I'm so glad I watched this video a few weeks ago. At the time I didn't practice it, but yesterday I was forced to learn how to do this while out on the road. I'd've been flipped off my bike by a pot hole if I hadn't bunny hopped over it. Thanks GCN
this is brilliant stuff, what made you guys think of doing this is incredible. Warms my heart that people like you get to do the things you like and amazing a load of people at the same time, keep at it!
To Buny hop you need to jump yourself first, the trick is to pull the bike up with you. Front wheel is easy just pull up, the back wheel will then lift if you push the bars forward and up - away from the center of gravity of the bike. If you do this right the peddles will rise under your feet as you pull them up (even flat pedals). Key point if you have any weight pushing down on you pedals the back wheel will not lift!!! Honed the skill many years ago on bmx. Clips do allow you to pull the back up with your feet, essential if you're trying to hop with paniers!
Both of you are doing it wrong, it’s the arrow keys, get rid of them, the true button is cntrl+F8 and then you can open the dev... wait no press F12 on browser for inspect element and put Game.Earn ({number you want}) And there’s the infinite xp you get The alternative to that is pressing Win+G on a windows os and opening gamebar and recording your screen The other alternate is pressing Q
So I just tried this, and it worked! Mind you, I am lifting off about 3 cm from the ground, but I was finally able to get both wheels off. For those having a lot of trouble like I did, I tried for a long time with my heavy commuter and I was never able to lift up the back wheel. So I put on some running shoes and tried on my light road bike (without clipping in) and I was able to lift the back wheel fairly easily.
If anyone is having trouble with the back wheel, make sure your shoes have good grip on the pedals, and right after you lift the front wheel, try leaning forward a little and doing the scoop motion shown in the video.
Lean forward, make sure your chest is ahead of your handlebars, then scoop up your pedals with you feet. Basically to get this technique, put one foot on the ground and kick your pedal backwards and the front wheel should come up. Then do it with both feet.
instead of leaning forward when you have the freontwheel in the air, try to use the scooping technique to pull the upward with your feets. That will help to jump higher and land on both wheels instead of landing only frontwheel (it can hurt your wrist). My bunnyhop record is 120cm. (On a trialsbike)
I never did it before, but thought I could hop a curb easily - I should've watched this video first because I really screwed up. I'll practice, taking baby steps, until I'm ready. Thank you.
This is awesome! I really need someone to break this down for me. Everyone just kept telling they just do it and couldn't explain it. With this video I got it in 10 minutes, and I was able to clear a tree stump.
this amazes me in two ways, one Martyn is so young, and walking!!! Second, the technique will get you nowhere on a Mtb except the ER, if it were ever tried on the trails.
its pretty easy, just you have pedals that gives some grip then. i use to tilt my feets front words and press them to the pedals and then its just to lift your legs with some power! and lifting the hole bike is like doing a wheelie and doing the back wheel thing at the same time! you will have a lot of funn! :D
We should probably point out that this is part one - teaching you the basic technique of doing two things and putting them togteher into one motion. Part two - getting bigger with bunnyhops - will be out soon.
Thanks Martin, worked on it and cracked - pretty well I think - but like your video my movements are two distinct movements. What I'm struggling with is getting the rear wheel up whilst the front wheel is still in the air - any tips on how to move to this next stage?
Rob Pratt - think of it as a smooth process. Get the two individual parts down. Work on it as a process - lift the front wheel and as it's in the air try and bring the rear up. If you can do it in two parts, you can do it as one, it'll just be a matter of practice.
The thing is, if you're using clips you end up with bad technique as you're just jumping and lifting the bike up under you. It is much easier, but it's not a real bunnyhop that allows you to get much more air to get over larger obstacles.
