This simple trick will double your bunnyhop height!
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The bunnyhop is one of those “must learn” fundamental mountain bike skills, but did you know there’s a secret trick to getting a lot more height out of them? It’s called the bump jump, and it’s applicable whenever you’ve got a small obstacle, such as a root or rock, that you can use to provide additional resistance and preload to the traditional bunnyhop technique.
My friend Christopher Kelly and I have been riding together for years and years, but he’s primarily a cross country and cyclocross rider, where as I’m an aging BMXer and downhill/enduro guy. Chris has certainly noticed that I’m constantly 3-4 feet above the trail- and this particular technique, the bump jump, is a big part of how I’m able to do that.
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The first time i managed a bump jump i was so surprised by how high i went that i immediately crashed
My first bump jump caught me off guard to where my handles smacked hard against my knees and I fell, I didn’t straighten my body cause I wasn’t thinking that if would go so high
Once i hit a bump jump at 30kmh cuz i didn't k ow it was there and landed on My arm therfore i broke it in 2 spots🤷♂️ also i was raiding alone so not fun🤦♂️🤣
same, short manual and then sliding out falling of on the back
This is old however if you read this can you bunny hop and bump jump off something from using the rear tire to launch higher? Watching your riding style made me start jumping more and it is a funnier way to ride.
@@willekewk never raid on yer own, always raid a friend or two....
Everyone has a friend with "that dog"😂
I am that friend🤦♂️😂
@@masontroxler2930 I’m about that life.
My biggest thing about owning a dog is not being 'that friend' it's embarrassing!
@@masontroxler2930 😆
Yeah, screw that dog.
Does no one care that this guy learned how to bunny hop on the spot? And lots of us practice it for weeks, months or even a year!😱😱😱
i know sooooooo anoying
Itsmbasicc
all within a day, for real ? lol
EXACTLY!!! WTF?!
FS bike makes it easy
‘We’ll try six inches first...” that’s what she said.
Lol
😆😅😂🤣
Hehe, was going to make this but thought someone would get there before me
Comment of the vid..... Classic.
Not to you
This was FANTASTIC Jeff! Love seeing content like this! Inspiring seeing someone learn a new skill rather than just basic tutorial videos.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Paul! This seminar format is WAY harder than solo talking head, but I agree, it's much more engaging to watch! Unfortunately it's hard to have this much progress with every volunteer- we were lucky that Chris responded so well! Thanks again!
Point toes down when pulling up, it helps the pedals give better traction for lifting the bike.
People who ride clipped in often make this mistake of simply “unweighting” or pulling up their feet. The proper technique is to point toes down and rake backwards with the feet, it’s good for even when riding clipped in, but a necessity for flat pedals.
If ya grew up riding bmx, you’re probably doing it right. Seriously love the breakdown though.
Great way to practice the foot movement part only is roll slightly slowly and try lifting the rear wheel only by the scooping up with your foot, its just linking the pull up part before and the punch out after.
That's the way I used to do it with a BMX bike. It worked good. 😎👍 But that was years and years ago in the early 80's for me. 🤣
He doesnt mention it at all in this video. Are you meant to use your feet to pull at all?
I ride flats and im pretty sure im just pulling the rear wheel up
When I watch videos like this I realize how I am not capable of teaching this stuff. I just do those motions and totally don’t even think about it. If you asked me how to bunny hop I’d be like push off the ground. But I’m doing the same thing as you. The bump jump is something as a kid we all did on the little curves of the concrete sidewalks next to people’s driveway. Once again, no clue how I’m doing it...just doing it. It was fun to watch this and actually think about how ya do this.
Dude… my thoughts exactly! I didnt even know this was a “technique”. Ive been just doing this naturally without even thinking about it.
I do think its a little click baity to say this will hugely increase your bunny hop height tho. Its a totally different thing. A bunny hop is completely of any incline, this requires some kind of jump or incline to perform.
