For any lifters out there, it helped me to think of the pop as an explosive dead lift. It's a very similar motion where all the work is done by your legs, hips and back.
"You weigh more than your bike....it's you that's hopping up and your bike that's coming along with you" Such common sense although I never thought of it that way! I've been trying to lift my bike when I should really be lifting myself
Bunnyhopping is something that was a gradual thing to learn for me, feels like I definitely had to get stronger physically before I was finally able get both wheels off the ground. One day I just tried compressing the suspension, then on the rebound I lifted myself and the bike lifted up along with me. :) Now that I'm able to do that, it's just a matter of getting better at it now. I've used it to clear small gaps on the ground at my local trails to maintain my speed, also have used it to jump off of small tree roots and rocks and stuff to get some air. :) It's made riding a lot more fun.
@@bengonzales1182 If you have to use so much force perhaps the technique is wrong. I don't agree with this video that you are "lifting" the bike. It's a matter of quickly shifting your weight on the bike while your front wheel is in the air and I was able to do it with my first bike when I was 9 years old and weighting < 30kg
It really does take a lot of practice to learn a bunny hop. I finally was able to do a "ok" hop on the flat with no ramps 2 days ago, but it took me 3 months of constant practice :)
Still learning this, but I feel your explanation has by far been the best from anything else I have found online. "Meercat position" "pre-load" "bring handlebars to waste" "bike is just along for the ride." Great explanation.
Great tutorial- one thing I add when showing friends is looping out (I.E. the point where you bail out of a wheelie). Practicing looping out allows you to find that perfect balance point (aka tallest meerkat position according to your video) before throwing everything forward. Beginner MTB'ers seem to rely more on pop from suspension compression when in reality the whole thing should look like a a skateboarder doing an ollie- arms are the front leg, and legs are the back leg (if that makes any sense...). Compress, pull back as hard as you can, when you hit that loop point, explode upwards with your legs while throwing the front end up and out as far forward as you can muster.
I'm nearly 50. My knees have a limited amount of flexibility due to a small amount of arthritis. I think this is hampering my ability to bunny hop, though it's still a skill I want to learn. Your videos help.
I'm 52 and at that trying to pull the bars up phase and not as light and flexible as I used to be. Would love to be able to bunny hop. Want to share the challenge?
@@karlrawstrone8568 I'm 40 (know that's not the same). But I did my first bunny hop yesterday. Key thing was getting my back tire up. I did that first for a while by coasting, bending my knees, and standing up. That got my hips going forward my weight went up. 5 minutes after that, I did my first bunny hop. Key thing is your hips. Load, lean, and stand up.
Thanks Seth, in the beggining I was barely able to jump over a small branch but now after some practice I jump around curbs, gaps and holes without any problem!
Thank you so much for making these videos. You are the one who has gotten me into mountain biking. Your videos encourage youngsters like me to start mountain biking. Keep making videos! - Sid
Owen Clayton yes that is the equivalent way to preloading a bmx since you don't have suspension. That should mean upon compressing your legs you should be able to gain more upwards momentum. Great name by the way Owen ;)
Seth, just wanted to say thank you. You explained this in a way no one else has over your whole series of bunny hop videos. The “push out hooked on your bars. And push back on pedals w toes down” was.the he bit hat finally clicked on staying connected to the bike. Even lifting and swinging the back wheel is now easy. So thank you.
So I was riding with Kevin Grimes and we got to the point where we were going in different directions. I said, "Thanks for riding with me today. Isn't that what Seth says?" We miss you. 💙
Used to ride back in school days. Now I'm 23 got back into Cycling with a Hardtail . I'm amazed how quickly I've learned bunny hop and my first pedal Strike. Feeling so alive.
I'm new to mountain biking and have been trying to bunny hop for months but never got past an English bunny hop. For some reason "the meerkat" clicked and I'm off to the races! I need to work on timing, speed and improving height but right now I am super stoked! Thanks for the awesome vids!
Hey Seth! I've been road cycling for a long time and my uncle has got me hooked on mountain biking. I just want to say thanks for making these very professional and informational videos. I've learned a lot and had fun! WHOO!