Martyn is such a legend, he can pull off cool tricks thought he's using half of his body.....and I am unable to lift the rear wheel although I try alot
cool. I learned to bunny hop by lifting the handle bars and getting momentum then swinging them front-down to catapult the back wheel in the air. This may not be as safe if the front tire digs in to something first when you land, but scooping with the feet makes me feel like my knees are going into the ground and my chest into the handle bars.
maybe it's international translation? but that is more a "Bronco" move. As the animal does (youtube bucking broncos to see) that is where the motion became the name of the move. with both wheels temporarily of the ground together (front first) like the animal does when trying to send the human off him in competitions. I myself am a New Yorker, but I am aware Wild Horse competitions competitions are big in the States. I think of a bunny hop as pulling strait up, both wheels together, like the big jump shown in the video. Does not need to be that far but both wheels. Bronco= front then back, both temporarily in air together. great video, thanks for another. I have watched all of them. 👍👍
Thanks for the video! Can you do one on how to get massive air doing a Bunny Hop? I have no problem going up curbs and what not but in the Road Bike Party 2 video, y'all are hopping over Tennis Court nets!
Thanks! GCN, look please at subtitles section in Video Manager! Added many translations to your videos including this one, but only one was published :D Cheers!
just go out and practice, once you get it it's pretty simple, but it takes a lot of practice to get there, the main idea though is to point your toes a bit down and do a scooping motion with your feet i guess. Idk it'll make sense once you start practicing, but it is very possible to do without clippons
A bunny hop is when both wheels come off the ground at the same time staying level throughout the process. And a J-Hop is when you lift the front wheel and push forward to get back wheel off the ground with the front.. J-hopping is much easier.
you dont need fixed shoes to bunnyhop. it works with all kinds of pedals. important is to put ur body weight onto the handle bar. bend your toes downwards a bit and push back and up. then bend your knees slightly to give it more air. dont forget to put your bodyweight on the handlebar else you can slip off the pedals and hurt yourself.
Yay i got off the ground!! still very small jump but it feels good!! I am trying to learn this to be able to avoid pot holes or other unavoidable hazards (God forbid, touch wood!!) =D
Don't get cocky though guys, I did going up a curb on my road bike but messed up and smacked the back wheel on the curb and split the inner tube and tyre. Slight scuff on the rim too. Even for a cheap tyre and inner tube from decathlon its still annoying to pay for something that could have been avoided
I ride a 26'er turned cyclo-crossbike, weighs around 30 lbs. Trying to lift the front just makes it slam back down and lifting the rear feels heavy. Should I modify my stance?
Good video although it really isn't difficult. I just taught myself when I was about 10 after seeing someone do it on TV. Mind you, I have put myself in hospital a few times by copying things I've seen done on TV. :-D
hey martyn, Never done a bunny hop before and have been riding around the city(nyc) and use the manholes as my markers, makes the ride more interesting! am actually jumping up curbs now!! i wanted to know how high should the scooping motion get before you can go for further gaps?
@Ezio, I don't think he is using shoes with cleats in this video...it appears he is just using normal shoes with SPD-SL pedals. That's probably a better (safer) way to practice initially if you have clip-less pedals.
I keep trying, but I guess it's a lot harder to get the back wheel up because I don't have clip in pedals, front wheel is fine, just the back wheel seems to stick to the ground when I try to scoop it up... I guess that MTB is hard to hop on? Or am I just a crap rider?
Global Cycling Network Yeah, thanks for that, trying to get a wheelie up and going too though, but I'm going to spend the next couple of days on the bike getting fitter and getting these skills done and dusted
Matt Warriner I dont use clips on any bike i own (or have owned), my tips are for are 1) Skate style shoes- very helpful when and/or if you lose your footing on pedals when doing it 2)Pedals- pedals with raised bumps or pegs are what will hold your shoe in very well (if your pedals are very worn out flat thats no bueno)
Boots work great too, change the seat to be lower, you can only get as high as the seat allows before it hits you in the butt. and give it time, i did BMX and i couldn't bunny hop what so ever, but after time (and looking at other people do it) it got easy... Happy hopping my friend! :D
Technological_Alexander it is all about technique and training. Rear wheel should be liftes by pressure to handlebars. once they are up (with front wheel) you should press back on them while putting your weight forward. Your back wheel comes up naturally. Correct me if i am explaining it wrong, but that's the way i jump for quite a long time.
I was getting chased by a pack of stray dogs on a back road today. There was a little log across the road. Bunny hopped it and rode off into the sunset. You never know when it'll come in handy.
