Bunny Hop Higher | How To Bike Season 2 Episode 8

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Жыл бұрын

Ben Cathro shows you how to bunny hop even higher than the inventor "Sir John" himself.
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@sapinva Жыл бұрын

Sir John should definitely get a national holiday in his honor.

@madtho Жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate the ridiculous amount of time given to Sir John’s story.

@YogiliciousP Жыл бұрын

Ben Cathro is such a wonderful presenter…dialed delivery of needed breakdown of a skill while being fun, entertaining, and personable. Thanks Ben & to the crew that helps make him shine bc it takes a “village!”

@tylerbruce5731 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Great sense of humour. And hes also great at clarifying a lot of the nonsense you see in tutorial videos. Much like Lee MacCormack eg scooping with feet.

@DrakoRL. 19 күн бұрын

You taught me more than my math teacher ,thank you .

@BitsOfEternity 2 ай бұрын

I worked for a bike shop years ago, and had to sell my old Jamis XLT 2.0 when I moved into an apartment with my wife. I hadn't ridden since then, until last spring when I bought a brand new Stumpjumper, and I'm working my way back into cycling. I'll be 57 in August. I've watched every video from both seasons, and eagerly await Season 3. I did manage to get the front end off the ground a little last year, without trying to lift the front end off the ground, which is what I used to, a long time ago - and of course, that never worked. Looking forward to putting all of these tips and tricks to the test!

@auskadi 10 ай бұрын

i am old, over 60, i learnt to bunnyhop on a road bike with clipless pedals i haven't ridden a bike for nearly 15 years until recently. i just bought a hardtail as my trek is nearly 25 years old. I think I am too old to learn to do it properly, so why can't I just use my bad habits from the past? PS thanks for the videos Ben by far the best learning series on YT

@plainuser48596 Жыл бұрын

One tip from me: Wear some protection on your shins. Sooner rather than later you WILL hit them and it is pain. If you don't have dedicated shin pads, then anything works. I use old knee pads on my shins when I try to learn the hop

@Dwaynefreeman 8 ай бұрын

Well, that explains the “kashing” noise my bike makes when i’m bunny hopping

@ViorelSnap Жыл бұрын

My goal for 2023 was to learn how to bunny hop, and on 30th of December while some friends were watching I got my first proper bunny hop! Now I'm trying to do it all the time when riding around the city, hopping off the sidewalks etc. I still need to get the timing right and the tip for lifting the front end higher is golden. Hope you all learn new skills this year!

@myvishan 8 ай бұрын

my job mate. my job is stopping me. I still have 4 hours to answer my stupid little emails from my stupid little office. I watch your vids and related stuff during my work hours, I just got back into bikes after 15 years and am trying to catch up. Thank you for this series it's really helpful and gives the watcher a push to just do it.

@koho Жыл бұрын

Glad to see the scoop on the way out. Call-out to Jeff Kendall-Weed for pioneering this point on YT last year.

@tylerbruce5731 Жыл бұрын

Yup. That and "compressing" your suspension/bike.

@dropclutch1 Жыл бұрын

These vids remind me of Paul Gilbert's guitar instruction videos from the 90's! So entertaining and funny that it makes it a joy to watch and learn.

@dropclutch1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ben and PB crew! After rewatching season 1 last week I literally immediately went out and KOM'd a popular downhill trail in our area and have been posting much faster times (2 3rd place all time) on other segments so far. I am 42 and have been riding for about 8 years so I am not a newbie and would consider myself solidly above intermediate level. I would recommend these vids to riders at all levels to brush up on things they may already know. The braking and cornering vids have made the biggest impact imo. Remembering to let off the brakes just before the peak of the corner is game changing!

@twowheelsondirt Жыл бұрын

Good stuff as always Ben! Thank you for addressing the 'scoop', or lack there of! 👍

@engine3724 Жыл бұрын

Great vid! I still think that the big reason people struggle with bunny hops is that once you’re familiar with the move, it doesn’t really ”feel” the way the instructors talk about it (to me anyway). It’s tricky to teach but this vid is as good or better than any other ones! I’ll admit that plain old practice, experimenting, and doing some video of myself were the most important things that still help me keep improving.

@tylerbruce5731 Жыл бұрын

Yeah thats right. A LOT of tutorials/instructors do not correctly talk about the movements. And the key is the "athletic movements". All good sports instructors refer to athletic movements not outcomes/results of athletic movements. The athletic movements used for bunny hopping are the same as manualling are the same as jumping. And those movements are the row, anti-row and you can also include the hip hinge and to a lesser extent the squat. I struggled with jumping when I kept trying to "compress" my bike/suspension. Which is actually a result/side effect of rowing/anti rowing. Once I understood this I was able to jump.

@dangebhardt3953 7 ай бұрын

Ben, thank you for the effort you put into these education videos. Well, you and the whole film crew! I've definitely improved my hopping -- it helps practicing on a flat asphalt (tarmac) path over every crack and stick as my kids ride ahead. They wonder why I'm so tired after... 🙂Still only half-humping the bar, though! Time to make it more aggressive.

