Mountain Biking - Bunnyhoppin' how high can ya go?

Just curious, how high can you folks bunnyhop? On my 20"(few years ago), I could go 2 feet (almost to the inch), but now, probably 6-10"s on my mountain bike (hardtail)(curbs aren't a problem). What about you folks?

I broke my first inch the other day.

I would say around 12 inchs as I have just started.

I broke my first inch the other day.

Instead of your nice Bighit, maybe you need a 150$ FS with coil spring shok\ no dampning :p . Bet you could get it bouncing FEET off the ground, 'till it broke.
Borrow some kids bike and don't snap it, done that with a kids skateboard @ the ferry terminal, had to get his parents # and go to town and get a new deck. :rolleyes: felt like SUCH a meanie.

I go 6 inches- close to 10, if It's a case of do or die. Can't do a foot.

>jef.

im havin troubles with bunny hops...i can jump a few inches but i cant do bunny hopps consistently and it makes me look like a fool...i need help

Instead of your nice Bighit, maybe you need a 150$ FS with coil spring shok\ no dampning :p . Bet you could get it bouncing FEET off the ground, 'till it broke.
Borrow some kids bike and don't snap it, done that with a kids skateboard @ the ferry terminal, had to get his parents # and go to town and get a new deck. :rolleyes: felt like SUCH a meanie.

I go 6 inches- close to 10, if It's a case of do or die. Can't do a foot.

>jef.

I was kidding. I don't honestly know how high I bunny hop. For me it is a tool on the trail. Never bothered to measure it :)

I was kidding. I don't honestly know how high I bunny hop. For me it is a tool on the trail. Never bothered to measure it :)

I knew you were jokin.

To measure:

I was thinking about making tiny pole vault poles and raise the bar. Could be the funniest thing the kids on the street have had to watch yet,

Like with little flags on top of the poles, and maybe I'll make a cheering section out of plastic toy people.

Yaaa, for me.

I know roughly how high from civic stuff I hop\ or almost. :D

10-12'' w/out clipliess.... w/ clipless is a much different story... maybe close to 1.5 or 2 feet

I knew you were jokin.

To measure:

I was thinking about making tiny pole vault poles and raise the bar. Could be the funniest thing the kids on the street have had to watch yet,

Like with little flags on top of the poles, and maybe I'll make a cheering section out of plastic toy people.

Yaaa, for me.

I know roughly how high from civic stuff I hop\ or almost. :D

I have considered doing that as well. Something to play on and practice. Not really to measure but to help me go higher. I don't know how high but not more than a foot.

I dont know how high i can exactly bunny hop, but i can get up a 3 ft tall wall give or take no problem, but i dont think its a pure bunny hop. I dont see myself doing it, but im pretty sure my rear tire is hitting the wall more than half way up so its not all smooth, so i am pulling myself up with my front end at the same time, but i can comfortably say i can hop about 2-3 ft on my azonic ds1 and about 1-2ft on my stinky. its the only skill i have.

Im saying that this isnt exact, i probably am exaggerating but im pretty sure that they are 3ft walls im getting up because they are much taller than my bike wheels. im going out urban riding again tomorrow so i can probably get some pics or a video of the walls i get up. dont hurt me

Ya well, me clipped in or on a bmx, little different. And when I was 20 years old.

HEY MAELSTROM!>>>>>>>>>>>>> picked up a tip from you about zapstrapping your derailler.
I now ride with a few in the kit, Endo'd today, blew the rim and had to disconnect rear brake.
They came in very handy to secure the stuff to the side- Thanks.

>jef.

Glad I could help. Zap straps belong on every ride. :D

Dang, I've gotta be getting close to...I don't know...9 inches. Curbs get boring after a while, so I don't practice much. :D

Well if you want honesty. On my current bike i can't bunny hop. Stupid 40 pounder...but on my hardtail like 5"-6"

Ahhh, clipless...... I can reach the sky if I need to....

I've never measured, but I can clear logs and other obstacles that I would guesstimate to be about 10 to 12 inches. I've cleared some construction ribbon that was over 12 inches, but I was feeling good that day. I think I could easily clear 18" if I had to and/or with some practice.

L8R

I can hop probably about 8 inches, but like mael said I use it as a tool on the trails, and never really measure it.

I usually don't try and totally clear much more than a 12-14" log while trail riding at speed.
I could prolly get 18-20" over the mini pole vault apparatus described above.

i can proudly say i can clear 2".....no seriously...:(

With no obstacal I can only hop about 3-4 inches, but with an obstacal I can probably get closer to 7 or 8 inches with out touching the obstacal. If it's like hopping onto a ledge, I can probably get up a 12-15 inch ledge and hit it with my rear tire, but still get up.

