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Old 05-04-05, 08:19 PM
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[Moderator Note] Tips on how to do a Bunny Hop

1. Stand on your bike's pedals.
2. Get going about 5 mph.
3. Level the pedals, so that your feet are even, parallel to the ground.
4. Press down on the handlebars and pedals.
5. "Unweight" the bike - lift your feet and hands slightly, without breaking contact between yourself and the bike.
6. Pop into the air

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hey i have a db bmx and i cant get the bunny hop good i have done it but not to to hight so i need to know how to do it the right way thanks
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well I am not an expet at this but the way i do it is just stand up on the pedals grip th handel bars like your going to do a short wheelie but instead of leaning back to bring the front wheels up, lean forward and jump but not too far forward or you land on the front tire and can flip onver.
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Yea, you do lean forward while pulling straight up on the bars, but at the same time you don't want to be putting any pressure on the pedals, It's kind of hard to explain, it all happens in one quick motion.
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Pull up on the handlebars until the front tire gets the height you want. then in one fluid motion lock your wrists and raise your elbows up and forward while unweighting your legs. you can practice the arm motion while grabbing the handlebars and standing off the bike, you should be able to get both wheels off the ground and feel some muscle usage at the top of your arm.
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https://www.bmxbasics.org/new/bmx0703.html This got me bunnyhopping a good foot and a half in a little under 2 weeks.
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Originally Posted by Kenny_Ga
https://www.bmxbasics.org/new/bmx0703.html This got me bunnyhopping a good foot and a half in a little under 2 weeks.
I read the whole thing last night, very informative.

I'm just afraid to try it.
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Afraid to try it? It's not like you're going to get hurt running into a flimsy cardboard box.
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Afraid to try it? It's not like you're going to get hurt running into a flimsy cardboard box.
I'm just going for jumping up on a curb and then benches and such.

It's the lifting the back end part that looks difficult, I think my feet will come off the pedals when I do the rear flex thing.
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Well, you put your right hand in, and take your right hand out… oh, wait, I'm thinking of semething else.
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Don't practice on curbs yet, that can dent your rim. jump cardboard boxes in the grass.
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Originally Posted by konageezer
Well, you put your right hand in, and take your right hand out… oh, wait, I'm thinking of semething else.
HA HA HA
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stiff as a feather light as a board.
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too many people ask this damn question!
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practice by bunnyhopping over things for example: cereal box, neighbors dog, your dads porche.......
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after that you'll be ready to hop up 4 foot loading docks, and over handicap gaps
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push with your arms and if that doesnt work try google.
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step one: go to local petstore
step two: buy bunny
step three: name it "HOP"
step four: teach it tricks
step five: teach it to hop
step six: watch as your BUNNY HOP does tricks....
step seven: repeat as needed
step eight: release bunny into the wild and feel good about yourself until it gets hit by a truck crossing the road.
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Originally Posted by trailsirder234
after that you'll be ready to hop up 4 foot loading docks, and over handicap gaps
FO SHO!
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pshhhhhhhhh or you could just learn how to bunnyhop building to building by hooking into the matrix, it's like 60 bucks called dave mirra tricks 5.0, i downloaded mine free of kazaa
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congratulations. you've just seriously just convinced me to buy a rabbit and name it hop.

whatever this poor rabbit goes through is going to be all your fault

Originally Posted by KinetikBiker04
step one: go to local petstore
step two: buy bunny
step three: name it "HOP"
step four: teach it tricks
step five: teach it to hop
step six: watch as your BUNNY HOP does tricks....
step seven: repeat as needed
step eight: release bunny into the wild and feel good about yourself until it gets hit by a truck crossing the road.
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Kazaa? People still use that?
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Originally Posted by FireTeamCharlie
Kazaa? People still use that?
ohh wow fireteamcharlie. what, do you invite Dave Mirra over to your house to demonstrate tricks and teach you personaly??~!!!!!!.....you freakin snob
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Yup, just the other day, me, Dave, and Ryan Nyquist, went to the park. No I was just surprised, that someone uses that spyware ridden, trash you call Kazaa.
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notice he didn't say anything about the snob part....cuz he didn't want to go there. and what is a P2P anyway??...don't understand snobbish
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A P2P is filesharing software like Kazaa.
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