You want to dig back with your feet into your pedals and pull up with your legs. You feet are almost pointing toe down to be able to dig in to your pedals while pushing back, then up. I think they're going to post a part 2 video to explain it better? Keep practicing, it's all about getting the right movement, once you get it it'll be easy, just hard to explain.
I came to this video knowing how to hop with clips (duh, just jump), but I also knew that it's kinda cheating and quite ineffective. Very informative, let alone explained by the legend himself riding the Dogma. Many thanks!
you said i can do this on any bike but i still want to know , can i do this on my folding bike , wont it like fall apart , or fold when i'm on the air ?
i bunny hop through the city with my roadbike all the time. Now im thinking of gettign me a fullCarbon-fork. Im afraid the carbon-fotk is not as robust as the aluminium-fork. should i be afraid of?
He says that you may not lift up your front and back wheel at the same time, but what if you, like in a bike race (reaching over 45Km/h), have to jump over something? I just lift up both wheels...
i learned bunny hop first try, all i did was pull the front wheel up and yank ed the whole bike forward right after. i got a bmx so that might be easier too
First time I tried it I didn't do the back wheel step I just already knew how to list the front wheel then I just went for the whole thing and got a pretty good cut on my leg from my feet coming down and missing the pedal
You Hold Your Front Brake To Lift Back the Back Wheel? answer me plz :) i do much times .now i have seen the part 2 and i go up with my front wheel and then push bars toward and my self also but i cant get my back wheel up again ;(
I'm so glad I watched this video a few weeks ago. At the time I didn't practice it, but yesterday I was forced to learn how to do this while out on the road. I'd've been flipped off my bike by a pot hole if I hadn't bunny hopped over it. Thanks GCN
Wait...This isnt counter strike...
lol
☺☺☺☺☺☺
im so sad, he liked biking so much Respect martyn
Logan Lessard what happened to him???
and he still does
He enjoys life in other ways.
Don't be sad he still enjoys biking and you can often see him over on gmbn. It's just that he can't pedal anymore.
Lots of good info. I put dates paste in a bag as u do with home made gels. Has so many benefits for hard physical labor and for being out in the heat
this is brilliant stuff, what made you guys think of doing this is incredible. Warms my heart that people like you get to do the things you like and amazing a load of people at the same time, keep at it!
1 question only...where is bunny hop in this vid!?
Roflmaol
To Buny hop you need to jump yourself first, the trick is to pull the bike up with you. Front wheel is easy just pull up, the back wheel will then lift if you push the bars forward and up - away from the center of gravity of the bike. If you do this right the peddles will rise under your feet as you pull them up (even flat pedals). Key point if you have any weight pushing down on you pedals the back wheel will not lift!!!
Honed the skill many years ago on bmx. Clips do allow you to pull the back up with your feet, essential if you're trying to hop with paniers!
Very helpful and clarifying comment, thanks!
do i have to bind mwheeldown to +jump?
or are you doing it with space
You're overcomplicating it. Just press the A button.
Both of you are doing it wrong, it’s the arrow keys, get rid of them, the true button is cntrl+F8 and then you can open the dev... wait no press F12 on browser for inspect element and put
Game.Earn ({number you want})
And there’s the infinite xp you get
The alternative to that is pressing Win+G on a windows os and opening gamebar and recording your screen
The other alternate is pressing Q
@@Crumbaa what
vuki, just press Q... it’s earlier... take it from my experience
So I just tried this, and it worked! Mind you, I am lifting off about 3 cm from the ground, but I was finally able to get both wheels off.
For those having a lot of trouble like I did, I tried for a long time with my heavy commuter and I was never able to lift up the back wheel. So I put on some running shoes and tried on my light road bike (without clipping in) and I was able to lift the back wheel fairly easily.
It's very nice to see u recovered again!
If anyone is having trouble with the back wheel, make sure your shoes have good grip on the pedals, and right after you lift the front wheel, try leaning forward a little and doing the scoop motion shown in the video.
i can jump with the front wheel very good, but for me it seems impossible to jump with the rear wheel.
Malabubo "Random Videos" try pushing your feet backwards on the pedals. Get the individual phases nailed and then try combining them.
#Global Cycling Network Thanks for the tip, maybe my bike is to heavy?