How?! The bloke did a legit bunny hop on his first try! I envy him so much I'm beyond frustrated! I've been struggling with it for ages, thee same with manual! Somebody do a vid with me, I'm the most bike skill proof person on the planet!
haha sorry to hear that Konrad! I think Chris has been practicing bunnyhops a bit on his own over the years, mostly to get better at cyclocross.
I've been working on manual and bunny hop on my hardtail all year. Starting with the manual helped alot. One of the thousand videos I watched said to practice manualling off the back of the bike. Meaning pop the front wheel up using bodyweight to where you can dismount off the back on command. I never got there, but working on that broke through my "back wheel stuck on the ground" and having the front wheel slam into the ground instead of jumping. Maybe this will help you. for reference I can not manual, nope, and am sitting at about a 6 inch bunny hop inconsistently.
Konrad Banys GMBN bunny hop tutorial is very good. You need to nail the L shape movement to lift up the front wheel. I practiced for 50+ hours for three months starting from zero experience, then I could clear 20cm easily. After one year of riding I am doing 3x bike length gap jumps now. Bonnyhop opens the door for everything. Remember, the L shape movement
@@Junnanma in fact as of manual I have the problem of falling to the back too much - maybe I'm too heavy. As of bunny hop I guess I have problems with the transition between lifting the front wheel and lifting the back wheel. and true, I should practice more often.
From the way y’all describe your issues it sounds more like y’all are having trouble popping a wheelie. If you got suspension preload it the on the up pull up and push hard on the pedals mtb won’t have a problem but gravel bike riders could there geometries are similar to road bikes. A road bike for me is very hard to pop a wheelie where mtb’s seem like large bmx bikes with weird bars.
Again, as 20yr bmx veteran at 31, what I see is you gave a man a priceless skill. Bump jumps open up the whole world, even urban spots to bikes of all kinds. I couldn't imagine riding bikes with no bunnyhops. Would be very stale after a while
New MTB rider. 54 y/o. Absolutely loved this video. You broke it down far enough so that I could practice it myself. Watching you Jeff is simply intimidating but the way you presented this makes it more attainable. Thank you.
You should not try the Dangerous tricks, your age might be a little disadvantage for you
I've just found this youtube video from a recommendation, and I am now completely in love with your channel!
Jeff, this is the ONLY vid I've seen that got me bunny hopping successfully! Thank you!
3:26 tell that to the scars on my shins
Exactly what I was thinking. LOL.
@@christocr Right?? That's a flats rider's nightmare when you feel the float happening and you know the pedal spun on liftoff
Like a month ago I totally destroyed shin and had to get 15 stitches, it sucked
Which is why i ride clips
These days I wear cheap socker shin guards, available in any sporting-goods store. I also have DH-style integrated knee-and-shin-guards, but I don't like them so much in crosscountry/bunnyhop siuation
Hello Jeff, i cannot say THANK YOU enough ! After watching all of the bunny hop videos on youtube, i stumbled upon your channel. And went from not being able to pick up the rear wheel at all, to nailing pretty decent bunny hops (clearing side walks and jumping over stuff) in ONE DAY !!! Thanks for taking the time to explain in such a clear way. What did it for me was the "dry" practice with picking up the bike. THANK YOU :)
Good video! I do basically the same thing but sometimes instead of an exaggerated preload I'll start to manual which I probably start further away than most would expect, though that does start with a preload to get the front off the ground. Once the front tire is high enough and clearing the spot you want to hop then you push and twist the bars forward/down which feels like it rotates the bike and as the front tire starts to go down it pulls the back tire up, forward, and over as the bike 'rotates'. And the higher the front tire is the higher the back tire gets pulled up which a lip really helps with popping the front higher and getting your bike and body in an upwards momentum. As you start pushing the bars, keep your toes pointed down and pull 'back' on your pedals. Kind of a 'scraping mud off the bottom of shoe' movement which keeps your feet on the pedals, even with flats. Once you start to get the feeling for it, I personally think it feels more like shifting your body weight around which the bike follows, more than a feeling of yanking/pulling on the bike trying to pull and force it up and over which I think is what many people are trying to do. I don't think many of us could jump very high while holding a weight equal to their bike which I think is basically what most start off trying to do except while standing on the pedals. Anyways, thats my wordy take on trying to describe the technique.
