The Bunny Hop | Mountain Bike Skills Analysis

[@gmbn]

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[@dadbod4life]

The closest to being a pro mountain biker i get, is watching these videos while getting paid at work!

[@EvilSlothsTony]

😂 same.

[@mrvillamayor2581]

👋 same!!!

[@aashishkumarrai]

Exactly! 🥵😂

[@bahubacommon]

I've been a serious mtber for over 20 years and finally learned to bunny hop at 57. It is everything Martin says. There are sooo many ways to use it on a trail. Not just hopping over obstacles, but gapping ditches & puddles, hopping onto ledges, popping off roots, jumping, etc. There is something very magical about executing a good BH. It's taken my riding to another level.

[@chiccorocker]

The bunny hop is really a fun trick to know. It's super exciting to jump your first log or rock or fallen tree and never gets old. Take the time, be patient and learn it, so much fun.

[@Outsideville]

03:21 Impressive hops by Martyn for sure.

[@einfachnichtderwahre8498]

I’ve never thought about Bunnyhops that deeply. Great vid🔥

[@jaredlash5002]

I don't have a mountain bike, but do ride a large, heavy, drop bar touring bike. Riding along the concrete revetments along the Chicago lakefront. Once while riding, I ended up in a situation where I couldn't change my line choice because of pedestrians and other cyclists, and had to bunny hop that barge of a bike over a 1 foot gap in the concrete. Super great skill to have, especially when dealing with crumbling infrastructure.

[@jimmy8x541]

Somehow managed to go OTB while practicing bunny hops last weekend. Big big hematoma on my shin from the frame crashing onto me. 7 days later I'm back on the bike and making progress with my hops :)

[@herbwhitmore4482]

I was hopping up curbs and other obstacles in 1975 , started racing BMX in 1977

[@poledog2414]

Here’s to hoping I learn it by accident 😂

[@SHAD9Wprodz]

Amen to that! haha...been trying to learn the bunny hop for what seems like an eternity

[@crazydude5342]

I forgot to add you have to lean forward sharply as well

[@yengsabio5315]

Oh no... I hope you don't get into accident while learning to bunny hop by accident!

[@mattgies]

I love these rare essay-type videos. More, please!

[@luisitotv7699]

Bunny Hop Is Bread and Butter of MTB, after I learned how to Bunny Hop, I had more fun in the Trail and I started to hit small jumps and Bunny Hopping Rocks..

[@MultiPlew]

Still trying to master the bunny hop at 48. Started when I was about 12. Big gab in between though.

[@yengsabio5315]

Are you on a hardtail or full-suspension?

[@2loco]

🤣🤣 I'm with you mate. I started at 12 too, I'm now 39 and still cant fkn do it.

[@blindtrader4103]

Keep it up! I'm 48 and have just masted it. Took from Match last yeat to just a few months ago. Practice most days out the front of the house.

[@junka1975]

I can't wheelie or manual for more than a few inches but the bunnyhop is my favourite, I like to whip the rear of the bike out a bit when I do it for a bit of added style.

[@mattgies]

I like doing that too, although it has almost crashed me a few times when I've landed funky.

[@bendevonport2183]

Awesome video from a man who knows a thing or two about bunny hops. Looking well Martyn.

[@yengsabio5315]

Really exerting effort at my end to learn manual, bunny hop, etc., as I find them essential in mountain biking. Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines!

[@riffmeisterkl]

I remember practicing ollies non stop as a kid. Doing it at 50 takes a lot of relearning ;)

[@zarleez]

Great explanation and analysis..I will continue practice my bunny hop lesson right away.. 🐇🐇

[@casestudymtb]

Feels a lot like a video I did a month or so ago, called "why you need to learn the bunny hop and how it revolutionized my riding". Some cool new Info in here though. I really dig this format for Martyn, they guy knows his stuff, so getting a straight up, mater of fact breakdown of these skills from him is great to see!👍

[@frontierfishingwithRyanMacD]

A basic and essential skill to learn!!

[@RobGams]

Analysis of technical climbing and ratcheting particularly.

