Guess you watch a lot of videos on how to bunny hop. Well look no further sir, this video will be the one to finally get you to learn the proper technique.
Cheers Ali - great vid - inspired me to get my bike out and give it a go. After an afternoon of sweat I can now confidently bunny hop my 54 yo bones over a 1" stick (you've got to start somewhere). Well done and thanks
You have given me alot of hope 45 tomoz, and just got given my onza bike, I used to ride bmx when I was a kid, but nobody warned me about alien it all feels, when u get a little older, a little older lol hahahahahaha
for real, your breakdown was perfect! And the multiple camera angles are great. I totally get 'it' now. You want to be bunny hopping like an olympic high jumper, basically putting the bike into a fosbury flop
i agree! I have road bicycles and thought it might be a good idea for my commuting to be able to do a modest, beginner height bunny hop...I've tried and failed, but you explained it so well i may try again. Mostly fear of falling backwards stops me even though my light bicycle has tried to wheelie by itself when i put a lot of pressure on a fast start. :)
I can bunny hop but I can't get those big hops. So I've been watching videos. This is by far the most descriptive, detailed and totally explained video I've seen. With the slo mo and play by play. Well played sir. Well played!
I’m a noob, but it seems like all the timing and technique in the world won’t help without the explosive power to launch that high. I may be wrong (noob), but I’m working on improving my vertical leap this winter.
I went mtn biking today near Mt Hood. I used my suspension lots of times going over horizontal roots. I could have bunny hopped them and landed flat on the trail. I'll be sure to work on it.
Hi, @Ali Clarkson! You said SPD pedals. What do You mean? I found that SPD are those with clips but You obviously don't have them... Thank, I'm noobie.
Can you do a tutorial how to do 180 and 360. I learnd the 180 but I still have to clear some thing and now I'm learning the 360 but I think I just need practice. Keep it going! :)
aw :) many thanks :) but i also cut my sinew and now i cant use my right hand for about 2 months , but ill try to use this time to start my arcade build only with my left hand :D
Hey Ali, Love your work. I think you missed a major point here that is pulling the handle bar into your stomach? I have been trying to do this all straight armed wondering why I get no height.
@@stopglobalswarming I can agree with you. The continuous communist attack on our free market, this time over a virus that has not had a death rate of the seasonal flu, where only sick and old, (both usually), people have to be careful. This market shut down and redistribution has marx written all over it. We do not elect people to be our baby sitter. We elect them to protect our liberty.
I admire you and live your videos but please stop showing thise red brick pos communist style buildings, remind me of why I left Poland in 2000 when I was 16, and moved to Chicago to my poor father from 1 million dollar house in Poland. So depressing
Great great video Ali!! I've been searching for trials tutorials all the time, but none of those impressed me much. Until I found yours!! You'll be a master of trials coaching! Please more tutorials, please!! :D
Awesome Tips, Ali!! :D Can you maybe talk about the differences between the fourplay and the acarde bikes and how the steel feels compared to the aluminium?! Can't decide between those two for my next bike...
Bunny hop in this video lands with both wheels/back wheel, while bunny hop on some video youtube lands on front. What is the difference? Which one is easier/safer for beginner to learn?
I think I know which video you mean, if so then he was just demonstrating what happens if you get the technique wrong, it’s not hugely more dangerous to land front wheel first on small hops but if you’re doing big ones then rear wheel landings are definitely better to aim for
This is brilliant! - I'm definitely trying this on rest periods for fun during my rides lol :) great tutorial buddy - specially the slow-mo american style hop explanation.
I just learned how to do a wheelie because of your videos also I am looking for a new bike do you think a trek marlin 5 is worth it because I am moving from a Walmart full suspension mountain bike
How do u pull ur handle bar so high towards ur waist ? What i did was just shift my weight back, but didnt see me pulling so high for the front wheel..
Do the high rise bars help? Do you have them just for turn downs? I'm trying to learn to bunny hop and manual and think that higher rise bars would make it easier to lift the front wheel.
Hi Ali, nice video. I've seen that for the bunny hop world record they use a standing start and are on the back wheel. Do you go higher this way or do you go higher when you roll in?