Leave that dog at home!
That dog is badass and the best part of this stupid video.
We call this breed of dog a “Red heeler”
This fella is living up to his name😂
How is this Channel not getting 100000+ subs at least, great quality content and all round nice guy!🤙🏼👍🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for the vid. I’ve been having trouble with the American bunny hop specifically where different videos talk about the three steps but usually is Pre-load, shift your weight back and then stand while pushing the bars. This hasn’t worked for me but will certainly try what you’ve highlighted.
Thanks Ron, let me know if it works for you!
I haven’t ridden a mtb yet ,but in BMX the key is sucking up the back end after you pull up the front to the height you want.
Basically levels it out.
Same with the Ollie in skateboarding,it’s the back foot suck up that is the key to height.
👍
Good advice. Thx and hopefully in time I’ll be able to with these points in mind.
HOW TO BUNNYHOP HIGER, just Get a lip that send you up in the air!
Never realized how many people wrestle w the hop… keep practicing you’ll get it. I wish I could get the manual, never been able to one, gotta keep practicing. Cheers all
Yep... The manual.
I twist the handlebars forward when I jump. That helped me a lot.
Me not being able to bunny hop a 1 inch obstacle : "What's this kind of magic ?!?"
Matthieu Pierrot just practice
Magic is just science, that you have not discovered yet?
I can't get my front up at all, tried so many times I get frustrated
@@LarryRichelli Just a matter of shifting your weight back while pulling up?
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Just built a new Ripley last year and still learning how to ride a FS, my local trails have a bunch of these short half of a rock (flat surface) kickers that I had no clue how to hit but now I know.. Bump jump!! Just need to practice more tho because I'm not used to the preload to jump 👍👍
Someone tell him to slow down on the approach, makes learning way easier
Try slowing the video down hopefully that helps 😃
His brit pal with his RP is bloody refreshing, it's got that west-end twang to it compared to them northerners at GMBN.
Everything you said is incorrect... Haha
This video for mountain bikers, is like '' how to double your pp size'' literly xD
This was great! I gotta practice my hops now 👊🏼
Such an inspiring tutorial video, super nice Jeff!
Great Video. Did those on my BMX back in 89 to 92 before X Games existed real OG style now I gotta learn how to do them on a MTB now that I'm 52 years old...LOL.
Ditto Kiddo! I am 53
This was a great instructional ! The slo mo was really helpful with seeing your whole motion. I can get the front up pretty high but was having trouble with the rear - have to go out and practice
Great vid, look forward to giving it a go.
Also, fyi, the dog isn't an Australian Shepard. Possibly an Australian Cattle dog.
I was watching u guys thinking u can hop that high flat on a mtb then I realized you guys utilize bumps then it’s easy everyone should be able to do that a bump jump is basically goin the motions while in the air I started MTB riding not long ago I am a pro BMX street rider so hopping really high flat is a easy task for me because I have a lot of practice dont get me wrong it’s not easy learning but once you get comfortable it’s really fun guys and girls just keep practicing whatever your trying to learn and you’ll get it. but yea mtb is not the same as a BMX I went from a standard brakeless 20’ to a disc front and rear full suspension 29’ enduro which I use for downhill took a day or two to get used to it because i dont know I adapt very quick but yea not the same many things I need to learn to do and I am happy and excited to learn them! Peace ✌🏽
Now I know the techniques of bunnyhopping im gonna try it now thank you for the tips.
I’m stoked to try this out on the trails! Thanks JKW!
