicycle🚲... We learn fast on that.. 😭not every one have gear bicycle and bmx to do stunts. Do with anything until you hop from objects on street

[@hwhelo9495]

@@Pavan_sutar bro you know squat? Just imaging you are jumping with a squat mode, you could feel the power output from your ass

[@Pavan_sutar]

@@hwhelo9495 ohh

[@ArnoldsKtm]

I used to ride BMX. Transitioning to mountain bike and trying BHop was so exhausting. This really uses a lot of your strength.

[@MondisCrow]

I seem to have a hard time getting out of the L position and throwing my hips forward. I am assuming you are pulling on the bars to get back up from almost a seated position. Do you actually pull the bars towards you to give you enough leverage to get back up from the manual?

[@gramnylen5961]

You shouldn't be using your hands at all for a manual/bunny hop

[@MondisCrow]

+Gram Nylen It certainly looks as if he is pulling that bike into his stomach. I know he is launching his hips forward but if you watch him very closely you can see that he is definitely pulling back which I suspect is to get back up out of the L position. I need to work on getting my timing down better. I think I am doing exactly what he says is the common mistake of waiting to long to try and launch forward.

[@rileylas9623]

This video helped a lot, my feet slip off the pedals sometimes but I bought better pedals so hopefully that will help

[@pushkarmadan5455]

#ASKGMBN can you make some detailed vid on rear wheel lift using hard tail.

[@stephenwain4195]

@GMBN I really enjoy all your skills videos. When I was young we just fell off a lot and didn't make much progress because we never knew these techniques.

[@johnwest4788]

Amen!

[@VanDungLe2510]

That rear wheel lift looks really impossible @@

[@chinonian7729]

Believe me or not but I can do it...

[@VanDungLe2510]

Of course you can do it ! A lot of people can do it ( not all of them). Neil can do it, means other people can do it ( except me )

[@y0utubr3]

Tbh i found this step way easier than the manual

[@Petr388]

Try to do it first in really slow speed with braking with your front break to complete stopping, that will give your brain the notion of the move of your hips towards the bars and transfering your weight forward. Then you can start to do it without the help of the brake. Thats how i learnt it and it was really easy

[@VanDungLe2510]

How long did it take you to learn it ?

[@rxxn0389]

Thank u so much man! I am riding my bike for so many years now but i nevee knew how to lift up my rear wheel! I‘ve never thought off pushing against my pedals! Greetings from Austria

[@mayankchaudhary4056]

#askgbn will bunny hopping can damge our MTB ??

[@123claireify]

Mayank Chaudhary no

[@slicky3677]

depends what components your mtb has

[@nothinghqppened5519]

Im so happy right now because i just learnt to bunny hop and this was the video that made that happen so i just say thanks!

[@CYOTsNiper]

What bike are you using in the video?

[@aaronmorgan1879]

that's a hot ht

[@abhinavsharma7916]

Scott 905c

[@akshaysanjayshinde2253]

Thank you sir it will be very useful across speed breakers😊

[@xxx132amz]

#AskGMBN What are your thoughts on Sr Suntour XCR fork ?

[@jd0614]

+Sarcastic Gamer LOL!!!

[@samhilton1562]

My first bike had one, it pretty much packed up after about 10 rides, honestly steer clear of budget suntour forks, they are absolute garbage, save your money and get something with a Rockshox sektor or something like that

[@rupertbrooker]

So good to see a hard tail, +bike, flat peddle skill video. More and lots more please. How about the joy of jumping hard tail?

[@legoP62519]

Guys how to manual a rigid??

[@anendlessgrove196]

You literally do the SAME EXACT THING

[@justinf6758]

How would it be different please tell please

[@cameronmarler2589]

Being a younger, newer mountain biker,your channel has helped me out,but it would be cooler to start doing more hard tail videos

[@ironore8677]

How tall is Neil?

[@gmbn]

+Corey Hamelin 178cms

[@StinkEye71]

+Global Mountain Bike Network me too xD exactly 178 cm

[@rcs2003]

+StinkEye//GFX Designer O.o He looks much smaller on video

[@maniac0303]

+rcs2003 : maybe the plus size tires and the dropped seatpost matter.

[@viviryder]

He's a giant next to me. i'm a good 20cms shorter, however once on the trails i find it makes no odds. And no one ever wants to borrow one of my bikes, which is good...