Your video is spot on! This is the best Bunny Hop tutorial video I have ever seen. That part with the leg from 4:16 to 4:53 was what most of the other Bunny Hop videos lack. After watching your vide yesterday evening, I was finally able to lift my back wheel! I thank you for the video
It works on my 109 kilo moped and also my ebike, i never did that tuck before but it's probably possible, anyways it was really hard on my ebike in the beginning but some of that difficulty was because i had a bit too soft damper with too slow rebound
Awesome tutorial mate! Indepth, clear and informative! Thankyou for this, I never considered tucking my ass next to the wheel for extra backend lift, I'm going to give this a go tomorrow... will be tricky cos I'm so used to hitting my ass on the back wheel 😂
Very good lesson. I just started riding trials about two weeks ago. So I'm just learning to bunny hop (and unlearning SPD bunny hop) and other stunts. It's difficult, but I hope that next summer I've learned something. I'd also like to see more of your lessons.
Awesome video, just wanted to say that if you're trying to learn how to bunnyhop, at least that was the case with me,I first learned how to English bunnyhop and then one day I accidentally did an American one and there you have it,I could do the American bunnyhop .so yeah,just don't give up if you can't do the American bunnyhop, keep practicing and you're gonna get it
mountain bike coaches teaching whips: "DON'T LAND SIDEWAYS UNLESS YOU WANT TO DIE" *ride is over, heading back to the car* *finds ali clarkson* 10:31 the coach: "FAKE NEWWS!!!"
awesome.. many respects REALLY AWESOME.. video was clear , sound was good only needed a few lightboxes on the sides or corners of frame.. too really fill in the shadows and like ' AWESOME rrrrrr !!!!!!!!!!!!
Watching your vlogs for some time now, I already thought sometimes you would be an amazing, patient and giving teacher/trainer for techniques around trials. This video is more than just confirmation my feeling was right. Keep it up!!! Really appreciate the time, effort and energy you put into your videos!
Haven't tried your tips yet, 41 years old now and what seemed to just come naturally back in the 80's (not that I was every very good with big Jumps or Bunny hops.) Could clear about 2 stacked decks (skateboards laid on their side interlocked) been feeling like maybe the 2 bikes I bought in the past couple years are the problem. Last year I bought a GT performer 26" cruiser hoping to mess around like I used to. Thanks for the vid! Was feeling disappointed. Like, why the fuck can't I do this anymore? Lol. I also always liked the bars forward, I'm 5'11 but the GT cruiser frame is massive so I can probably dial out a few degrees of bar angle. And hey, In Canada we call the "American Bunny Hop" a "Bronco" like a bucking Bronco. Front end up and kick the hind legs. 😂 cheers man
BITD we did not call those 2 wheeled hops " English" bunny hops. They were known as "Polish" bunny hops. Same with endos :" Polish wheelies" Not very PC, but thats how I grew up in the (American) Mid West referring to those moves in the early 80s.
Back in the early 80s the baddest bmxer was the late curt fujimoto and he would bunny hop over a bmx bike with the seat up high and do a completely flat table top. It was amazing to see as a kid
awesome instructional..I never knew there was an English and American Hop...does that have any connection to Equestrian riding...English and American? Can't imagine hopping and shifting the horse to one side...best video by far..you got skills..teaching and riding...
What kind of a turd would give this video a "thumbs down?" I'm 53 and I love this video. Nice job...trying to teach my lazy daughter how to do it on the f-ing expensive bike I bought her hoping to get her interested. Can you believe it, she wants to still play with dolls. ;-) (just kidding)
There is a 3rd step you are not talking about! When your jumping through foot high pole your handlebars come close to your body very much. They almost touch your thigh. It's as if the bike is almost vertical and then you push off the Pedals to get height with the body and then push bars forward. I feel this when practicing. But I can't get a foot yet on my 27.5 mtb. But I feel this mechanism and just can't seem to do it. It's something with throwing your body up quick.... This needs to be discussed😀😀😀
I learned how to bunnyhop here on TH-cam. I use a mountain bike, not a BMW, so obviously I can't go that high off the ground for a start. Also, I set the seat rather high, which is better for riding but that limits how high you can jump as well. But I usually only need to jump over curbsides anyway.