This is probably not going to be much use to anyone, but I was stuck on how to bunny hop like most of you probably are! I didn't know how to do it but then I acquired a bmx. Learning in a bmx really helped me to do it on my mountain bike! So a tip from me, learn on a bmx and then try on a mountain bike it helped me a whole lot. Hope this helped someone;)
Been working on this. One thing that helped me get the wheel up better was to be sure to keep heels down, and then think of pushing the pedals forward and under the front wheel as it comes up. The notion is that, instead of the wheel rising as the bike rotates up and around the rear hub, the whole bike is rotating around an imaginary point near its middle - the front wheel coming up and back over that point, and the back wheel rotating forward and under that point. Just the thought of doing this for some reason helps lever the wheel up.
"It's you popping up not the bike" im pretty sure that's the best tip I've ever heard. Im constantly trying to get the bike up. Never considered getting me up and bringing the bike with. Thanks
Hey Seth! Just getting into mountain biking after 10 years of not touching a bike at all. Thanks to these videos, just today I bunny hopped a stick, then a small log, trackstands and even cleaned a rough concrete/rock "feature" about 6'' high that I otherwise would have never attempted. I may be 28, but this is the most fun I've ever had on a bike. BTW, the simplest things make the difference. "Preload" and "Mongoose". If I hadn't repeated those words before each try, I wouldn't have done it. It's been great riding with you...can't wait to get to the more advanced videos :D
Just wanted to say a big thanks been practicing all week looking at all different videos and could not do it, watched this and went out today and OMG I done it the meerkat just worked I am soooooo chuffed and at the ripe old age of 48 I have learned to bunny hop cannot wait to see how night I can get by next week - thanks again
Awesome video, thanks a lot! After 20+ years of mountainbiking I finally started to practice this skill. After a couple of days training I can now hop onto curbs and over smaller logs. Really cool! But the learning progress is flattening now it feels. Any tips to progress once the basic motion is somehow dialed? I have a hard time getting into the meerkat position. Do you have some extra cues or pointers how to work on this?
This was a incredibly helpfull tutorial. Following your steps, i mastered the bunny hop in a week. Thank you for doing what you do, and keep it up.Cheers
I watched lots of other videos but it just wasn't connecting. Meerkat position was the missing link for me. I've got the movement down, now I just need to perfect it to increase height. Thanks man. The bunny hop is something that has both amazed and baffled me for the last 20 years. Just got back into biking, and what a perfect time to do so, in this glorious age of youtube.
Thanks so much Seth. In other tutorials, they keeps showing the scooping stage like it was sooo easy, now that I know that I just have to lunge forward, bunny hopping is much easier
I have a DiamondBack mountain bike that I got last year for around $450. I'm not a fan of it because the seat is high. I am getting really big into mountain bike and i can't afford a second one. Tge seat is a good length to do normal biking with, but any tricks are very difficult to learn on it since it's so high. When the seat is the whole way down, I can move it up about 2 inches before I can't touch the ground. I am about 5'11" and 15 years old. What do you think I should do? Should I sell this one and get a different one? Or should I keep this for now until I fan get a new one, which will be a long time?
Dylan Bryson Hey dude. I has the same problem but took the seat post to a bike shop and they cut it down. I thing you can also go to other places to do that. Also you can get a dropper post.
Jeronicoco Well the bottom of the seat hits the frame. That's as low as it can possibly go. A dropper post would still make it that length at the lowest setting. I am about 5' 9" and 15 years old (I don't know if I mentioned that in the original comment) and I can barly touch the ground. There's not much more to do
Tristan _Plays it does, but probably not in the way youre doing it. if youre spent after a handful of tries, your energy is not being implemented properly and youre probably doing something wrong. its supposed to be an explosive movement done in a relaxed manner if that makes sense. dont tighten up. use full range of motion on your bike. after you get the hang of how to shift your weight, all of a sudden your vertical skyrockets.
Awesome! Gonna try this straight away!! It's different way to the usual "manual" method which I struggle to transfer from to to get the pop but you have shown me now to PRE load!! awesome Seth thanks 👍
Hello Seth, all the way from Brunei, a big fans of your works. I had learned alot from your mtb tutorials and skills video. Watched just about every of your videos... tks alot for the sharing...please do make more video... ✌✌✌
I really want to start mountain biking my dad used to do it he had an orange P7 I asked him and he said he doesn't have the time I have a hardtail carrera but want to get a full suspension so any tips to convince my dad ??
Hey Seth I've been watching your videos a lot lately!! I've learned a lot of do's and don'ts! It's been great I've just started getting back into biking I used to do a little bmx as a kid but at 28 I've really started to enjoy some mountain biking!!! You've inspired me to dig deep and learn as much about the sport as I can!! Thank you!!!!
