How to Bunny Hop! | Beginner MTB Sessions with Bryan
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- Опубліковано 11 лис 2020
- WELCOME to beginner mountain bike sessions with Bryan! On this episode, we are going to talk about one of my favorite tricks, the bunny hop! Bunny hops are easier than you think once you get the general idea, so check out the video and get started!
What is Beginner MTB Session with Bryan?! This series is all about those of you that are fresh to the mountain bike scene and eager to learn. Bryan just started riding, so it has been a blast working with him and his very raw skill set and MTB knowledge. We will cover everything from the gear you need, to drops, and jumps. Come along for the journey!
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I don’t know if you’re a good coach, Bryan just catches on really quickly or a little bit of both. Either way you explain things really well and we look forward to these sessions with Bryan. I have a 5 year old and a wife both benefiting from these videos.
I really appreciate it man! I am by no means a trained coach, but rather trying to share what I’ve learned through experience in the simplest way possible. It turns out the way I understand things works for many people and I am just happy I can help! Bryan is also a rad human being. We will keep them coming and welcome any video ideas that you’d like to see!
Definitely a great coach. You have a way of explaining things in a very straightforward manner. Your explanations help to clear up the mystery and confusion for beginners like myself. This channel is a gold mine and I'm so glad I found it. Thank you so much!
"Get tossed over".... the real reason you need a full face helmet.. that construction site hard hat isnt gonna do much when you land on yuh face!!! My case and point can be found at 9:12 ...... Bryan is FORTUNATE he did feast on a tooth salad....
Awesome instruction video!!!
Man Bryan. I hope youre ok. You almost smashed that face on that log!!! Thanks for the videos.
He’s all good. Tough cookie! Thanks man!
I've got a pretty weak bunny hop, but I saved myself a crash with my meager hop. I came around a corner too wide and was about to drop my front wheel into a ditch and ended up hopping over it to save me and my bike. Bunny hops save lives.
👏🏼👏🏼 it’s a very useful tool once it comes naturally!
That is the fastest I’ve ever seen someone catch onto a mtb bunny hop. Great job student and teacher. (Assuming in a past life Bryan wasn’t a BMX’r and didn’t “cheat” by practicing bunny hopping like crazy before this vid).
Appreciate it! He has clearly ridden a bike before, but he also just throws himself at it and learns crazy fast. Really cool to watch in person. He never gives up!
So awesome, hell yea!!!
This was a great video. Now to go practice...
Bryan's a Beast!
Your tutorial comparing to the others in youtube, was the most Totally Helpful, dude. Keep on biking!!!
Love these dude, keep them up!
Thanks bruddah!
Watched the manuals video and the drops, and finally so many things made sense. Love the demonstrations, explanations and to actually having someone who isn´t aldready a pro-rider develop in front of us. Subscribed and am sure this will make a difference for my ridning!
Great to hear that these videos have helped! I knew once I started working with Bryan that I had to share his progress. We just try to keep it simple and fun!
you got my sub n like, thanks for making this video, help a lot!
Nice video.
Bryan is gifted a Goodyear student👍👏👏👏
This is so useful.Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the support!
Watched the manual and now this and subscribed to your channel! Great work!
Appreciate the support!
i've found that your tutorials is the most helpful to me, you make everything clear and easy to practice. I cannot manual until i watch your video a couple days ago, now i can lift the front wheel up and i will practice to make it better. You did great great job! Thank you so much!
Happy to help!
@@MTBTravelReview love u ^^
Nice edit man. Pushing out toes down on the pedals and forward with your hands on the grips is a tip I haven’t heard before. It’s getting me stoked to get better. Like the easy to follow, simple term explanations. 👍. Bryan is a natural and progressing fast too. 🤙🏼
Appreciate man and glad we can help! Bryan does learn very fast, but it’s just because he wants it so bad. Keep at it and thanks for the support!
Very particular, I like the way you guys teach all those bike tricks
Thank you
Big Boy B...natural athleticism and fast learning. Nailing the progression damn quick💪
Curious, a year later...can he hop higher now?
I don’t know what it was about this video, but it finally clicked and I managed to get hoppin’! The back tire was really the crux for me and your explanation was super helpful. Thanks!
Awesome to hear!! 👏🏼👏🏼
It's going to be your 5k subscriber
wow!
Yes!