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this works perfectly
Greetings from the hospital!
lol
I was there 2 days ago😂
@Caleb Winkler it was a joke obviously, still i apreciate you said that
Those are the breaks..I've got a midface fracture... will I stop riding.. we'll see after the plate heals...I suspect that answer is no
@@erixccjc2143 he got me...I answered from hospital before I saw the funny side...I'm not joking
You definitely have a talent for teaching, please think about making more of tutorials because you're doing it right!
Nobody:
Every bunny hop video comment section: this is the best tutorial I’ve watched so far
Holy shit yes!
Guess you watch a lot of videos on how to bunny hop.
Well look no further sir, this video will be the one to finally get you to learn the proper technique.
Right 😂
lmao facts
Your name though!
This was the best Bunny Hop tutorial I've watched😁
Ali Clarkson Are you riding in Glasgow today?
Was about to say the same thing! Gosh, I've never seen any video as good as this! Got me pumped up on improving my bunny hop!
Remember the ass positioning is key to height 🤣🤣
That explains a lot, I have done only English one. And front/ back independently.
Why do i see this comment on every bunny hop tutorial vid???
0:27 I'm sure a lot of you already can bunny hop pretty well
_uh.. ....UHHH um .._ *NO!*
Nice, MTB rider here, this was one of the clearest explanations of a bunnyhop I've seen, cheers
Isn’t it a trials bike?
I would say, instructions unclear. Now I drive on the Everest. 👀
Cheers Ali - great vid - inspired me to get my bike out and give it a go. After an afternoon of sweat I can now confidently bunny hop my 54 yo bones over a 1" stick (you've got to start somewhere). Well done and thanks
Yeah I know how you feel. I'm 56 and can bunny hop ANY bike. Even my mongoose Brutus fat tire 26x4. Your never too old. 8)
You have given me alot of hope 45 tomoz, and just got given my onza bike, I used to ride bmx when I was a kid, but nobody warned me about alien it all feels, when u get a little older, a little older lol hahahahahaha
You should do more how to's dude.
for real, your breakdown was perfect! And the multiple camera angles are great.
I totally get 'it' now. You want to be bunny hopping like an olympic high jumper, basically putting the bike into a fosbury flop
Yes....moar please. These r super useful for 41 year old fart (me) who thinks starting trials now is a good idea :)
Dave Davies Totally agree!
You're young, I'm 50 years, and just started. It's good to know that I'm not the only one little bit older here.
i agree! I have road bicycles and thought it might be a good idea for my commuting to be able to do a modest, beginner height bunny hop...I've tried and failed, but you explained it so well i may try again. Mostly fear of falling backwards stops me even though my light bicycle has tried to wheelie by itself when i put a lot of pressure on a fast start. :)
When I was a kid, 70s, that was called a 'bronco'. A bunny hop was when both wheels left the ground simultaneously.
That makes sense actually, and it sounds cooler too!
yea i call these J hops
They are also called pro hops
I didnt even see the 70s and still i agree that a bunny hop is when both wheels leave the ground simultaneously
if you observed how bunnies hop you would come to conclusion that it is an appropriate term
One of the best bunny hop tutorials on TH-cam! Im gonna try to beat my personal record today! Thank you for the tips Ali, Cheers!!!
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From someone who cannot bunny hop, watching someone bunny hop is like magic. But watching someone pull off huge bunny hops like this is pure voodoo.
i never watched a bunny hop tutorial that actually explains everything! this is gonna help me a lot! thanks!
Reminding you to come back to this video once you become a world champion at DH racing
I can bunny hop but I can't get those big hops. So I've been watching videos. This is by far the most descriptive, detailed and totally explained video I've seen. With the slo mo and play by play. Well played sir. Well played!
I’m a noob, but it seems like all the timing and technique in the world won’t help without the explosive power to launch that high. I may be wrong (noob), but I’m working on improving my vertical leap this winter.
definitely should do more tutorials man. it's easy to tell you know a lot about riding and you explain it very well 👍 can't wait for the next video
0:27 I'm sure a lot of you already can bunny hop pretty well
uh.. ....UHHH um .. NO!
