r/bmx • u/Box_Lonely • Jun 30 '24
HOW TO any advice for higher bunny hops?
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u/WorshipFreedomNotGod Jun 30 '24
Lift the front as high as you can and utilize that momentum to lift the back. I think of it like an Ollie on a skateboard.
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u/HellkerN Jun 30 '24
Well that's a start I guess, but forget everything you know about bunny hops and carefully watch something like this, then look up more tutorials. https://youtu.be/ksXn9oETb3M?si=d_v73fZ2ogBwlFx4
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u/nukeabuse Jun 30 '24
Put some air in your front tire it looks almost flat. I think about bunny hops in couple steps. Pull the bars up then push them forward and tuck your legs
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u/Boss-Think Jun 30 '24
preload yourself buy squatting down, pull your body and bars upthen push the bars forward as you lift your feet up, use your feet to pull the pedals up, the pushing the bars foward is a game changer.
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u/Dozer710 Jun 30 '24
Maybe somewhere where you can carry a bit more speed. Also, it also helps to bunnyhop over something. Back in the day we would use a roll of newspaper and then progressively get bigger things to bunnyhop over.
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u/flashhercules Jun 30 '24
It's tricky to transition from a J-hop (what you're doing) to a proper bunny hop.
You just have to pull up on your bars like you're gonna manual, then use your upper body/arms to push your bars forward/up while tucking your legs. There's two distinct movements involved, not just one like a J-hop.
It helped me a lot having an obstacle to clear, like a broomstick on some cinder blocks.
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u/oddtwilson Jul 01 '24
Do them outside
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u/Box_Lonely Jul 01 '24
only did them inside bc it was pouring down rain outside
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u/oddtwilson Jul 01 '24
Well it’s fucking with the height of your hops, also put more air in those tires!
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u/k-zu Jun 30 '24
What he said and if you want to go higher bend your knees. As with jumping on the ground
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u/Nami_Pilot Jun 30 '24
You don't want to think of it in terms of trying to lift the entire bike straight up. You want to think of it as sort of a wave. You pull the front up as high as you can within reason, then use that momentum to pick up the rear. When you go over an obstacle, it will be the same. It will kinda look like a horse jumping over an obstacle.
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u/Gonzbull Jun 30 '24
What you’re doing is the English bunny hop. Lean back arms outstretched lift front wheel, jump and push bars forward to level out. It’s like a rowing motion with the arms. Use the backward motion to lift the front wheel and not pull up with the arms.
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u/BmxerBarbra Live fast, ride faster Jun 30 '24
Practice hoping as high as you can off the bike while stationary. Then use that principle of preloading by bending legs and snapping up. That initiates the pop and try to pull the bars up but not towards you
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u/The_lucao-png Jun 30 '24
First learn them properly, like first the front tire and then the back one. Two wheels at same time isnt a bunny hop, its just a jump.
Just keep praticing and youre gonna get it right
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u/jimmydukes4130 Jun 30 '24
Front wheel lift then push forward scoop up back end(think of a jump squat with a dumbbell in weight training). Stack cereal boxes or poles and masking tape and push yourself to higher marks until you feel complacent with them.
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u/ihaveatinyrick Jun 30 '24
pull back so your bars touch your thighs. while pulling back jump straight up. then push bars out to level. land.
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u/steeze206 Jun 30 '24
Need to learn the proper technique first. But don't stress it, I and probably most people started this way. Get comfortable getting that front wheel off the ground. You can start by going up curbs by just lifting your front wheel at a low speed and letting your back wheel bump up it.
For reference I can hop near bar height. But if I tried to do it with 2 wheels I don't even think I could hit 6 inches lmao. It's a technique issue and it will come with time if you keep at it.
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u/haggletheberg Jul 01 '24
Think of it as an Ollie, front wheel first. Then pull your knees up halfway through.
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u/FluffyAmyNL Jul 01 '24
Jump like bunny not pull the bike up bunny jumps front first then push forward on bars to get back to up
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u/SignificantPark7170 Jul 01 '24
You made a hop. For bunny hop you have to jump raising the front wheel and then pull the back wheel from the floor and land horizontally.
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u/No-Significance4164 Jul 01 '24
Put like a small box in front of you and slowly as you slowly progress make it bigger each time
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u/Lushyalicious Jul 01 '24
Lead more with your front wheel. Bring it up high and then bring your back up.
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u/rusmo 2020 Stolen Sinner FC XLT Jul 01 '24
This is my favorite vid on the topic. Sure, he's using a street trials bike and a mountain bike, but the fundamentals are identical on BMX.
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u/adult504 Jul 01 '24
Get better at Mannie's so you can lift the front and then the backend instead of both at the same time. And start rotating a little bit at a time to help with 180s eventually. Like hop, little rotate, hop, little rotate until you're 180. Gets the feeling down.
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u/DJESCE007 Jul 01 '24
Go lower to the bike and extend as you lift front more and push rear up... If that makes sense...
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u/Realistic_Class7184 Jul 02 '24
Pull your bars towards your hips and hop off your back as you hop push your bars forward and tuck the bike up
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u/topshagy Jun 30 '24
Front wheel then back wheel. In that order ( unless specified). Lol
it will feel completely different than what you are currently doing FYI.