Get after it, Scott! Have fun and be safe!
To go from no bunny hop to this in a day is incredible 🙌
Jeff often looks like a man riding a kangaroo through the woods. Love that he explained this in detail! Great stuff! Thank you!!!
That dog is a nightmare ! Leave it at home ! Thank you for the advices ,I'll try to improve my level with your method.
another good way to practice bunnyhops is on a dirt "wall", just look for a spot on your local track. the advantage of such a spot is that you rly can concentrate on the technique and the feeling of the different phases preload, arm movement, body weight shifting, takeoff untill it becomes a natural and safe move, when things go wrong, you dont have tro worry that you´ll end up on the ground gasping for air, that takes away a part of the fear factor, thus you will pull harder and have much more self convidence and progress is accelerated enormously,also analysing what you could change/improve is easier. yesterday i managed to bunny hop almost a meter high, within a week of serious practice, an improvement of approx. 50 centimeters.
question: I'm a lot like your boy. when I land, it's like I'm jack hammering the ground...any idea what's going on?
Try slo-mo recording yourself and compare your body movement to him in this video. My guess would be that your not standing up when your bunnyhopping so you cant soak up the landing with your arms and legs.
try to stay more "light" on your feet. dont push down with your legs. let your body - legs, knees, hips absorb the landing, not pushing it down.
I jump and when its rather large i bounce back up off my peddles.. i got 27.5 x 2.8 and have tried sooo many different tire preasures and cant seem to smooth it out. I try to absorb the landing but cant seem to stop the bounce... o did i mention i abuse my hard tail in ways i should prolly be rideing a full suspention...fker survives tho!
@@theman-pc2ej you are to stiff on the landing i think. Try to relax more. Also a good idea is to record it and check your bodyposition.
@@soul2310 thanks... sense then ive got me a dropper post so hopefully that help expand my leg shocks
This is such a good topic for people. From the bunny hop and the bump jump, a rider can find so much more flow in a trail and really goof off and have fun bouncing down the trail. I still want to improve and will use some of what I saw here to build on what I already have learned. My goal is for the two techniiques to become skills to do without much thought. Thanks Jeff for this episode.
Cheers shreddies- I agree with you 100%! The bump jump is something I use ALL THE TIME when I'm riding. It's either that or a manual to bump jump or heck, just a bunnyhop to catch some backside somewhere. My favorite aspect of mountain biking is the mental riddle of figuring out which skill is the right tool in the toolbox to ride a trail in the manner I'd prefer!
This is a great video and gives you a break down of a bunny hop with and without a bump. Thank you.
you got definitely a sub from me.
gotta love these bumpjumps :3
The last time I trained bunny hops I bent my wheel, so I'm not doing it again until I get a stronger one 😂😂
if a bunny hop bent your wheel then your wheel was seriously messed up and needed to be replaced
@@VeryUnbiasedComment I mean, I did a lot of them and my wheels are pretty cheap (the hole bike cost less than 300 dollars)
This just happened to my friend, his rear wheel hit a small dip while shredding canyons
I love the bump jump although I’m far from proficient at it. Nice take on using it to boost the BH. And thanks for using a regular human for demo purposes.
Tiger is a Red Heeler, I have a blue heeler and he hates my bike 50% of the time lol.
Great vid Jeff!
Heelers are very trainable. Make it clear to your dog that nipping is unacceptable, every time he does it. He needs clarity and consistency from you, so if you put in the effort, he will learn. Or you can have an annoying dogs like Tiger.
Bump jump whips are my favorite!😎🤘🏻
5:00 jumping together with doggie 🐶 🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I think the bump jump helped a ton with his timing too. He kept taking off too late when bunny hopping, but having a fixed take-off target of the trail feature (log, rock, etc) when bump jumping really helped his timing so he could focus solely on his technique. Maybe do the same when teaching bunny hopping & use a stick or something? Great vid, as always!