This is the most helpful video ever!! I look at videos and they don’t help at all but this helped a ton! I got it after a little practice, and now I’m going to keep practicing.
Biggest things that helped me bunnyhop were; A high bunny hop is mainly in the body and preload, but a bunny hop itself is simply pulling your bars up, and then pushing them forward with your thumbs/wrists. Point your toes down to the ground, then scoop your feet up while maintaining pressure against the pedals. But like Seth said, preload is huge. Crouch down and then spring up like a spring and do the above.
Thanks for the wonderful BH tutorial. Finally found a video which finally touched on basics that actually works! After watching so many videos, I found that the Meerkat pose is the best way to launch myself into a BH. As of day #1 with the Meerkat pose of around 70-80° to the ground, I can feel the rear wheel already lifting even at low speed. Will have to fine tune and work the muscle memory to achieve greater heights.
I like the meerkat analogy. really helped me when developing extra height. I guess I always subconsciously did it, but focusing on it helps drive that upward momentum to make the bike feel weightless.
That insight on the meerkat position is golden, Seth! That's the part I'm having most trouble with, and I'd never thought of practicing just the manual to meerkat movement. I'll give that a shot and see if it helps me break through this barrier that I've been at for so long. Cheers, man!
It's fair to say that I'm new with using bike to do more than just get from A to B and bunny hop was a big problem to me, Seth's first tutorial didn't help me, but this one is just perfect. Today I did my first legit American bunny hop. Thx Seth
I didn’t realize that you actually have to think about jumping. The idea of thinking of my bike as the passenger really helps. It’s like skateboarding. When I first tried to do Ollies I just kept trying to do what it looked like other people were doing which was riding the skateboard into the air as it magically lifts you up. No. I had to jump while popping the tail down. I never thought it worked the same on bikes. And after my first day of trying the hop on my road bike with flat pedals I thought it was impossible due to having flat pedals. I managed to get off the ground a few times and then quit after I finally fell. Thank you for this video. The tutorials on how to do this with a road bike didn’t help me like this video. I’ll keep practicing.
I think you should find someone who can't do it and make a video of you teaching them.That way we can learn as they do.
Derek Reed I volunteer as tribute
I volunteer as tribute from Florida
Ya
Yeah me too..
Id happily take a few crashs to learn from seth himself lol.
For any lifters out there, it helped me to think of the pop as an explosive dead lift. It's a very similar motion where all the work is done by your legs, hips and back.
I was thinking the same thing the other day. Maybe some cleans will help improve my explosiveness and height.
Omg I never even thought of that! 😂🤣 That’s a really good tip that I can give to new learners.
Thank you
Thank you
But then my feet just jump up
"Meerkat position" -- Probably the most helpful tip I've heard while learning to do the American Bunny Hop.
True
Same I can’t bunny hop but now i have the basics to practice
why do europeans and americans always blame each other for good things
Ehhhhhh...it literally just means stand up straight.
True
Me: mom I'm dying
Mom: just meerkat
BUT MOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!
ohhhh for god sake son MEERKAT position you dummy
see, like grandma is doing, its easy
"You weigh more than your bike....it's you that's hopping up and your bike that's coming along with you" Such common sense although I never thought of it that way! I've been trying to lift my bike when I should really be lifting myself
So if I can't jump onto the top of a picnic table, I probably should not try with my bike?
@@redman3583 yes
Bunnyhopping is something that was a gradual thing to learn for me, feels like I definitely had to get stronger physically before I was finally able get both wheels off the ground. One day I just tried compressing the suspension, then on the rebound I lifted myself and the bike lifted up along with me. :) Now that I'm able to do that, it's just a matter of getting better at it now. I've used it to clear small gaps on the ground at my local trails to maintain my speed, also have used it to jump off of small tree roots and rocks and stuff to get some air. :) It's made riding a lot more fun.
@@bengonzales1182 If you have to use so much force perhaps the technique is wrong. I don't agree with this video that you are "lifting" the bike. It's a matter of quickly shifting your weight on the bike while your front wheel is in the air and I was able to do it with my first bike when I was 9 years old and weighting < 30kg
@@razorSH I hear you, it's still a gradual thing to learn how to do properly. Even after actually learning to get both wheels off the ground.
Me: *bunnyhops onto a curb* "YES! THAT WAS SO HIGH".