I went mtn biking today near Mt Hood. I used my suspension lots of times going over horizontal roots. I could have bunny hopped them and landed flat on the trail. I'll be sure to work on it.
Best instructional bike video I've ever seen.
You should do a vid on the highest / longest English hop though, just for the fun of it ;)
Thank you for doing this Ali. I've spent the best part of 20 years trying to get the knack of the humble BH. This should hopefully get it dialed in
So much positivity in these comments :) not only the best bunnyhop tutorial on TH-cam but the best comment section as well
Ali awesome video u should do more of these kinds of videos!!! cheera Ali!!!
Hi, @Ali Clarkson! You said SPD pedals. What do You mean? I found that SPD are those with clips but You obviously don't have them... Thank, I'm noobie.
Can you do a tutorial how to do 180 and 360. I learnd the 180 but I still have to clear some thing and now I'm learning the 360 but I think I just need practice. Keep it going! :)
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nice vid ali , you are a great teacher :) i cant go out for any riding because i cut my thumb , but watching your Videos is fun to :)
aw :) many thanks :) but i also cut my sinew and now i cant use my right hand for about 2 months , but ill try to use this time to start my arcade build only with my left hand :D
I just figured out how to do a tiny bunnyhop on my friends bike yesterday.
If you practice you will get great ones
Hey Ali, Love your work. I think you missed a major point here that is pulling the handle bar into your stomach? I have been trying to do this all straight armed wondering why I get no height.
Those shorts 😂😂
this is my new favorite vlog best bunny hop tutorial for trials :D :D :D
Sylvester Ser
yes dude
That moment when you cannot do anything on your own bike but like everything on the friends one with no problems. I need a new bike, mine is trash xD
Im watching this so after the quarantine. I stopped almost a year ago. Because of school and now I wanted to restart bmx but *coronavirus*
Cohen19 is a semitic hoax for Redistribution of Wealth
@@stopglobalswarming I can agree with you. The continuous communist attack on our free market, this time over a virus that has not had a death rate of the seasonal flu, where only sick and old, (both usually), people have to be careful. This market shut down and redistribution has marx written all over it. We do not elect people to be our baby sitter. We elect them to protect our liberty.
I've watched a few of your vids but this one specifically made me subscribe... cheers and happy riding!
This is very useful! I've currently got a 22.5" bunny hop on my enduro bike and I think tucking will really help me increase that. Thanks a ton, man!
I admire you and live your videos but please stop showing thise red brick pos communist style buildings, remind me of why I left Poland in 2000 when I was 16, and moved to Chicago to my poor father from 1 million dollar house in Poland. So depressing
I’ll do it on a nice uplifting sunny beach next time
Great great video Ali!! I've been searching for trials tutorials all the time, but none of those impressed me much. Until I found yours!! You'll be a master of trials coaching! Please more tutorials, please!! :D
Thanks Ali there is definitely a need for better trials tutorials from experienced riders. More please.
Wish me luck boys. Trying to pass my 70cm mark
I'm going to watch this a few times and try and smash some hearty hops on Monday ! Good video mate !
This is INSANE! We are quite old (the 1980s) over on this channel, but this is next level shit!
Awesome Tips, Ali!! :D
Can you maybe talk about the differences between the fourplay and the acarde bikes and how the steel feels compared to the aluminium?! Can't decide between those two for my next bike...
Ali Clarkson Thank you very much!! Then I'll go with the arcade. I quite like my old fourplay, but I'm up for something new...
Love how loud your cassette is
It's single speed bro.
1 million views nice
Thanks! Those views snuck up on me 😋
It as good as cj on gta san andreas
Bunny hop in this video lands with both wheels/back wheel, while bunny hop on some video youtube lands on front. What is the difference? Which one is easier/safer for beginner to learn?
I think I know which video you mean, if so then he was just demonstrating what happens if you get the technique wrong, it’s not hugely more dangerous to land front wheel first on small hops but if you’re doing big ones then rear wheel landings are definitely better to aim for
This is brilliant! - I'm definitely trying this on rest periods for fun during my rides lol :) great tutorial buddy - specially the slow-mo american style hop explanation.
