Originally Posted by
ian123
i weigh 125 and i still really have to take it easy on the bunny hopping. it will bend your rims. i always always carry a spoke wrench. i rode bmx as a kid and could bunny hop over peoples trashcans on trashdays lol. i would get a mountain bike with skinnier tires and rigid fork if i had your commute (just my opinion!). mountain bikes handle bunnyhopping really well. do you ride a road bike? that i wouldnt recommend.. unless absolutely necessary. if you have to do it try not to land at an angle
Hmm. That has not been my experience. I'm 169, only ride road bikes (some of them CF) and have never bent a rim or broken a frame bunnyhopping. A bunnyhop is certainly easier on your wheels than plowing into a pothole or curb.