[@rizzary2323]

Hey I just wanted to let you know that you guys have taught me so much! And I really like your channel!

[@growienautgtgaming7761]

Can u do it on TANDEM!? XD

[@reod12x25]

set your fork up to be bouncy, and it will help you pop the wheel up higher.its working for me, I swaped out my stock suntour 80mm shock out for a lighter 120mm Manitou marvel comp fork.

[@tim1499]

Landing bunnyhops that nose heavy look and feels ugly.

[@Nanchi]

the bike you have is exactly like mine seat as low as it goes long stem and seat is at perfect place around 3 to 5 mm up lol nice to see y'all on a bike I am used to

[@BenTheBikerBoy]

#longlivechainsaw

[@jaxwagen4238]

Thanks for making videos for us hardtail riders!

[@Qzhfx]

Next: How To Manual a Hardtail. plz 🙏🙏🙏

[@noahboostmaster2149]

YES!!!!!

[@piotrlobacz]

Yes! Seems like Neil struggled to keep manual on this bike.

[@Qzhfx]

Peter Wobacz haha indeed

[@Vanadium]

Lucas Cornette if you listen you know why, the bike is to big for him and the stem also don't help to do it. If your bike is to large for you, you never get good results. This can also send you more often into the hospital.

[@michaeljames3483]

Please do more videos on bunnyhops because I have tried and tried but I still can’t do it. I have a larger bike so this video was very useful but I still can’t get my weight back that far.

[@samhilton1562]

Literally exactly the same as a full sus

[@justinf6758]

Yeah idk why everyone likes to see hard tails so much lol. They just make me ache just seeing him land that

[@jetsgo66]

+Justin F they are easily 5x as common as full sus, and they handle differently. I prefer to watch hardtails, it's more fun to see them take on obstacles.

[@TheROOTminus1]

+Sam Hilton Basics are the same, but not having a rear shock to compress, the throwing weight back needs to be exaggerated and popping the back wheel is so much more difficult. On the trails I avoid the hop on my hard-tail unless I absolutely have to, tend to just manual then unweight the rear

[@samhilton1562]

Rob J​ Nah, the shock absorbs the compression, hopping a hard tail is far easier

[@sultanabran1]

+Rob J it's all the same technique. i just hear excuses

[@blueicejk2941]

Thank you GMBN! Best video yet on the bunny hop. Normal everyday bike with an 80 mil stem. So damn frustrated I can't manual.

[@kirthanr4496]

that Scott scale looks so good, my dream bike

[@POLITICALLYSTUPID]

Thanks. Going to practice this on my first proper mountain bike since 1994! Been betting into mtb very much now...after moving to Canada. Might make a fool of myself on the road in front but hey

[@benlewis9498]

Great video...Helped me nail it straight away...More hardtail videos please

[@SVQGOT]

thanks for the video! I grow up wiht hard tails and no clips (and still with a Canyon SLX 9.0 hard tail) so bunny hop OK as it was the only way to jump an obstacle in old days. But I'm not good at manual, I was trying to pump the rear wheel to manual following your previous video... Better to try almost just back :)

[@sagarkerketta6226]

Thanks bro.... I really.. learned bunny hop .. I can't believe it 😱

[@Iamgodslike]

Wow, that video was game changer, so much helpful , now I'm finally start practicing, thank u so much!

[@kylian2467]

Thank you so much this is the exact video is was looking for cause this is the type of bike I ride.

[@McKevittS]

What skills do you need to master more on a hard tail vs then on a full suspension. Or to reword it, What skills are used more common for a hard tail rider then in use on a full suspension bike. A full vid on this would be very helpful for beginner bikers since 90+% of us start on a hardtail

[@jakubknioa1159]

2:25 I think that that's the point! I was doing that but not with pulling the pedals;more like trying to move my feets upwardsand taking the pedals with it. I'm not very sure if it's that huge difference, but I m gonna try it out today. Maybe it will bring better results :D

[@DustyRiderTrailSeries]

avid fan of your vids lot of lesson for mountain biking.. thanks for sharing.

[@db1654]

Hey thanks very much. I've been 'spudding' for years, with flat pedals! Went out this afternoon after watching this and am now hopping mad 🙂

[@db1654]

@ehaso can't say much about technique, but I find having something to jump over helps. Also, a personal team of cheerleaders increases motivation.