Seth: *bunnyhops onto a bench and casually 180's off*
Me: :/
it should be "Me: >:("
Its so hard my bike is heavier than me if i pull it up the front is so heavy it go striaight back
@Danish Wistara just lifted the fork
Me: Yes I'm a pro now.......MoM i'm gOiNG tO tHe pRofFEsiOnal bIKe RaCe TOMMORROW..
ME afterwards: Dies.........
Can we do it on v brakes
@@rasinap2432 Just type normally you knob
Were going to need more of the "dont's"
Sometimes this helps a lot, maybe because it's relatable and less frustrating but that's me
Ian Ciborowski Yeah we need some examples of what not to do.
Don't ever pull up on the pedals! (Clipless riders)
I missed the explanation. I had to watch that part 2 times to get it what was the difference: Straight arm and no arm pull.
BTW super helpful video.
I slipped and hurt my shin because of that
Don't bend ur arms for the pull up
It really does take a lot of practice to learn a bunny hop. I finally was able to do a "ok" hop on the flat with no ramps 2 days ago, but it took me 3 months of constant practice :)
Can you tell me, why my rear tire doesn't jump ?
@@ilovemyworld4 you have to push foward
I spent years and still nothing
Still learning this, but I feel your explanation has by far been the best from anything else I have found online. "Meercat position" "pre-load" "bring handlebars to waste" "bike is just along for the ride." Great explanation.
Great tutorial- one thing I add when showing friends is looping out (I.E. the point where you bail out of a wheelie). Practicing looping out allows you to find that perfect balance point (aka tallest meerkat position according to your video) before throwing everything forward. Beginner MTB'ers seem to rely more on pop from suspension compression when in reality the whole thing should look like a a skateboarder doing an ollie- arms are the front leg, and legs are the back leg (if that makes any sense...).
Compress, pull back as hard as you can, when you hit that loop point, explode upwards with your legs while throwing the front end up and out as far forward as you can muster.
I'm nearly 50. My knees have a limited amount of flexibility due to a small amount of arthritis. I think this is hampering my ability to bunny hop, though it's still a skill I want to learn. Your videos help.
Good luck & have fun
I'm 52 and at that trying to pull the bars up phase and not as light and flexible as I used to be. Would love to be able to bunny hop. Want to share the challenge?
@@karlrawstrone8568 I'm 40 (know that's not the same). But I did my first bunny hop yesterday. Key thing was getting my back tire up. I did that first for a while by coasting, bending my knees, and standing up. That got my hips going forward my weight went up. 5 minutes after that, I did my first bunny hop. Key thing is your hips. Load, lean, and stand up.
@@blameitonben Yay :) I will see what I can do - thanks for the advice!
@@karlrawstrone8568 hows it going??
Seth-“You weigh more than your bike”
10 year old e-bikers-“ ok boomer”
I’m a 11 year old mtb rider “thenk yoi”
A healthy 10-year-old should still weigh more than an E-bike that they're riding. Unless you're abusing them.
I'm not kidding I've seen an actual kid that was like 12 on a haibike Enduro and he can bunnyhop just as well as me
Thank you for addressing and defeating the bike excuse comments :)
SG - MTB Eight
I've done it with my road bike over curbs.
@@seattlegrrlie Road bikes way nothing. Dead easy to do it on a roadie
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@@budman8926 nobody said doing it in a road bike is hard.
"Just Meerkat"
I keep that in my head as I learn and practice.
I love the simplicity of this tutorial. I have never seen it explained this way before using the meerkat.
Thanks Seth, in the beggining I was barely able to jump over a small branch but now after some practice I jump around curbs, gaps and holes without any problem!
Thank you so much for making these videos. You are the one who has gotten me into mountain biking. Your videos encourage youngsters like me to start mountain biking. Keep making videos! - Sid
ZED yes
Seth, that is the bes bunnyhop tutorial, realy helped me. My bunnyhop was 5cm, now is 20cm. And all that without stupid manuals. You are the best!!!!!
i bend my knees and elbows on my bmx bike inplace of preloading,it helps me get higher.
i am also a little eleven year old kid so i dont know
Owen Clayton yes that is the equivalent way to preloading a bmx since you don't have suspension. That should mean upon compressing your legs you should be able to gain more upwards momentum.
Great name by the way Owen ;)
Owen Scott Great name btw
thanks! i just wasn't sure.