What the?! Fast learner!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🔥🔥🔥
Superb tutorial video. I'd love more like these.
Pretty much my only riding trick is bump jumping 6-12” logs, it’s just so much fun!
BMX bikes that I used to ride had especially short chain stay and rear end just followed up as high as I raise my front. I sucked at bmx riding, but still could bunny hop at least 2ft on flat ground.
However, with a mountain bike, it is really soooo much harder to raise the front end high up. So I always end up with bunnyhop lower than a foot (my impression).
Yea the preload threw my hop game all out of wack.
Donny, on the MTB the preload is a lot more critical than on the BMX. Just keep practicing, and be aware of the need for a huge pre load!
I hear ya , i could easily bunny hop on a bmx but not so much on a mtb especially on a full suspension. Although i can bunny hop pretty good on a dj bike .
This is great. It shows your technique which is effective and your friend’s which is slightly less so. The difference in body mechanics is obvious. Fantastic teaching.
Nice people, nice technique, nice video! Thank You, be safe and have fun riding!!
Crazy good video on Bunny Hop. Thanks for this. Please do more videos like this. I think this method of teaching and explaining, along with the camera angles and the analysis you do of the students techniques really help us who are watching at home trying to learn these things. 👍
Can’t wait to try some of this out!
If you’re going off a lip it’s a jump not a bunny hop
These are the exact same physics of ollying a skateboard
olly lmao
Tiny Tim lol obviously I’m not a golfer 😎
on a skateboard, the back hits the ground and 'pops' you off the ground
iamDoruk yes great point however the tail hit doesn’t always happen and isn’t necessary. What’s identical with board and bike are the front coming up in a wheelie (with extra leg force, as if jumping, which your body is doing), then being pushed forward (with handlebars OR the front foot slide on a board) rotates the bike/board and the rear lifts.
On a bike the stronger your legs are and the higher your bike tucks to your body (lower the seat) the higher the rear tire will get. Timing and speed adjustments will get you height or distance over objects. I used to practice clearing 5 gal buckets, crates, stairs, and street medians.
Every hop or Ollie is different so many variations (including the one you rightly point out) exist, but there are more similarities than differences. 👍
It looks so easy when it's done correctly!
CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO EXPLAINING WHAT SUSPENSION SET UP IS OPTIMAL FOR JUMPING LIKE COMPRESSION AND REBOUND? THANK YOU JEFF!
Hi Dilan, I never set my suspension up only for jumping. Instead I set it up for all around trail riding and just deal with it on the jumps. th-cam.com/video/HRKlB5jjXDI/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/9hOEoSlDUhY/w-d-xo.html
Jeff Kendall-Weed thank you Jeff for the links! I have the same fork and rear shock so this should help
I really enjoy the training videos!
That’s the coolest manager ever lol 🐕
4:08 for a moment I was worried you'd shot the dog for biting the tire ;)
Why is that dog allowed off a leash Jesus christ
Awesome video and gonna try on my next trail ride.
Keep'em coming!
Have fun!
This vid is absolute juice! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Jay!
Great video Jeff! FUN!
This simple trick:
video: "15minutes"
Tell u the truth.. I never understand why my back sometime don’t come up until I see ur video Jeff.. this is awesome stuff nobody explain that. I seen almost all the video out their and they for got to explain that. Thanks so much. Keep making this video sir I salute u. Love watching ur video.
Great video. I can't wait to jump on my bike and try it. Thanks
Love seeing it on the beefy HD5. Shows that it's not about the bike but good technique!
Thans Dave! Yeah the HD5 is actually pretty easy to hop with- the DW link is tuned fairly stiff and the tiny wheels are easier to hop with.