[@mixification]

For those who are trying to master the bunny hop, lift the front up first, angle your feet downwards and lift the rear with your legs whilst simultaneously shifting your weight forwards. It's really simple once you get the rhythm and one of the best skills to learn especially for jumps.

[@leftaroundabout]

No. That is pretty useless advice. If you try to “lift the front up” (without already having a reflex feeling for how the bunny hop works), you'll find yourself in a position over the bars, and from there there's no way to shift the weight even further forwards or lift the back up (except by the pedals clips, which is generally agreed to be not good technique). The most crucial move is actually at the start to get your mass to the _back_ rapidly enough (while both wheels are still on the ground), so the front rises _without_ pulling it towards you. Only from there (i.e. basically from a brief manual) does the actual hop start, and there's still no lifting of the back wheel at this point. You first need to accelerate your body forwards, i.e. _upwards_ because the bike is now in wheelie position; this only works because the rear wheel is still on the ground so you can push yourself off it. It's mostly this body-accelerating that requires angling the feet down, not something about lifting the rear wheel. Then, when your body has enough forward+upward momentum, the bike follows pretty easily by a combination of yanking the handlebars forwards and suspension/tyre preload. So, a bunny hop is really mostly about jumping _the body_ and getting the bike in the right position to do that, not about lifting the bike itself. That's the easy part, because the bike is much lighter than your body.

[@CiderPang27]

Everything I learned to do on a bike was on a bmx, wheelies, bunny hops, jumping cars etc. Maybe showing my age a bit.

[@justicechase9261]

Have you guys done a video on Inverted forks Vs Standard ?

[@jerryvolpini7987]

The bunny hop is an essential mtb skill! No way around it!

[@kzetting]

How about learning on a hard tail as in my case. Does the technique differ to a full suspension?

[@2loco]

Beard looks really good one you mate! Thanks for the video. I can't bunnyhop for shite. 😂

[@saddleweary9709]

Please make a coil/air/preload/ comparisons for bunny hops and jumps

[@xx-----------xx873]

Basically the less suspension the better.

[@saddleweary9709]

@@xx-----------xx873 I think I messed my request up by trying to shorten it but I'm wandering what are the differences in preloading the sup. before going into a jump between air and coil. I'm thinking about changing to coil plus I thought it might be a video idea

[@xx-----------xx873]

@@saddleweary9709 No difference between them if the spring rate and compression damping is the same.

[@saddleweary9709]

@@xx-----------xx873 Well I sure didn't know that. I guess that's why I've never heard anyone talk about it. Thanks man

[@junglethecannibal8595]

in me 40s and still trying to learn to bunny hop

[@darkm12]

I haven't mastered bunny hopping because I've felt like it was inefficient on flat ground. If I am not assisted by speed, incline, or a small bump/root, then a bunny hop feels like I'm doing upper body workouts that immediately tire me. Also I have always been riding XC-oriented geometry (67+ deg) that make a bike harder to pick up until I overfork it or add a riser bar. For logs and and roots on flatish terrain, I just keep my tires planted and roll it while unweighting the front and back wheels seamlessly. That seems faster than constantly doing what feels like chin ups. I think I need to practice manuals and also shed some bike weight...hopping 30 lbs at 140ish lbs is kinda sucking for me.

[@TheDjcarlos67]

Posted one min ago and already a thumbs down? Makes you wonder why they bothered as they couldn't have actually watched more than the intro 🤔

[@mstvir]

They definitely cannot bunny hop

[@s14tat]

Was going to say the samething

[@hyperdrift4402]

I have a mountain bike but it do not have spring in the front and back so it is very difficult to bunny hop

[@davidheneke7033]

Please do a feature on Greg Minnaar.

[@bgib23451]

Is the women’s bike “charcoal” or “denim blue” It’s listed both ways and I don’t want to mistakenly order the wrong one.