Nice videos wish to has someone to tech me like that
Very good teaching - and also good to understand, even if english is not your main language (german). Thanks for this. I will follow. :-)
Thank you. Happy to help!! 🙏🏼
First and foremost, nice video and nice riding. I can definitely tell you guys are having a lot of fun doing it. That being said, I would like to address something that I see in MTB "bunny hop" tutorials all too often. Just about every other video shares this mythical lifting of the back wheel with one's feet. I'm sorry to say that this is a myth and nothing but a myth. I'm sure it started with someone telling you this same thing when you started riding and it just stuck because it does feel like you are lifting it up, but the reality is, no, your feet does ZERO lifting of the rear. I'm glad you did a force diagram at 3:02. It's good to see that you got that correct, for the most part. By this I mean, the angles are close enough, but more importantly, you have two opposing forces. Opposing forces are required for a state of equilibrium to exist and that's what this is. Now let's break down the arrows. To determine where the net force(force that accelerates and object per Newton's 2nd law) is, we must break this diagonal force into its x(horizontal translation) and y(vertical translation) component force vectors. The diagonal rear force breaks down to a left component (accelerates bike to rear) and down component (supports your weight by opposing the force of gravity acting on your body). The diagonal up force breaks down to an up component(accelerates bike up ) and a forward component(pushes bike forward). Note that because per your diagram at 3:02, these two forces (comprised of 4 component force vectors) cancel each other out because they are opposite to one and other and it's assumed the magnitudes of the forces are equal, which explains your state of equilibrium(bike not accelerating and neither is your body). Per Newton's 2nd law, Fnet = ma. It tells us that when a "net force"(no opposing force) is applied to a given mass, it will accelerate it in the direction of the force. Note that it doesn't say it will accelerate it in a direction different from the direction of the force. So, at your feet, where are the component force vectors? They are to the rear, and down. The only way the rear can accelerate given this force you've drawn with the red arrow is to the rear and down! Down is ruled out because the ground exerts an equal and opposite force on the bike to keep it from accelerating down. So you are left with just the left force component which, if it were a net force, would accelerate the bike to the rear. We can see in your video that you are not accelerating to the rear, so we know this force has been canceled by some other force. That force happens to be the forward/push component of the arrow you drew at the handlebar. As such, there are zero net forces acting on that rear so there's ZERO acceleration of the rear wheel given the accurately depicted forces you drew at 3:02. In other words, lift per this force is BUSTED. There are absolutely zero up forces there, hence, it cannot contribute to the rear lifting up. So how does it lift up?
The lift of the rear is quite simple. Fast forward to 3:22 of your video. This demonstrates how it's lifted. You just interpreted your actions incorrectly. Per your writings on the screen, "PUSH ON BARS, PUSH BACK ON PEDALS, STAND UP". Hmm....which of these actions lifts the wheel up? Well, none of them directly contributes to it, but the combination of them yields a result that will. And what is that result? That result is called rotation. Rotation about the front wheel is actually what lifts your bike's rear up, not some magical rear push of the foot or some magical "scooping" motion of the foot as BMXers and some MTBers will say. What you are actually doing at 3:22 and culminating at 3:24 is:
1)preload
2)push on bars
3)explode by pushing back on the pedals
4)extend your knees to stand
5)apply force to handlebars as your body is accelerated up and forward
So, how did you accelerate your body up and forward? This is due to the force vector at your feet. It is pushing down at an angle to the rear so it has a force component down and a force component to the rear. As such, per Newton's third law(for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction), if you apply these forces to the pedal, the pedal will exert the same forces on you, but in the opposite direction. So, the component forces of the pedal on you are up and to the right at 3:02 where you have the arrow drawn and up, and to the left at 3:22 where you demonstrate the back lifting up. You have a net force up, and a net force to the front, and that's what propels you up and to the front. As such, because you are accelerating in this direction, given the fact that your arms attached to your handlebars supports your weight, you will rotation about this connection due to the upward and forward acceleration generated by the net force of the pedal pushing back on you. As your body rotates, the center of mass of this system (you and the bike), shifts up and to the front. Because your arms are connected to the handlebars, this rotation about the handlebar of your body shifts your center of mass closer to the handlebar and thus, applies a large force on the handlebars due to the pull of gravity on your body's center of mass. As such, this force on the bar generates the torque that rotates the bike and ultimately, lifts up your rear wheel. All your feet are doing is going for the ride. During the course of the rotation, it maintains a constant force on the pedal, and this is opposed by an equal and opposite force on the handlebar to keep you on the bike as you rotate. This is the magic that lifts the rear wheel, not some magical force at the feet that defies Newton's laws of motion by generating an acceleration in a direction where no force exists. Rotation, rotation, rotation. That's it. It's simple as that. You feel like you are somehow lifting it up with the force at your feet because you do have to apply a force to it during the entirety of the rotation else you will fall off the bike. This only explains how you lift the rear in this lifting of the rear segment of your video. Here's the dinger: it has nothing to do with the lifting of the rear wheel in the bunny hop. Yes, you heard me correct. This is not required to do the bunny hop as the lifting of the bunny hop is due to something completely different, but is similar in that it too, arises from rotation, but the source of the rotation is different.