I just learned how to do a wheelie because of your videos also I am looking for a new bike do you think a trek marlin 5 is worth it because
I am moving from a Walmart full suspension mountain bike
Jbob18 yes my friend has one and really enjoys it
Jbob18 I have the trek marlin 5
Did you get one? I have a Marlin 7 and love it, but the 5 looks great too. Almost the same gear as the 7 to a point.
I have a marlin 5. It’s not great, but as long as you’re willing to upgrade parts as you break them, you can do anything on it.
If you can go right to the X cal it’s so much better.
The only bunny hop tutorial i actually understand 😁 amazing
Very classy. PROPER....u might say. Effective tutorial. A+ sir. Best Bhop tutorial ever. More bro... Give us more.....🤙Aloha
Nice tutorial ;-) more pls
„Once you get higher you start to hit your ass with your rear tyre“ ~ Ali C.
Medical terminology lol
great break down. i am.5'8
what sort of wheelbase and tire diameter would be best for starting out in urban trials?
I wish I was hip enough to have my saddle lower than my rear tyre..
My bunny hop is 15 cm high lol😂
mine 2 inch😂
How do u pull ur handle bar so high towards ur waist ? What i did was just shift my weight back, but didnt see me pulling so high for the front wheel..
A big tip of the helmet to the best bunny hop instructor I have watched -- thanks for a fantastic video and lesson!
Can you do a tutorial for hooks?
I sign up for this!
Do the high rise bars help? Do you have them just for turn downs? I'm trying to learn to bunny hop and manual and think that higher rise bars would make it easier to lift the front wheel.
Not as high as brad Simms tho
Would be interesting to know how high he can actually go, the guys a beast!
hmmm 20 inch vs 26
Definitely higher than me
you got a lot more tips than a lot of bmx channels good work
excellent! thank you! It's interesting how little you're knees are bending on the launch.
Hi Ali, nice video. I've seen that for the bunny hop world record they use a standing start and are on the back wheel. Do you go higher this way or do you go higher when you roll in?
Your video is spot on! This is the best Bunny Hop tutorial video I have ever seen. That part with the leg from 4:16 to 4:53 was what most of the other Bunny Hop videos lack. After watching your vide yesterday evening, I was finally able to lift my back wheel! I thank you for the video
I just can say : Wooooooow
Such highh
Best descriptive bunny hop tutorial ive ever seen made
7:25 lmao my fav part
what kind of tire do you have?
Fosbury flop that with clips next time brah. You'll be smashing all your PB's
Thanks for that, now try this with an 15kg Enduro Bike...
It works on my 109 kilo moped and also my ebike, i never did that tuck before but it's probably possible, anyways it was really hard on my ebike in the beginning but some of that difficulty was because i had a bit too soft damper with too slow rebound
In the US, SBD means a fart that’s silent but deadly.
Awesome tutorial mate! Indepth, clear and informative! Thankyou for this, I never considered tucking my ass next to the wheel for extra backend lift, I'm going to give this a go tomorrow... will be tricky cos I'm so used to hitting my ass on the back wheel 😂
Failing a huge hop over a bar: I look like an idiot!
Me being able to jump like 20cm: Im a pro rider!
same
Very good lesson. I just started riding trials about two weeks ago. So I'm just learning to bunny hop (and unlearning SPD bunny hop) and other stunts. It's difficult, but I hope that next summer I've learned something.
I'd also like to see more of your lessons.
I can't even jump that high not on a bike 😂😂
One time I fell from that high.