Owen Clayton no worries mate
Seth, just wanted to say thank you. You explained this in a way no one else has over your whole series of bunny hop videos. The “push out hooked on your bars. And push back on pedals w toes down” was.the he bit hat finally clicked on staying connected to the bike. Even lifting and swinging the back wheel is now easy. So thank you.
This is the best bunnyhop tutorial I've seen.
Hi Seth, there are hundreds of bunny hop tutorials but, it is the best one. You have the art of communication! Great!
This was helpful and my skills are slowly improving due to you. Here's my BIG THANK YOU Seth. Cheers from Brazil.
I just wanted to know how to bind my jump to scroll wheel but yeah..
Bind mwheelup +jump
Hahaha
So I was riding with Kevin Grimes and we got to the point where we were going in different directions. I said, "Thanks for riding with me today. Isn't that what Seth says?" We miss you. 💙
+Elmo Love ❤️
As always, Seths tutorials and short lessons are to the point, accurate, and extremely helpful. Dude just gets it explained so well.
Whens the Seth IFHT collab?!? And Seth are you going to crankworx Whistler?
Late June
When in late june?
I just had the greatest moments of youtube when I saw this comment
i love IFHT
Come to BC I'm sure the boys would collab with you!
Used to ride back in school days. Now I'm 23 got back into Cycling with a Hardtail . I'm amazed how quickly I've learned bunny hop and my first pedal Strike. Feeling so alive.
There’s only one things stopping me... Gravity.
thanks for the step by step explanation, like learn to pull up your front tire first. ill start practising tomorrow!!!
Do bunnies in England hop like the English Bunny Hop?
Stevo Daniels yep
lol
I'm new to mountain biking and have been trying to bunny hop for months but never got past an English bunny hop. For some reason "the meerkat" clicked and I'm off to the races! I need to work on timing, speed and improving height but right now I am super stoked! Thanks for the awesome vids!
"meercat position" is the most useful tip I've ever gotten
Hey Seth! I've been road cycling for a long time and my uncle has got me hooked on mountain biking. I just want to say thanks for making these very professional and informational videos. I've learned a lot and had fun! WHOO!
Thank you so much Seth I finally got the bunny hop after literally forever
This is probably not going to be much use to anyone, but I was stuck on how to bunny hop like most of you probably are! I didn't know how to do it but then I acquired a bmx. Learning in a bmx really helped me to do it on my mountain bike! So a tip from me, learn on a bmx and then try on a mountain bike it helped me a whole lot. Hope this helped someone;)
Been working on this. One thing that helped me get the wheel up better was to be sure to keep heels down, and then think of pushing the pedals forward and under the front wheel as it comes up. The notion is that, instead of the wheel rising as the bike rotates up and around the rear hub, the whole bike is rotating around an imaginary point near its middle - the front wheel coming up and back over that point, and the back wheel rotating forward and under that point. Just the thought of doing this for some reason helps lever the wheel up.
"It's you popping up not the bike" im pretty sure that's the best tip I've ever heard. Im constantly trying to get the bike up. Never considered getting me up and bringing the bike with. Thanks
Hey Seth! Just getting into mountain biking after 10 years of not touching a bike at all. Thanks to these videos, just today I bunny hopped a stick, then a small log, trackstands and even cleaned a rough concrete/rock "feature" about 6'' high that I otherwise would have never attempted. I may be 28, but this is the most fun I've ever had on a bike. BTW, the simplest things make the difference. "Preload" and "Mongoose". If I hadn't repeated those words before each try, I wouldn't have done it. It's been great riding with you...can't wait to get to the more advanced videos :D
Cute
The best video on learning how to Bunnyhop! The meerkat position illustrates it perfectly!
Me: **Bunnyhops 1 inch into the air** "YESSSSSS I DID IT!"
Seth: **Bunnyhops with a 60 lb. Walmart bike that also has water in the tires**
Me: ;-;
Actually me
Thanks for covering the basics... it makes bunny hops seem possible.
Seth we need the sensei music back!!
*Sensei music INTENSIFIES*
Just wanted to say a big thanks been practicing all week looking at all different videos and could not do it, watched this and went out today and OMG I done it the meerkat just worked I am soooooo chuffed and at the ripe old age of 48 I have learned to bunny hop cannot wait to see how night I can get by next week - thanks again
Awesome video, thanks a lot! After 20+ years of mountainbiking I finally started to practice this skill. After a couple of days training I can now hop onto curbs and over smaller logs. Really cool! But the learning progress is flattening now it feels. Any tips to progress once the basic motion is somehow dialed? I have a hard time getting into the meerkat position. Do you have some extra cues or pointers how to work on this?