[@MrJwhittaker93]

I wish i could tag you, Martyn, so you didnt miss this… but; do you do any poetry or even song writing or write any fictional literature? I know its not bike related but hey ho. If you do it would be awesome for you to share some with us! Wether it be dirt shed show / instagram or whatever. And if you dont write i think you should, although im presuming you write your own script or your unscripted when i say this. I think your really good with words and your delivery flows in a way i think would suit poetry / spoken word. But yeah! I so hope you reply and turn out to be the next Shakespeare / T.S Eliot 😂

[@martynashtonGMBN]

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for the kind words mate. All us presenters generally write our own scripts. We’re all trying to put out vids with good content that is helpful. So I’m really pleased you liked this one ☝️

[@mattgies]

@@martynashtonGMBN The man himself! I agree with Jonathan that you're a great writer, and I'd like to see more of these essay-type videos.

[@martynashtonGMBN]

@@mattgies @jonathanWhittaker Glad you like that style of video. We have a couple more coming (Manual and an EWS based analysis too) so look out for those.

[@attilariez4939]

I have freaky short legs, cant push my hip back to reach the freehub level. This makes me struggle to lift the front up. Any advice?

[@mattgies]

Smaller bike, shorter stem, narrower bars, and/or smaller wheels?

[@ls66]

So as a newbie to mountain biking at around 60 years old. What I'm seeing is that there seems to be a similarity between the manual and the beginning of a bunny hop. So is learning one before the other better?

[@robertlee5768]

I would say getting the manual technique down massively helped me bunnyhop. I tried for a long time and could never get the motion or timing right. Once I practiced manuals a bit (still not good at them, but can get the front up without much thought), I found that the bunny hop wasn't too much of an extension. Breaking it down as 1) Manual front wheel up 2) Shift forward and scoop the pedals 3) Level out the bike made it WAY easier for me. Although the biggest thing for me was just trying for hours and hours out front of my house! I'm sure the neighbors think I'm a fool, but that's the price we pay I suppose

[@ls66]

@@robertlee5768 thanks bud. I've been try to get bunny hops but I think I'm going to spend some time on manuals. I got my trackstand and wheelie down pretty good but struggling with the bh.

[@wilburfpv]

I've been having trouble with flat pedals. My MTB shoes don't grip very well, making it very hard to help scoop up my back wheel. Any tips?

[@boblanfrancki5132]

Don t scoop just apply pressure into your pedales whilst having your feet inclined. Combine this while pushing your handlebars forward and you should have no problem

[@wilburfpv]

@@boblanfrancki5132 thanks, that clears things up. Thanks for the more in depth explanation.

[@markjones4896]

How about a tutorial on bunny hopping on a 29er hardtail or full sus

[@yengsabio5315]

"Do the bunny hop" 🎵🎶🎤🔊

[@sanabibimtb]

Great video dude awesome stuff! Very informative! Thank You from me and my Channel (Sana Bibi MTB)❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

[@robertlee5768]

I'm a pretty trash rider but I'm pretty sure I bunny hop higher than Neil and I just really really needed that yakno?

[@robertlee5768]

Please no one tell me he isn't trying his hardest, let me have this

[@tinastaley625]

Love the bike design kzbin.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L and functionality. It is hard to align the front tired to center the disk brakes. The brake wheel touches the stationery side of the brake caliper and pad. I aired the tire up to 40 psi as the markings say 40-60psi. Left the house for a few hours and came back to an exploded innertube.All in all it seems to be a good bike. Have not ridden it yet though so that's the max of my knowledge. Update, put a new innertube made sure the tire was set properly and it did the same thing in under 20 minutes as second pic shows.

[@gunshipanropace2gunshipand119]

Learning for 2 years now can't still do it that's why I opt for the English version its way easier

[@notparanoid912]

Can you do a consistent manual"pop"? It felt for me in the beginning more poping a manual and leveling out bevor it ist alll the way up. Later i started jumping with the feet at the same timing like the leving out

[@corn5341]

I just keep smashing my shins on my petals that’s my issue

[@mnmarcus4070]

Hmmm

[@christinenarcilla7833]

First comment ❤️

[@ROWDMedia]

Do Whips and style... too many dead sailors out there it’s painful to watch 🤣

[@bobothericefarmer1878]

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[@th_js]

Not again

[@Noname-id5zl]

First

[@Tito_jus]

First but fourth

[@adamkelly6264]

not keen on algorithm bait like this, its like a piss-take of the worst youtube vids. 9min of the same few points over and over.