[@db1654]

@ehasoprob best seeking advice from the experts, and keep practicing. I could try and help but I might make it worse!

[@Asheyk]

hi Neil we love the way you present everything. I bought a hardtail bike first, got stolen, bought another for 3 grand and now same people chasing me who stole my first bike. Please suggest how to prevent my bike to get stole or snatch ? Many thanks

[@gmbn]

Be sure to always lock up and get it insured!

[@lecco666]

move house

[@ptrkbikes339]

Awesome! I've been waiting for this hardtail video. thanks!

[@jakeriot69]

Thank you mate! I'll go out now to practice it.

[@richardrude3942]

Awesome looking hardtail!

[@dojajaje]

i just learned this skill,surely it needs improvment,but if you have hard time lifting rear wheel(like me),i will give you fresh tip,backfoot is key ,you are lifting your rear wheel with your backfoot,and your frontfoot is just balancing,you also need to push your handlebars.. like i said after months and months of practicing ,it finally clicked, so dont give up

[@haddedoussama5756]

I like this hartrail. It's pretty agressive.

[@paddlehard5722]

Neil nailed it. (again)

[@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14]

Pls guide us on how to do the drop using hardtail and how to descend downhill with a hardtail

[@khongorzulbatbayar7546]

Really great guys i learned to bunny hop by watching this video

[@filipcapric823]

thank you so much i learn how to do this and now i am doing it very well

[@julieboroks3411]

Thanks for this detailed tutorial, it helps alot.

[@stuartspilling5828]

I'm building my own full suspension bike from scratch, at the moment I have a good hardtail. Due to strong legs I don't have an issue with bunny hops, but learning a manual I find difficult,

[@mdgrech]

Dude awesome, can't wait to try this.

[@nevenreynolds7417]

Hey GMBN Guys, Thanks for all the cool tips. Could you please do some videos on tips for aggressive enduro style hardtail riding, especially cornering and riding really steep rocky stuff. Ive been playing with it a bit and it really fun but seriously tests your riding ability. Thanks

[@zoulou67gang59]

Please more hardtail videos!! Thank you

[@benrowe1171]

Finally, more hardtail videos

[@iraqsniper2007]

best explanation ive seen yet

[@KnightoftheLord1]

I have watched countless bunny hop videos. I cannot. For the LIFE of me. GET MY BACK WHEEL UP!!!

[@jackjones4152]

Have you figured it out?

[@KnightoftheLord1]

@@jackjones4152 No I don't even try any more. :)

[@BruceWayne-uc5fd]

All of your videos are amazing☺

[@walloham1018]

Best tutorial ive seen and now i can bunny hop correctly.still gotta practice though

[@ripfletching]

Thanks I'm old and fat ! 😜And really trying to get into Mountain bike riding. Wish I could afford a better bike. But do love your videos

[@kanishkaroy1159]

That helped a lot thanks guys do more hard tail vids

[@alexanderreyes8513]

thanks for this, please more hard tail tricks

[@andy198712]

great to see more Hard Tail vids!!

[@chilatelover]

Really well explained. Thank you

[@gottaloveshortfilms]

😱 your bikes are just sooo cool

[@ollyhammond4439]

Would love to see more non xc hardtail videos !

[@wilv.theeverything9836]

Thank you my man. I got it. It's been two months now I become fanatic for mountain bike. And I know now what I want for a bike. Trail and downhill bike. I'm using xc bike, a hard tail bike, but I'm starting to change some parts to make it like downhill bike. I change my stem to short(40mm) and riser handle bar(720mm length). I'm my doing it right?

[@marcinkrzywonos9081]

Thanks for making this video! Finnaly i do bunny hop right :)

[@UNSCSiRL]

Yes some hard tail action, cheers lads

[@Toastybear1]

god only knows how this actually works when you look at the rear wheel lift- its amazing really how you don't just jump off the pedals- it feels so natural but loos amazing!

[@Toastybear1]

***** yeah right!! good analogy!- i want to point out, i can bunny hop quite well!! :P it just looks like magic when you see it from the side in slow motion!!

[@SKISMONE.666]

Going out now at 420am to practice the L. So far superior video.

[@jackzahllor7064]

Thanks. Simple explanation. Good video :)