To find out how, refer to the comment I posted in this video:
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he gets it right about what brings up the rear wheel in a bunny hop. He's one of the few that gets this right about the bunny hop. Again, not trying to be petty; just trying to clarify this misconception that runs rampant in the biking community due to a lack of understanding of the physics(mechanics) behind it. Cheers and again, love the riding. You guys make it fun so keep tearing up(trail builders may frown on this) the trails!
Holy smokes that was a lot to read! First and foremost, thank you for the compliment and for the thorough explication. While your explanation seems sound, the one thing that you are missing is that 99% of beginners could care less about the physics of the matter and prefer an overly simplified explanation. My explanation may not be 100% scientifically sound, but it does help beginners visualize the movement and has proven to be very successful in the implementation of a bunny hop. This is how I personally learned to bunny hop when I rode bmx years ago and likely why 99% of videos explain this movement as I did. Oversimplification is a powerful tool in many instances and I would mark this as one of them. All that said, thank you again for taking the time to lay this out. This is clearly a passionate subject for you and I respect that!
Your response says a lot about your character! Many people would take offense to it which was not my intent. I appreciate you taking the time to actually read and think about it. I see that you do truly care to teach people and that you do have the skills to teach it. I love riding too, but my skill set is nowhere close to yours. Much respect for the skills you have. As to teaching, you are absolutely correct about simplifying things. Trust me, there's no way anyone would try to teach a bunny hop through physics. That would just be utter stupidity. So yes, I absolutely agree with you about simplification. This simplification is precisely why there is no need to teach about the back lift part of it because number one, it's not how the back end is lifted up. Any practice on it is waste of time. Time should be spent on executing the lifting of the front and then pushing forward and out on the bars while at the same time, bringing up your feet in sync with the bike to allow the bike's rear to rotate up. The hardest thing with the bunny hop in my opinion is popping up the front. Learn to manual first and then the bunny hop will just be an extension of that. The bunny hop is all about timing. Everything has to be executed correctly for it to work. If you pop it but fail to accelerate the front at the wrong time, you don't have the inertia needed to hold the bike up in the air to act as the fulcrum about which to rotate your back so the back can lift. If you get that right but don't lift your feet up fast enough, it impedes the bike's rear rotation upwards. I'll be honest, I can't even do the bunny hop very well myself. I can't even do a manual. These days I rarely ride, but I still enjoy watching others ride, especially when they are riding with a lot of enthusiasm like you guys. For me, riding is all about enjoyment. Age and physical fitness have kept me off the bike for a few years now. Again, keep up with the videos and the tutorials because they do help people to become better riders. I just think that when people add the rear lift component to the bunny hop, they make it that much harder for people to learn because they are trying to lift the rear which actually impedes their progress. In their minds, they are actually thinking about trying to lift the rear when in actuality, they need to just totally disregard that. Funny thing is, I did the same thing when I learned it because that's what the vids said. It made it very hard thinking about lifting up the rear. When I actually did my first bunny hop, I realized the rear came up on its own. I never thought about trying to lift it. The rear will lift itself if you just focus on accelerating the front up as high as possible and then rapidly pushing it forward and out and bringing up your feet in sync with the pedals as it too rises. To me, this is simplifying it. It negates the need to think about lifting up the rear. Just focus on this part of it and let the rear do its thing. Anyhow, keep up the good work, and cheers! Stay safe and keep riding with the enthusiasm that you ride with! I love videos where people ride at the edge of their abilities! And thanks again for taking the time to actually consider what I wrote. It says a lot about your character!
@@vangmountain I appreciate the kind words and support. You make some really good points, and like I said, I’ll never knock passion! Keep doing you! 🤘🏼
OMG, you really make it too complicated, this is what i learn from his explaining: push back with my feet + push forward with my arm = build strain to make connection with the bike. The moment you stick to your bike, hop the back up. That make sense right? He's explained it really simple and i love it 😄
I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to accomplish with your simple explanation. This video was about how to bunny hop. He teaches that the bunny hop is a combo of lift the front, then lift the back. My point though long-winded is that there is NO lifting of the rear. That happens due to inertia acting as a fulcrum so applying a force on the bar will rotate the rear about this fulcrum...just a matter of physics. The whole process is simply the motion of your arms. The feet only come into play at the beginning when you preload. Once the front is up, the feet have nothing to do with the rise of the rear wheel. There is no lifting of the rear with your feet. It's just not physically possible. Only way to understand that is to break it down to it's component forces. Once u do, u see that all the feet is doing is accelerating up and out of the way so as to not impede the rise of the rear. It does NOT generate any lift force as manny mtbers and bmxers like to think. They often refer to it as "scooping" up the rear. Scooping is 100% fictitious with flat pedals. Clipped riders on the other hand can scoop because they are physically locked to the pedals. That was the point but i had to break it down point by point else it wouldn't make sense. CHEERS!