You can bunnyhop higher than you can jump
Awesome video, just wanted to say that if you're trying to learn how to bunnyhop, at least that was the case with me,I first learned how to English bunnyhop and then one day I accidentally did an American one and there you have it,I could do the American bunnyhop .so yeah,just don't give up if you can't do the American bunnyhop, keep practicing and you're gonna get it
Badass height. Awesome video. Subscribed
Thank u so much I’ve been trying to bunny hop for like a year I watched this and then went on my bike and I did a bunny hop thank u so much
I've been trying for 40 years Can't bunny hop to save my life. I liked your one foot basic technique... I'll give that a try next summer.
mountain bike coaches teaching whips: "DON'T LAND SIDEWAYS UNLESS YOU WANT TO DIE"
*ride is over, heading back to the car*
*finds ali clarkson*
10:31 the coach: "FAKE NEWWS!!!"
awesome.. many respects REALLY AWESOME.. video was clear , sound was good only needed a few lightboxes on the sides or corners of frame.. too really fill in the shadows and like '
AWESOME rrrrrr !!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't even have a Bike! hahahahaha
Just got the bunny hop from your tutorial. Thanks ❤❤❤
Watching your vlogs for some time now, I already thought sometimes you would be an amazing, patient and giving teacher/trainer for techniques around trials. This video is more than just confirmation my feeling was right.
Keep it up!!! Really appreciate the time, effort and energy you put into your videos!
Haven't tried your tips yet, 41 years old now and what seemed to just come naturally back in the 80's (not that I was every very good with big Jumps or Bunny hops.) Could clear about 2 stacked decks (skateboards laid on their side interlocked) been feeling like maybe the 2 bikes I bought in the past couple years are the problem. Last year I bought a GT performer 26" cruiser hoping to mess around like I used to. Thanks for the vid! Was feeling disappointed. Like, why the fuck can't I do this anymore? Lol. I also always liked the bars forward, I'm 5'11 but the GT cruiser frame is massive so I can probably dial out a few degrees of bar angle. And hey, In Canada we call the "American Bunny Hop" a "Bronco" like a bucking Bronco. Front end up and kick the hind legs. 😂 cheers man
When you can jump higher on a bike than you can on your feet
I speak Spanish:(
BITD we did not call those 2 wheeled hops " English" bunny hops. They were known as "Polish" bunny hops. Same with endos :" Polish wheelies" Not very PC, but thats how I grew up in the (American) Mid West referring to those moves in the early 80s.
Thanks for the video mate. Though I'm not trying to hop 125cm over bars, I'd just like to be able to hop 10cm roots in the trail lol.
In the midwest, in the 80's an English Bunnyhop was just called a Bunnyhop, and we called the American Bunnyhop a "California" Bunnyhop.
Such a sick video! You’re a genius!! Thanks for your secrets!!! This coming from a bmxer!!!!
Back in the early 80s the baddest bmxer was the late curt fujimoto and he would bunny hop over a bmx bike with the seat up high and do a completely flat table top. It was amazing to see as a kid
awesome instructional..I never knew there was an English and American Hop...does that have any connection to Equestrian riding...English and American? Can't imagine hopping and shifting the horse to one side...best video by far..you got skills..teaching and riding...
Been watching since day 1 and you're getting so much more fluent and natural, great tutorial !
What kind of a turd would give this video a "thumbs down?" I'm 53 and I love this video. Nice job...trying to teach my lazy daughter how to do it on the f-ing expensive bike I bought her hoping to get her interested. Can you believe it, she wants to still play with dolls. ;-) (just kidding)
GREAT Tutorial...I learned a lot especially the differences in hops and better technique. Thanks! Liked and subbed.
Amazing tutorial. Great explanation without being long winded, good composition and humor. Love it.
Thanks, im fighting for backwheel lifting now :-)
There is a 3rd step you are not talking about! When your jumping through foot high pole your handlebars come close to your body very much. They almost touch your thigh. It's as if the bike is almost vertical and then you push off the Pedals to get height with the body and then push bars forward. I feel this when practicing. But I can't get a foot yet on my 27.5 mtb. But I feel this mechanism and just can't seem to do it. It's something with throwing your body up quick.... This needs to be discussed😀😀😀
I learned how to bunnyhop here on TH-cam. I use a mountain bike, not a BMW, so obviously I can't go that high off the ground for a start. Also, I set the seat rather high, which is better for riding but that limits how high you can jump as well. But I usually only need to jump over curbsides anyway.
You're right, I figured out english bunny hop never realized it would be disadvantage to these real bunny hops
Let me get this right...... you can jump a FUCKING FENCE!!!!!
I've been waiting for your "how to do" series for so long, finally the videos have arrived! Thank you very much, cheers from Argentina Ali