Seth, after watching your two videos, I immediately could do a bunny hop! Thank you so much!
How do you not have a million subs yet??!! ✌️😁
there sadly aren't to many mountain bikers yet
951 000
Dude I’ve never seen such a good bunnyhop tutorial 😊
Tip to bunnyhop - Get Seth to come to the UK
why to the uk im romanian
gmbn or what
Wow! By far the best explanation of how to bunny hop I've seen!
That parkour at 1:32 doe
Beramourramor in your bike....INTENSE
Hardcore Parkour!!! lol
rep7225 i
rep7225 hahahhahaa ikr
rep7225 3:50 lol parkour
Thanks Seth, the meerkat was the key. Been mountain biking since may and thought I wouldn't be able to bunny hop. Magic!
I do not know how to lift the rear wheel up
Just meerkat
Squeeze ur front breaks
mark mark well it would work
isnt it like, when the front wheel is up you push it forward?
It helps to lean your toes forward but his other video on this explains it to
This was a incredibly helpfull tutorial. Following your steps, i mastered the bunny hop in a week. Thank you for doing what you do, and keep it up.Cheers
I don't even own a bike. Why am I watching this lmao
Buy one
It's never too late, best purchase you can make!
Get one!
bruh same
My bike broke in a crash and I can’t fix it for a while 😢
I watched lots of other videos but it just wasn't connecting. Meerkat position was the missing link for me. I've got the movement down, now I just need to perfect it to increase height. Thanks man. The bunny hop is something that has both amazed and baffled me for the last 20 years. Just got back into biking, and what a perfect time to do so, in this glorious age of youtube.
I know damn well how to bunny hop, it's a Seth's bike hacks video, I'm gonna watch anyway...
Thanks so much Seth. In other tutorials, they keeps showing the scooping stage like it was sooo easy, now that I know that I just have to lunge forward, bunny hopping is much easier
last time I was this early Seth was still on training wheels
was he ever though?
there are many bunny hop videos and tutorials on the internet, but you make the best!
Pls make a video on how to do a Canadian bunny hop I'm in canada pls help
I love the simplicity of your explanation. Really impressive 👏 👌
I have a DiamondBack mountain bike that I got last year for around $450. I'm not a fan of it because the seat is high. I am getting really big into mountain bike and i can't afford a second one. Tge seat is a good length to do normal biking with, but any tricks are very difficult to learn on it since it's so high. When the seat is the whole way down, I can move it up about 2 inches before I can't touch the ground. I am about 5'11" and 15 years old. What do you think I should do? Should I sell this one and get a different one? Or should I keep this for now until I fan get a new one, which will be a long time?
Dylan Bryson Hey dude. I has the same problem but took the seat post to a bike shop and they cut it down. I thing you can also go to other places to do that. Also you can get a dropper post.
Jeronicoco Well the bottom of the seat hits the frame. That's as low as it can possibly go. A dropper post would still make it that length at the lowest setting. I am about 5' 9" and 15 years old (I don't know if I mentioned that in the original comment) and I can barly touch the ground. There's not much more to do
Dylan Bryson Well I guess you can still cut the seat post to a smaller size . There are many ways to do this.
Dylan Bryson frame is too big for you
Before 2 months i didn't get it like i can't but now after i listened to your words i can finally bunny hop
Thanks Seth
I find that it takes a lot of energy to bunny hop. anyone else
Tristan _Plays it does, but probably not in the way youre doing it. if youre spent after a handful of tries, your energy is not being implemented properly and youre probably doing something wrong. its supposed to be an explosive movement done in a relaxed manner if that makes sense. dont tighten up. use full range of motion on your bike. after you get the hang of how to shift your weight, all of a sudden your vertical skyrockets.
walter yanez yea thx
Of all the bunny hoping videos this made the most sense to me and got me off the ground for the first time. Great videos Seth!
........Im goin full meerkat on this one boys.....
Awesome! Gonna try this straight away!! It's different way to the usual "manual" method which I struggle to transfer from to to get the pop but you have shown me now to PRE load!! awesome Seth thanks 👍
I can only bunny hop my front wheel
But I can do it really high
Get that back wheel up. To do so, ride bend your knees and stand up hard and froward.