@Biking-Viking Жыл бұрын

Great video and super informative. Now to just get out and ride.

@natashathompson4203 8 ай бұрын

Buutttt Beeeenn 6:31 This was a changer for me. It does make logical sense. Trying to piece three moves together to bunny hop is way more complicated than just compressing the front and then “humping” the handlebars. Thanks @pinkbike and @bencathro also Sir John of course.

@dems_mtb Жыл бұрын

Thank you, great video! Now time to practice!

@yongkoolee6526 Жыл бұрын

This video is very helpful for me, thanks million.

@NarlyRider Жыл бұрын

Very useful Tutorial for a Very useful Skill.

@nathancurry2246 Жыл бұрын

Sick videos, just watch these for the absolutely amazing patter 😂

@studiotsunami3446 6 ай бұрын

that was my local skatepark (mckoy) in that action bronson video.

@YamahaRider280 Жыл бұрын

Loved the history lesson

@user-ns8vr9hz3d Жыл бұрын

The best tutorial ! 👍

@anly1798 Жыл бұрын

thank you Ben

@jacekjanusz9840 Жыл бұрын

I needed that content!

@wallyworld6249 9 ай бұрын

Love your all videos Ben! Pinkbike is Awesome! You have taught me so much. It's fun and kooky. This is the best instruction out there

@Paweland Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial 🙏

@martinforbes3371 9 ай бұрын

Biking can be fun for sure ! I'm not alone :)

@ianfurqueron5850 Жыл бұрын

While I usually ride with clipless, I do enjoy spending the winter on flats and brushing up on skills like bunny hopping without being able to cheat (and I usually ride bike parks on flats). I learned on flat pedals 40 years ago (feck, I'm old...), so the muscle memory is still there, but sometimes it takes a few minutes for it to come back to me. It's hard to convince some (most) of my friends to ride on flats and sometimes look at me with dismay how I will swap between them almost randomly.

@SpookySwing 10 ай бұрын

Just viewed Season 2. This is really good. I have just played on bike for years, and have some of the Technic already. Great illustrations! Is there a book or website with stills I can quickly the good overview. Would such a book or website improve your good work?

Жыл бұрын

Cool content. 😀

@IMikePlays Жыл бұрын

I tried them with white socks and only bunny hopped 2 inches, will try black socks tomorrow!

@cosminmarius3675 Жыл бұрын

Haha

@mleavitt787 Жыл бұрын

You mention that a trials bike will be easier to learn on, but it depends on the bike. Competition bikes, which have super long wheelbases, and super long stems and bars, are extremely hard to bunnyhop. Street trials bikes can bunnyhop fine though. Of course, this probably doesn't matter here though.

@KoenGriess Жыл бұрын

Hey Ben, as a 6 foot 7, 155 Ibs rider. (200cm I believe) what particular riding pants do you have? Or which ones have you ridden with have the longest? Is there any specific brand I should be looking for? I’m currently running with the Endura MT500’s, and they are getting a bit on the small side. I suppose if I was at least a large instead of a medium, that would be easier.

@ROSE-by5su Жыл бұрын

So does it mean I have a problem with my bike? My new frame that requires 160mm fork but I put my 130mm fork temporary and that fork have rebound issues which stucked in fully open. When I Bunnyhop I don’t get the pop really well I don’t know if the reach are just to long for me or the fork just make the bike feel longer because the front of the bike is lower and also I do BMX so my Bunnyhop technique is dialed and I can do Bunnyhop on my past bike which is a XC bike that have short reach and short chainstay

@AdiFreerider Жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, Please make a video about how to wallride!

@E.T_rode_bikes_As_well Жыл бұрын

Going to try it with my girl. Thx!

@marceloleandrobrazsantos1611 Жыл бұрын

Obrigado irmão!!!!!!

@AntonSinchukov63 Жыл бұрын

this is the first bunny hop tutorial i watch in 2023

@cobrabull8289 11 ай бұрын

That’s DH 6th category mtb. Can I ride full suspension in the city????

@TheRotundRider Жыл бұрын

It's the "Get out and practice" that is super difficult for me.

@russellparker4568 Жыл бұрын

That megatower is rarther nice

@cb6866 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben...Sir John and the crew. apparently got into the mushrooms

@tom2038 Жыл бұрын

This guy is honestly sooo funny. I wish I could be this guys friend and drink beers with him, I bet he’d be a riot

@alexh.4068 Жыл бұрын

Bunny Cathro

@ridefirstMTB Жыл бұрын

Two questions: Do you recommend also a lower bunny hop for trail use in comparison to this really high bunny hop? And what do you think about the landings in Neils Where to Bunny Hop Video? Link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nsWclpmkp928en0.html - Greetings, Marc

@CWBmtb Жыл бұрын

How high you want to bunny hop depends on what you're trying to get over on the trail. If you bunny hop excessively high you will only be wasting energy

@stewpleee Жыл бұрын

I can assure you that you dont want to use your max height on a trail since the preload feels so much like your falling of your bike backwards. Atleast for me my bike is almost perpendicular to the ground (60cm bhop)

@tagzedawg Жыл бұрын

Anyone know what front fender Ben has on his bike?