Malabubo "Random Videos" It's very possible, I couldn't get a bike that was bought from wal-mart into the air but it was easy to lift up my new bike.
hey kid im from England me and my mates have our own track built out of mud all you have to do when you've lifted the front is lean forward and hop
Lean forward, make sure your chest is ahead of your handlebars, then scoop up your pedals with you feet. Basically to get this technique, put one foot on the ground and kick your pedal backwards and the front wheel should come up. Then do it with both feet.
instead of leaning forward when you have the freontwheel in the air, try to use the scooping technique to pull the upward with your feets. That will help to jump higher and land on both wheels instead of landing only frontwheel (it can hurt your wrist). My bunnyhop record is 120cm. (On a trialsbike)
I don't always bunny hop, but when I do, it's on a Pinarello Dogma.
Exactly. Give me the damn bike lol
Everything less than an dogma F8 wouldn't be really cool;)
I never did it before, but thought I could hop a curb easily - I should've watched this video first because I really screwed up. I'll practice, taking baby steps, until I'm ready. Thank you.
Love him
can't wait to wacth part two!
This is awesome! I really need someone to break this down for me. Everyone just kept telling they just do it and couldn't explain it. With this video I got it in 10 minutes, and I was able to clear a tree stump.
These tutorials are awesome! The best I've found on youtube so far! keep it up!
this amazes me in two ways, one Martyn is so young, and walking!!! Second, the technique will get you nowhere on a Mtb except the ER, if it were ever tried on the trails.
its pretty easy, just you have pedals that gives some grip then. i use to tilt my feets front words and press them to the pedals and then its just to lift your legs with some power! and lifting the hole bike is like doing a wheelie and doing the back wheel thing at the same time! you will have a lot of funn! :D
We should probably point out that this is part one - teaching you the basic technique of doing two things and putting them togteher into one motion. Part two - getting bigger with bunnyhops - will be out soon.
Thank you for simple and effective lesson.
I love thz! I'm a big fan of martyn ashton! Please GCN, make more videos on how to make a stunt with a road bike. like Martyn did.
Just love the pinarello action, like me using my colnago for teaching trials!!! Respect
I saw a guy do it a few days ago and was thoroughly impressed. He told me it's called bunny hop. It's just like yoga. Looks easy when others do it.
Where do you train guys? your video landscapes are awesone, hope someday i can train somewhere like that.
Thanks Martin, worked on it and cracked - pretty well I think - but like your video my movements are two distinct movements. What I'm struggling with is getting the rear wheel up whilst the front wheel is still in the air - any tips on how to move to this next stage?
Rob Pratt - think of it as a smooth process. Get the two individual parts down. Work on it as a process - lift the front wheel and as it's in the air try and bring the rear up. If you can do it in two parts, you can do it as one, it'll just be a matter of practice.
The thing is, if you're using clips you end up with bad technique as you're just jumping and lifting the bike up under you. It is much easier, but it's not a real bunnyhop that allows you to get much more air to get over larger obstacles.
Martyn is such a legend, he can pull off cool tricks thought he's using half of his body.....and I am unable to lift the rear wheel although I try alot
cool. I learned to bunny hop by lifting the handle bars and getting momentum then swinging them front-down to catapult the back wheel in the air. This may not be as safe if the front tire digs in to something first when you land, but scooping with the feet makes me feel like my knees are going into the ground and my chest into the handle bars.
Would have helped to see his whole body when showing the back wheel part.
David Dodel ikr but still nicea video
What Tsurani Tsurani said - Five Ten Freeriders. They're a great mountain bike/trials shoe, with a super-sticky rubber sole.
Thanks for the tip with t-shirt!
Finally figured it out! I can now do the basic Bunny hop. now to get more air...
Nice. Just got yourself another subscriber!
Description says this is part one, part two coming soon. As a "part one" video it makes sense.
Poor martins in a wheelchair now great to see a video of him riding tho
maybe it's international translation? but that is more a "Bronco" move. As the animal does (youtube bucking broncos to see) that is where the motion became the name of the move. with both wheels temporarily of the ground together (front first) like the animal does when trying to send the human off him in competitions. I myself am a New Yorker, but I am aware Wild Horse competitions competitions are big in the States. I think of a bunny hop as pulling strait up, both wheels together, like the big jump shown in the video. Does not need to be that far but both wheels. Bronco= front then back, both temporarily in air together.
great video, thanks for another. I have watched all of them. 👍👍
Thanks for the video! Can you do one on how to get massive air doing a Bunny Hop? I have no problem going up curbs and what not but in the Road Bike Party 2 video, y'all are hopping over Tennis Court nets!