Ya know, even as a kid I could hop so much higher with the tiniest bump in the sidewalk or the trail. Somehow the sensation of feeling the tire bump the obstacle hardwires the technique :) . I just spotted a new "gap" at a local trail, one I bet very few riders there have paid attention to. It's a tiny root bump and then a solid 16ish feet to a tiny depression into a right hand turn. I've missed it until now as it's a bit pedaly to get to it but now that I know it's there....it's gonna happen
Point your toes down when un-weighting your feet (press back into pedal) to prevent your feet from coming off ... And even to lift the back a bit as well!
I can see it is different to practice with a made up hurdle than just practicing out on a ride like so many do. The hurdle is a quicker & more consistent gauge to check your progress from. Good video
excellent tutorial!! greats from Rio de Janeiro! 🍺
Building one of those doohickeys tomorrow. Thanks JKW.
You'd be better off building a thingamajig.
My dream: being taught bunnyhops by the master himself.... Well, I still suck at bunnyhopping, but maybe Jeff's technique will help.
Just keep practicing man!!! You'll get it!
@@JeffKendallWeed Thanks Jeff.
The dog is very relentless ahahahha
I used to be able to bunny hop small garbage cans but now out of shape at 38 in lucky if I can hop up a curb. I just started riding again on a 26" bmx bike. I'm thinking about putting shock forks on it next yr.
Haaa ,the cattle dog will go anything that moves.🇦🇺🤙😂
Haha we call it a cattle dog in Aus they are pretty full on and work in farm beautiful tho!
Ah Pierre, Chris calls them cattle dogs too, and no one seems to know what he's talking about. Prob some sort of Aus slang!
They are bred to heard sheep and cattle on Australian farms.
They have massive energy and are aggressive towards moving things because they nip at the cattle’s feet to heard them.
That’s why he kept trying ti nip the tyre ,he was trying to heard it 😂😂😂🇦🇺👍
I am enjoying watching the dog😍
Nice video, guys you are full off positive energy that's cool
I think of it as shifting back, pulling up, then pushing the bars out while standing up quickly to bring the rear up with me. I’m not good with timing it to hop over logs but it works with actual jumps well.
That dog in Australia is called a red heeler , they also come in blue ,
You can take one out of the country but he is still going to act the same
We have a blue heeler and she learned the hard way about bike tires, unfortunately. It can be trained out of them though. EXTREMELY intelligent dogs. Great video!
The clarity in which you break this down is excellent. I need to go practice...
Have you seen what a wheel and drivetrain will do to just about any dog part? Nice job
Absolutely great video. I've been riding my entire life, but never learned to bunny hop, I'll use this to finally learn it this year.
Seriously, how can you ride your entire life without jumping?
Great video !!
Such a good video Jeff. Well done. I am going to build one of those limbo things
got to get some tries up here
wish me luck
Can we talk about how nice Chris' hubs sound though?? ❤
nice to see a fellow santacruzian
Reading the title I thought it was clickbate and was about to scroll past the video before noticing whp posted so I clicked the video and I'm happy I did
Thanks Kuma- I struggle SO HARD to write clickbait! I feel like this title is the closest I've come thus far. Cheers!!!
great video awesome job!
Great video. Once you get proficient at this skill (even to the 6 inch level) it’s a game changer on the trail. Not only will it save your ass when you encounter something unexpected, it opens up all kinds of new line selections as well.
The handle strapped to your chest could do some serious damage in a crash there buddy , looks very dangerous, thanks for the video cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧
Gonna have to try this
great video as always, but man that dog would annoy the F out of me
Can really see how Jeff stands up and brings bars to his hips while Chris hasn’t got that extension yet. Maybe practicing the Meerkat move would help?
Cheeps WP- I had no idea I brought the bars up like that till I saw that slomo. Was really relieving to see that I'm doing it like that! Seriously. Hope others can learn from that side by side breakdown!
Wow, I had never heard of that move, and now I saw the berm peaks video! That looks to be exactly the part that I am missing! I did succeed at one point to do the meerkat move, but now I think I know how I will crack this! Weekend project! :)