This is with my bighit comp, but with my hardtail, I can probably just make it up a curb.

i have never measured but ill guess around 18 inch but i can get on tables and walls around 1/2 meter

18" = 1/2 meter
(for bunnyhopping measurement purposes, anyway)

I'm a pretty good bunnyhopper, highest I have ever acheived was about 3'

I'd like to see that. With clipless i'm assuming.

Both actually.

Thats cool. I'm lucky if I can get 5" :(

A good bunny hopper can actually go the same with clipless...best bunny hoppers in the world use flats (trials riders)...

3 ft...thats nutty...:)

Highest bunny hop I have seen (it was a sidehop) was a trials comp...I think it was 40inches or so

Record bunny hop is 47.5 inches...

All on flats :)

All on flats :)

Of course on flats. . .is anyone implying that it's possible to bunnyhop higher with clipless?
I don't think that's the case. The key part is the preload and explosion. Whether or not you bring the bike up to follow you with your hands or your feet (and whether or not they're attached to the bike) really doesn't matter.

A friend of mine was watching me and he says I got about a foot in the air, but I didn't land it. Came close though. I'm a rookie :D

Old school 6" new school 10".

Of course on flats. . .is anyone implying that it's possible to bunnyhop higher with clipless?
I don't think that's the case. The key part is the preload and explosion. Whether or not you bring the bike up to follow you with your hands or your feet (and whether or not they're attached to the bike) really doesn't matter.

Yep ;) And I totally agree with you.



Ahhh, clipless...... I can reach the sky if I need to....

Ahh, I missed that. :)

That's like saying you can jump higher if you duct tape your hands to the bars. :D

:O....that could get painful :)

Just hold on tightly :p

My buddy was a Pro BMX rider and at one point had bunny hopped in an unsanctioned contest that exceed the the "official" record at the time. I think his was around 42". This was on a 20" BMX bike with platforms. Had this been a santioned event, he would've been the record holder. oh well!

L8R

Thats awesome to see in person. The absolute explosion to get up the high is incredible :)

Nice video (not me)

http://www.trials-online.com/video/bunnyhop_static.mov

I have a question for all of you that have an F/S, is it harder to bunny hop than a hardtail or is it more awckward?

I have a question for all of you that have an F/S, is it harder to bunny hop than a hardtail or is it more awckward?

I have both hardtail and F/S. I can bunnyhop both, it's not really harder on one compared to the other, just feels a lil bit different. I'm guessing those with the 3/4 ton downhill monsters might have a different opinion though.

It depends which of my bikes I'm on... but each has it's own personality for bunny hopping.

On my Demo 9 Pro I can bunny hop about a foot... to a foot & a quarter.

On my Schwinn Mesa GS I can bunny hop almost 2 feet.

When I bunny on the Demo, I do more of a "J-hop" than a "straight-up-and-down" hop.. like you do with clipless pedals. I ride flats on both bikes.

Etnies skate shoes, and stock Specialized pedals for the time being. Curb's aren't a problem, and neither are trees lying across the trails. Both come of ease.

-Matt

Ive just started like 3 days ago on a heavy as hell P.3 and i can get 16" easy

on MY p.3 i can get probly 2 or 3 feet...ha...i win. :p

on MY p.3 i can get probly 2 or 3 feet...ha...i win. :p

Well how long have you been riding? Cuz I've been riding for 3 days, imagine me in a week?

on MY p.3 i can get probly 2 or 3 feet...ha...i win. :p

2 or 3 ft is a pretty big difference ;)...whihc is it, 2 or 3?

on MY p.3 i can get probly 2 or 3 feet...ha...i win. :p

A 3 foot bunnyhop on a mountain bike is impressive. But I'd have to see it to believe it.

Aye, what he said.

ALL YOU PEOPLE MAKE ME JELOUSE I HEAR U GUYS GOING 16", 1', 2', 3'!!! I WISH I WAS THAT GOOD!!!

EERRM... by the way whats "endo" and "Flats" im a somewhat newb if u may call it that....

Endo = end over, When you go over the bars, or at least up onto your front wheel. Think a frontwards wheelie.

Flats = Platform pedals, i.e. non-clipless.

L8R

HERRRMM? this is way confusing (pedal wise) whats the difference between all the types of pedals? sorry for being such a newb

I don't know who this HERM guy is you're referring to, but the answers to most of your newbie questions are a mere click of the 'search' button away.