You lucky I can’t even lift my front wheel
Thanks! GCN, look please at subtitles section in Video Manager! Added many translations to your videos including this one, but only one was published :D Cheers!
Great Work
just go out and practice, once you get it it's pretty simple, but it takes a lot of practice to get there, the main idea though is to point your toes a bit down and do a scooping motion with your feet i guess. Idk it'll make sense once you start practicing, but it is very possible to do without clippons
so much fun. I'm not gonna try any of that on my road bike though!!
I almost jumped off my bike switching back to normal pedals from clip pedals.
A bunny hop is when both wheels come off the ground at the same time staying level throughout the process. And a J-Hop is when you lift the front wheel and push forward to get back wheel off the ground with the front.. J-hopping is much easier.
Perfect Channel
you dont need fixed shoes to bunnyhop. it works with all kinds of pedals. important is to put ur body weight onto the handle bar. bend your toes downwards a bit and push back and up. then bend your knees slightly to give it more air. dont forget to put your bodyweight on the handlebar else you can slip off the pedals and hurt yourself.
I have seen so many tutorial on bunny hop but this one I would say is the best ever. Martyn Ashton is a good teacher.
Its the legend himself!!!
Miss U Martyn Ashton.
I learned it in this 2 months and like you said, the most important part is scooping your pedals
I'm bmx rider and watching this for me is like WTF
ikr? XD
Ikr ? What it means?
i was sat here like >.> dafuq?
Mikołaj Szczepka I know right*
Thanks ;)
Martin on fireeeeee
Peter sagan's bunny hop is awesome
In my country is very important to learn Bunny Hop, i live in México and there are a lots of holes in the road.
Yay i got off the ground!! still very small jump but it feels good!! I am trying to learn this to be able to avoid pot holes or other unavoidable hazards (God forbid, touch wood!!) =D
You r to good man
Martyn Ashton is teaching you man! I meant, a legend is teaching you, how could it be wrong?
Does bunny hopping can damage the headset of the bike? or any parts of the bike?
Don't get cocky though guys, I did going up a curb on my road bike but messed up and smacked the back wheel on the curb and split the inner tube and tyre. Slight scuff on the rim too. Even for a cheap tyre and inner tube from decathlon its still annoying to pay for something that could have been avoided
I ride a 26'er turned cyclo-crossbike, weighs around 30 lbs. Trying to lift the front just makes it slam back down and lifting the rear feels heavy. Should I modify my stance?
We miss you Martyn, get well soon mate!
Good video although it really isn't difficult. I just taught myself when I was about 10 after seeing someone do it on TV.
Mind you, I have put myself in hospital a few times by copying things I've seen done on TV. :-D
hey martyn, Never done a bunny hop before and have been riding around the city(nyc) and use the manholes as my markers, makes the ride more interesting! am actually jumping up curbs now!! i wanted to know how high should the scooping motion get before you can go for further gaps?
Thanks, is the 29er a hard bike to do tricks on because I find it very hard. Or is it the wrong bike to do tricks on? Cheers
You'll definitely be able to bunnyhop on a 29er, it's probably just a matter of time and practice :)
great video!!!
@Ezio, I don't think he is using shoes with cleats in this video...it appears he is just using normal shoes with SPD-SL pedals. That's probably a better (safer) way to practice initially if you have clip-less pedals.
Are clipless pedals or clips&straps necessary for lifting the rear wheel? I can't find a way to do it on just flat pedals
I keep trying, but I guess it's a lot harder to get the back wheel up because I don't have clip in pedals, front wheel is fine, just the back wheel seems to stick to the ground when I try to scoop it up... I guess that MTB is hard to hop on? Or am I just a crap rider?
