Mountain Biking - Harder to bunny-hop on Full-Suspension?

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KLK
07-14-05, 12:00 AM
Hey guys, I was out playing around with some urban tricks earlier today, and working on increasing my bunny-hop height. I have a hardtail MTB and my friend has full-suspension, and he can't do a bunny hop, while I can.

Is it easier to bunny-hop on a hardtail than it is on a full-suspension, or is the technique just different for a FS bike?


anthonaut
07-14-05, 12:36 AM
Same technique but yes, it is harder on a full-suspension.

[bEn]
07-14-05, 12:41 AM
You get a softer landing with a full suspension though...:D


Eros
07-14-05, 03:00 AM
I don't have any problems bunnyhopping my FS bikes. You've got to use the suspension to your advantage. Compress the suspension and then pull up at the top of the rebound. Timing.

rasheed
07-14-05, 04:08 AM
Is it easier to bunny-hop on a hardtail than it is on a full-suspension, or is the technique just different for a FS bike?
personally, i find it easier to bunnyhop on my dually. i've tried bunnyhopping on a few hardtails and it just felt weird. don't know how high i was getting, but i guess i find it easier cause i learned how to bunnyhop properly on a dually.

Hopper
07-14-05, 04:20 AM
With my crappy technique, yes it is easier hopping a Dually ;) However when I actually do it properly I can easily get more height on a Hardtail. Also with my dually setup in race mode it is actually quite hard to use the suspension to pop up.

anthonaut
07-14-05, 07:21 AM
With my crappy technique, yes it is easier hopping a Dually ;) However when I actually do it properly I can easily get more height on a Hardtail. Also with my dually setup in race mode it is actually quite hard to use the suspension to pop up.
Mmmhmm, slow rebound.

Dannihilator
07-14-05, 08:46 AM
I can get about 18" with the Cowan, got up to 24" with the stuff.