Your first part, the manual part, should be smooth and deliberate, giving you time to set up your balance and aim. The second part, your hop, should be explosive and fast. You're trying to drive away from the ground with power. Progress your hops o grab your bike and find a stick. You could end up making more progress than you think. Side hops Transcript. Couple tips on doing bunny hop manuals or bunny hopping into a manual. You want to find something you're comfortable bunny hopping onto every time, consistently, there's no stacking, you gotta make sure that you can clear it with enough height in your bunny hop that you can get your front end up into the manual position. I get tired of hearing about riders being told to "do a reverse head butt" or "throw your shoulders back away from the handlebars" to manual their bikes. This just leads to a lot of frustration since that technique throws you off balance, which makes it hard to turn it into a Bunny Hop or consistently execute it on the trail. How to manual and bunny hop your bike. 83051 views. 32735 views. 14 Comments. Score Time Who Faved + 5. Jjj2114 (Oct 17, 2013 at 19:02) So helpful and concise. You inspired me to go practice even 5. Level your bike in the air. Squeeze your legs together while you are in mid-air to get a more defined looking bunny hop. Remembering to level the bike is an important habit to establish for when you eventually start bunny hopping onto higher surfaces. 6. Lower your rear wheel back down to the ground first. Bunny hop, probably easiest on a hardtail. Sorry that isn't a specific brand/series of bike, but it is likely an easier style of bike to bunny hop. As far as manualing, probably none as manualing is stupid. You're welcome. Save Reply B bwana Registered Joined Oct 7, 2012 45 Posts Discussion Starter · #5 · Aug 13, 2019 What does mostly determine a bike's potential to do a manual, bunny hop, or wheelie other than the rider? I am 60+ and want to make hops, etc. as easy as possible for myself (I may never succeed, but let's say it's about the journey ). I would like to stick with a 29 wheels hardtail. I now While you already put yourself in a crouching position, you'll want to retract this position even more before you execute the hop. Being in the crouching position is safer and gives you more control. [6] Part 2 Hopping Upward 1 Pull upward on your handle bars. Pull upward, then push down and firmly grip your pedals. Lowering your seat clears the rear from hitting your backside while executing this mountain bike skill. Flat, Grippy Pedals. Grippy pedals can help you pull and scoop your rear wheel up. "Much like a skateboarder performing an ollie, it's important that the pedals stick to the rider's feet when performing a bunny hop," Strait says. However, before you can jump you need to work through a series of steps: Step one: Learn to manual (lift the front wheel off the ground) Step two: Learn to bunny hop (lift both wheels off the ground) Step three: Combine a manual with a bunny hop while working on the three parts of a jump—the takeoff, the air and the landing. How to Practice Bunny Hops When you're practicing your bunny hops, work on each wheel individually. Start nice and slow with a line on the ground and work on your timing to make sure both wheels clear it. Slowly increase your speed until both wheels are in the air at the same time. When you've nailed that, add a small stick and start again. To stitch together a real sweet well timed hop think about popp