Originally Posted by
ColinL
You do, but my opinion is that most anyone can lift their front wheel slightly to ride over something.
The HOP comes in when you jump the back tire into the air. This is a skill considerably fewer people possess.
Any idiot can bunny hop with clipless pedals. I can't do it for sh*t if I'm not attached to my pedals but I can get plenty of air when I'm clipped it on my (road) race bike. Bunny hopping has saved me on more than one occasion and sometimes it's your only option when you're in a group and an un-signalled pothole suddenly appears in front of you.