@bikecaveyt Жыл бұрын

It looks like a Mudhugger EVO for me, not sure

@user-ry6it9xw7m Жыл бұрын

Очень круто ребята. Побольше такого контента и обучающих видео. У нас в Сибири -30 но это не останавливает нас и вело-сообщество сделать банник ☕️ Кофе и вперёд 😎🤟🏻

@mrmonsterjude 3 ай бұрын

What bike is that?

@master77frost 2 ай бұрын

I learned how to bunny hop in 2 days

@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK Жыл бұрын

Santa Cruz told me I couldnt get a coil in my hightower ?

@funkyuns1655 8 ай бұрын

i know how to bunny hop but i dont know how im doing it . trying to teach my son. need the science

@JIBBING_1980S Жыл бұрын

how high u wanted a bunny hop on enduro bike? it's heavy, its not a bmx or dirt jump bikes. 1 - 2 feet is enough for a chill fun ride/tech section. plus with the help of launcher/ steep kicker i think its enough, we're not grinding some handrail on the streets. peace..🤝

@SpineShank7 Жыл бұрын

Montana winter is stopping me. :(

@chango999999999 Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid, only thing I differ is about learning to get the back wheel up. Learning to push your body forward to pick the wheel up helps to understand the movement when trying to bunnyhop, also the correct technique of pressing the pedals backwards with the feet really helps to get the bunny hop higher than if you don’t know the technique. Many of my students have an easier time bunnyhopping after they have learnt to pick the back wheel up from the ground ;)

@Wiroe Жыл бұрын

What stopping me from getting out on the bike now you say? … Snow… all the snow

@EmyrDerfel Жыл бұрын

N + 1: Fatbike time.

@janeblogs324 Жыл бұрын

You don't have a halfpipe in the shed like spindatt or matt?

@l33tify_86 Жыл бұрын

good video, but the thing about you having to learn on flats is just not true. Yes it is easier to get bad habits if you take shortcuts with clipless pedals, like pulling the back wheel up but its totally posible to learn on clipless pedals. I did and i can bunnyhop on flats too no problem.

@twowheelsondirt Жыл бұрын

yup, it's possible, just need to the point the toes and refrain from engaging the quads.

@nyreppin1 Жыл бұрын

Another KZfaqr by the name of Lee likes bikes spoke about a rider's RAD and how the distance from the bottom bracket to the center of your grips dictates whether or not your arms will be bent or straight during a bunny hop like you mentioned. It's such an important piece of information that often gets overlooked

@komoonkh Жыл бұрын

I can bunnyhop a bmx no problem. Lets say, 15 inches hops. But when I ride my 29” hardtail, I feel like a weak midget and barely hop on a curb. 😂

@tylerbruce5731 Жыл бұрын

Leverage. Your BMX is smaller. Smaller chain stays to BB than your 29er. Easier to lever your BMX into position.

@DreaMinder1 Жыл бұрын

I find it better to land on front wheel first, otherwise my fork stutters a bit because of imperfect force vector.

@CantTalkImRiding Жыл бұрын

Those gosh ding dang vectors will get 'ya.

@alexisonbike3652 Жыл бұрын

Snow is what stopping me :(

@sugincukk11k Жыл бұрын

Only about 100 people use that hashtag #howtobike

@jakubgabris6901 Жыл бұрын

As much as I love what you are doing Ben and how, this time I deffo cannot agree with the feet not lifting the rear wheel part. Scooping up the back end with your rear foot is essential part of the right technique and part of the reason why you should be learning it with flat pedals. Other than that, top notch vid as expected 👍

@awfully.average Жыл бұрын

IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO OLLIE , I CAN FIGURE THIS OUT ! . . . no i can't

@sgk4711 Жыл бұрын

이 사람은 키가 커서 뭘 해도 쉽겠군.... ...키에 비해서 자전거가 매우 작아 보여. 기술연습에 매우 유리한 체형..

@Julius.the.fischerman Жыл бұрын

@ducky9603 Жыл бұрын

PRO TIPS : buy a 1000+ dollar fork

@I.Ivanov. Жыл бұрын

I like the video but that "jokes" are too much and makes you embarrassed really fella... Maybe try being more serious if you wanna teach or express experience

@adam.677 Жыл бұрын

If you can't bunny hop its probably time you gave up and found a new hobby 😂 I found the video funny and informative

@I.Ivanov. Жыл бұрын

@@adam.677 Cuz you're probably 16 years old...

@adam.677 Жыл бұрын

@Ivan Ivanov whats age got to do with anything 😂 it's a good channel everyone else enjoys it apart from you by the looks of it 😂 ps. I am 26

@I.Ivanov. Жыл бұрын

@@adam.677 cuz obviously your thinking is childish and ridiculous as the "jokes in the video" and I'm sure there's more people annoyed like me! Just because you haven't seen yet comment it doesn't mean there isn't another people like me.. And I bet you're in real live the same person kissing intimate parts of humans body in order to be noticed ... Have a good day 😊

@adam.677 Жыл бұрын

@Ivan Ivanov thanks for that word salad! 😂😂 ...what a bloody weirdo 🤣