Great tips! BTW if you shoot at 60 frames a second, your slow motion will look far smoother.
Thanks! And yup, sure would. Sometimes I just forget to switch from 24fps. 🤣😳
Jumps next? 🥳🥳🥳
Grest vid! I Just kind of unlocked the movement for the bunny hop and pulled a few good ones out. I have One question before I practice too much on what could be a mistake: when practicing on a flat surface, should I Land both wheels at the same time or slightly nose First?
I’d recommend learning to land with both wheels at the same time to start. As you get better you can learn to land nose first or back wheel first depending upon your goal or obstacle. It’s all about control, but get the standard movement down first and land both wheels at the same time.
@@MTBTravelReview Thank you!
back end hop 2:50
Thanks for your videos! I'm curious what bike Bryan is riding. I'm new to mountain biking also and looking in full suspension.
It's a Niner....probably the rip 9..
If your new to mountain biking get a hardtail, it's much better for learning fundamental skills
@@camerondavis7291 I disagree.....he's just going to want to sell it in a couple months and get a full squish instead.. ; p
Been riding a Krampus ( 29 x 3 ) Rigid for about a year. Getting curious about suspension.
@@Mraquanetchris Megan nailed the bike. It's a 2016 Niner Rip 9 Carbon. Cameron is correct, learning the fundamentals is easier on a hard tail. That said, Megan is also right, if you start with a hardtail you will likely want to upgrade to a full suspension pretty quickly as they are really fun and can handle a wider array of terrains and riding.
How about a jump tutorial? I always end up absorbing the lip a little and casing jumps. How do I get myself to not pop too early and actually drive my legs through the whole ramp? I've spent hundreds of hours trying to figure it out, but I just keep doing it wrong. HELP!
Coming soon! Bryan just got a new hike, so he is ready to fly!
@@MTBTravelReview Sweet!
I took a few months to do It in a fair Way. Now i never understood to use the bunny hop on jumps. Can you put out a vídeo on how to use the bunny hops on jumps ?
Jumps are a little different, but hoping to make a video soon.
@@MTBTravelReview cool. Looking forward to. Tks bro.
Is there any need to adjust the rebound on your shocks to make it quicker?
You shouldn’t need to adjust your rebound outside of your standard suspension settings in order to bunny hop. That said, if you haven’t properly set up your suspension prior to learning, I would definitely look up a video on suspension tuning and do so. The proper suspension tuning makes everything you do on your bike way better.
I really like your demonstration of the technique, but I can't help noticing that Bryan is just Hulk Smashing his bike into the air until the last run after he crashed! He's pumping and clearly way over the front, but somehow is getting a lot of height still! I saw someone mentioned 60fps, but if you can get up to 120, then it's getting really smooth slowed down.
Agreed. I think the crash taught him a lesson. :-)
I could film in 240 FPS if I want to get crazy with it! Haha. Appreciate the advice, just wasn’t planning on slo-mo when I filmed it so it’s unfortunately in 24fps.
Can you do it on a hardtail?
Of course! Great way to learn proper form.
So basically wahtching the 10th bunnyhop tutorial and still can't get the freaking front wheel up high enough to even think about getting the backwheel of afterwards. I can basic hop all the way using just basic preloading and I can shred trails all day long, but that bunnyhop just does not like me.
You’ve gotta focus on using your arms and suspension to pump that front wheel up! You might look into building one of the wooden manual machines to help you out. That way you can practice that motion on one spot. Or find someone who can help you and train you in person. It can be done!
are bunny hops harder in heavy bikes? say for example a 19 kilo dh rig.
Yes. Much harder.
I love how the pro who knows how to do this is wearing knee pads whereas the beginner isn’t. 😂
Haha he will learn the hard way like it did!
It seems like Brian already knows how to bunny hop right from the start. I followed the steps and couldn't hop the damn bike
I’d recommend finding a MTB trainer to ride with in your area and help you learn
Does brian like beer? Cant tell.
Haha head over to Bryan’s restaurant Mystic Station in Malden, MA and see for yourself! 😉
Give him a hardtail and i see how he sucks xD
rear suspession does all job for him. It's like a cheat. But no technic.
And he does british bunnyhop then push handle forward...
The main problem that this video doesnt' teach a technic, this video is deceiving you
Nothing about what you just said was true. Thanks for the input though!