This is a big help. Makes more sense than the other videos on the tubes. Thank you.
After 2 years of trying to do to this I realized my seat was to high
“Just meerkat”
Me too
Same
this channel is my new favourite rainy day activity.
Hard to think of a clever comment when ur this early
*HOLY SHIT!!!!! I WAS FIRST!!!!!!*
AJ La scroll up to mine! LOL!
lol
U r the firsts. Legend has it sense ur early Seth will reply
Austin Lane
i doubt it... lol
A
Hello Seth, all the way from Brunei, a big fans of your works. I had learned alot from your mtb tutorials and skills video. Watched just about every of your videos... tks alot for the sharing...please do make more video... ✌✌✌
I love you
Just got into MTB'ing and LOVING your videos!
I really want to start mountain biking my dad used to do it he had an orange P7 I asked him and he said he doesn't have the time I have a hardtail carrera but want to get a full suspension so any tips to convince my dad ??
Hey Seth I've been watching your videos a lot lately!! I've learned a lot of do's and don'ts! It's been great I've just started getting back into biking I used to do a little bmx as a kid but at 28 I've really started to enjoy some mountain biking!!! You've inspired me to dig deep and learn as much about the sport as I can!! Thank you!!!!
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I’m just getting back into mountain bikes and I never learned how to bunny hop but I think I can figure it out with this great tutorial
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This is the most helpful video ever!! I look at videos and they don’t help at all but this helped a ton! I got it after a little practice, and now I’m going to keep practicing.
I actually do have one bunnyhop tip. GET THE FUCK OUT AND PRACTICE!
+Yan Doroshenko this ^
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Biggest things that helped me bunnyhop were;
A high bunny hop is mainly in the body and preload, but a bunny hop itself is simply pulling your bars up, and then pushing them forward with your thumbs/wrists.
Point your toes down to the ground, then scoop your feet up while maintaining pressure against the pedals.
But like Seth said, preload is huge. Crouch down and then spring up like a spring and do the above.
I don't have a bike but these kinds of videos are so fun to watch.
This is the best bh tutorial I've every seen. Now I'm learning bh myself, with sucess - and I'm 40!
I watch all your videos daily, this one blew me away!!
Best explanation I've seen yet, great video!
Thanks for the wonderful BH tutorial. Finally found a video which finally touched on basics that actually works! After watching so many videos, I found that the Meerkat pose is the best way to launch myself into a BH. As of day #1 with the Meerkat pose of around 70-80° to the ground, I can feel the rear wheel already lifting even at low speed. Will have to fine tune and work the muscle memory to achieve greater heights.
I like the meerkat analogy. really helped me when developing extra height. I guess I always subconsciously did it, but focusing on it helps drive that upward momentum to make the bike feel weightless.
That insight on the meerkat position is golden, Seth! That's the part I'm having most trouble with, and I'd never thought of practicing just the manual to meerkat movement. I'll give that a shot and see if it helps me break through this barrier that I've been at for so long.
Cheers, man!
it was wonderful experience share and its not the work of a day or two, but out put of a longer treatment and practice. cheerful.
Thanks Seth! This really helped me learn to bunny hop before I could hop at all and now I'm hopping over small logs!
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It's fair to say that I'm new with using bike to do more than just get from A to B and bunny hop was a big problem to me, Seth's first tutorial didn't help me, but this one is just perfect. Today I did my first legit American bunny hop. Thx Seth
the meerkat part is the "icing on my cake" on how I've learned to bunny hop! thanks for this video Seth!
Thank you so much Seth I finally got I’ve been trying for a year now.
This might be the single most important tip I have found yet. I will practise how to go full meerkat from now on
“Go full meerkat” That’s the best thing I’ve ever heard man! Pure genius! 😂🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I didn’t realize that you actually have to think about jumping. The idea of thinking of my bike as the passenger really helps. It’s like skateboarding. When I first tried to do Ollies I just kept trying to do what it looked like other people were doing which was riding the skateboard into the air as it magically lifts you up. No. I had to jump while popping the tail down. I never thought it worked the same on bikes. And after my first day of trying the hop on my road bike with flat pedals I thought it was impossible due to having flat pedals. I managed to get off the ground a few times and then quit after I finally fell. Thank you for this video. The tutorials on how to do this with a road bike didn’t help me like this video. I’ll keep practicing.
This is the best how to bunnyhop video I have ever saw🙂👍🏻