Matt Warriner nah, you're not a crap rider. Just work on the scooping motion and you'll be able to get your back wheel in the air soon enough. :-)
Global Cycling Network Yeah, thanks for that, trying to get a wheelie up and going too though, but I'm going to spend the next couple of days on the bike getting fitter and getting these skills done and dusted
Matt Warriner I dont use clips on any bike i own (or have owned), my tips are for are
1) Skate style shoes- very helpful when and/or if you lose your footing on pedals when doing it
2)Pedals- pedals with raised bumps or pegs are what will hold your shoe in very well (if your pedals are very worn out flat thats no bueno)
I usually wear boots, but I finally managed to get the back wheel up, I can't get much height, but progress is progress
Boots work great too, change the seat to be lower, you can only get as high as the seat allows before it hits you in the butt.
and give it time, i did BMX and i couldn't bunny hop what so ever, but after time (and looking at other people do it) it got easy...
Happy hopping my friend! :D
Thank You
I don't get what u mean by scooping
Technological_Alexander kinda pushing back and up with your pedals...
I still cant bunny hop i can only lift my front wheel a bit. Could my bike be too heavy
Global Cycling Network do we need a special pedal(the kind that have hook on it) to do an bunny hop
Gary Yeh usualy no need for special pedals. Most pros recommend to train this with a pair of usual ones, because u may cheat with SPDs :)
Technological_Alexander it is all about technique and training. Rear wheel should be liftes by pressure to handlebars. once they are up (with front wheel) you should press back on them while putting your weight forward. Your back wheel comes up naturally. Correct me if i am explaining it wrong, but that's the way i jump for quite a long time.
Was that a Valentino Rossi "46" decal on your bike?
Are bunny hops bad for your spokes / wheels ?
Very good channel
I was getting chased by a pack of stray dogs on a back road today. There was a little log across the road. Bunny hopped it and rode off into the sunset. You never know when it'll come in handy.
Do you use brake on the rear wheel to help it easier to scoop up?
The rear wheel is really hard. : /
no shit. This lays the foundation of proper technique.
So for small things like curbs and cockroaches, I can bhop without doing a manual motion?
Thanks! After improving my bunny hop 2 months i can jump 30 cm! Very helphul! :)
I learnt to bunny hop,on my own,on flat pedals.For me,I just pull my front wheel up while pulling up my rear wheel(position your pedals at 45°)
Legend
You want to dig back with your feet into your pedals and pull up with your legs. You feet are almost pointing toe down to be able to dig in to your pedals while pushing back, then up. I think they're going to post a part 2 video to explain it better? Keep practicing, it's all about getting the right movement, once you get it it'll be easy, just hard to explain.
I came to this video knowing how to hop with clips (duh, just jump), but I also knew that it's kinda cheating and quite ineffective. Very informative, let alone explained by the legend himself riding the Dogma. Many thanks!
Very nice bunny hop
Martin Ashton is my idol
you said i can do this on any bike but i still want to know , can i do this on my folding bike , wont it like fall apart , or fold when i'm on the air ?
For bunny hop you have to put your weight backwards and raise handles and jump.
Can you do this with full pressured tires or do I have to go down to 40 psi or so?
Is there another way that you would recommend? :D
i cant scoop the back wheel up, but when my friend tried on my bike he nailed it, any suggestions
i bunny hop through the city with my roadbike all the time. Now im thinking of gettign me a fullCarbon-fork. Im afraid the carbon-fotk is not as robust as the aluminium-fork. should i be afraid of?
Is It not bad for the tyres?
He says that you may not lift up your front and back wheel at the same time, but what if you, like in a bike race (reaching over 45Km/h), have to jump over something? I just lift up both wheels...
Yes you can lift rear wheel with out them being clipped in.
i learned bunny hop first try, all i did was pull the front wheel up and yank ed the whole bike forward right after. i got a bmx so that might be easier too
good tips
First time I tried it I didn't do the back wheel step I just already knew how to list the front wheel then I just went for the whole thing and got a pretty good cut on my leg from my feet coming down and missing the pedal
Having a background in BMX makes this easy on a road bike
You Hold Your Front Brake To Lift Back the Back Wheel? answer me plz :) i do much times .now i have seen the part 2 and i go up with my front wheel and then push bars toward and my self also but i cant get my back wheel up again ;(