Bunny Hop: Mountain Bike - Flat Pedals, YES you can!

YES you can bunny hop a mountain bike with flat pedals (in fact you can bunny hop a mountain or E-Mountain Bike with ANY pedals!). In this ultimate bunny hop breakdown video we have cracked the code of the bunny hop! Once you fully understand the bunny hop and start practicing the RIGHT moves in the right order, you'll have a bunny hop breakthrough - just like mtb coach Roxy did!
Watch this bunny hop breakdown video to understand the bunny hop better than you ever have!

Here's a timeline:
0:00 - Is this a classic bunny hop tutorial?
0:25 - Why the bunny hop drove me to despair & my bunny hop transformation
0:41 - Why I still struggle with perfecting my bunny hops
1:00 - Do you need a high manual or a rear wheel lift / scoop to bunny hop?
1:21 - Bunny Hop Terminology: Bunny Flop vs. Bunny Hop
2:15 - Introducing Engineer Berni
2:20 - Why Berni is the perfect guinea pig for the bunny hop breakdown
2:56 - What is Roxy's & Berni's full-time profession?
3:16 - Why a hip movement (hip to bars), a high manual or real wheel lift will screw up your bunny hop!
3:33 - Explaining our process of breaking down the bunny hop
3:53 - How we broke down the bunny hop
4:43 - Detailed breakdown and slow mo of the bunny hop and a comparison to the manual
6:44 - Can you bunny hop an e-mtb (ebike)?
7:07 - How you will REALLY learn all partial moves of the bunny hop to FINALLY be able to hop
8:02 - Which adjustments to the move do YOU need?
8:10 - Why did I struggle so much with the bunny hop?
8:40 - My bunny hop error 1: Ingraining...
9:02 - My bunny hop error 2: Tip traps
9:36 - How NOT to bunny hop
10:16 - REALTALK: What marks a REAL Pro-Coach?
10:46 - Why is a bunny flop (a bunny hop landing front wheel first) dangerous and limiting??
11:14 - A detailed comparison of the bunny flop vs. the bunny hop
13:16 - Is it possible to learn a real bunny hop within a few days?
13:32 - Why you cannot learn a Bunny Hop in a few days!

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[Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

See video description to find the timelines, table of contents, time stamp for the stop mo and more!

[oldmanandthesea]

Back in my day (I am 61years young), the bunny hop was a lot easier. For you youngsters, BMX was it. Mountain bikes were made in your garage. Huffy"s, drilling out the holes on a ten speed hub. Fun times. When I tried it on full suspension for the first time, the gang just laughed thier off. Well done video.

[steelfalconx]

You can go even higher by doing this: the moment your back wheel lifts off the ground, aggressively pull your legs up into your chest while continuing to pull upwards and pushing outwards with your arms. If you did it right the back wheel will hit you in the butt and the stem of the bike will be around your head height. Adds like another foot to the top of your hop.

[kaiashbee]

I love this video, thank you 𝑹𝒐𝒙𝒚 and Berni. It is really interesting and makes a lot of sense. This movement, hip to hands vs hands to thighs is such a sticking point for a lot of people. Brilliant, I look forward to seeing the full course.

[sparkbike]

Glad to hear you launched out the structured course for mtb skills. I learned a lot from your youtube videos. Thank you. And I am now expecting more from the paid courses. I am willing to join in it. ❤

[insp.science]

AMAZING Video! Best bunny Hop breakdown i have ever seen.
And your course is great, too! I’m on lesson 3 and loving it.

[martinschwartz]

That was a brilliant insight into the mechanics and philosophy of the bunny hop, Roxy. Thank you and Berni so much for this. You are the best. I always look forward to watching your mountain biking and life skills videos. I have learned so much from you. May God bless you and Berni and grant you much success in all your endeavors.
How are things going in your new location?

[AlbertoOnWheels]

I almost gave up on bunny hopping. This video makes me feel like trying it again. Thank you for sharing

[butchwhite]

I’ve been working on dialing in my bunny hop skills for almost two years. While my hop/flop height has increased over time, consistently landing with both wheels simultaneously has eluded me. I’d “flop” almost every single time. After purchasing and working with this course, I’ve been able to land with both wheels at the same time much more frequently. There are some unique elements in this course that I have not seen elsewhere, one of which made a huge difference in correctly initiating the hop. If you have been frustrated with bunny hops, invest in this program. Also, I suggest you invest in some video feedback from Roxy. I’ve been impressed with the quality of the feedback (side-by-side video analysis for example) that she provides.

[philoso]

Nice video and presentation.
Learn and inspire by your video, below is what I gathered :-

Steps?
- push on handle bar to charge our body rearward, a preparation.
- pull the handle bar in to lift our body up.
Goal? Front wheel air borne, only.
- immediately bend knees, pre hop.
- hop upwards to lift bike airborne.
- correct bike tilt to horizontal
- land the bike with caution.

[stevenanderson]

Ive always disagreed with a lot of tutorials on this out there but i agree with your break down. But would add that when you pull on the bars you are not only pulling the bike up but creating a diagonal upward motion with the upper body this creates a pivot point and preasure through the feet by keeping a slight bend in the legs once your wheel is up you can actually add in a little jump . The force through your legs when you pull on the bars wil keep the suspension under slight compression as you stop pulling on the bars you can then jump and release the compression for extra pop its kind of like a wave of tension through your body. I completely agree straight legs hip thrusting and scooping is all utter nonscense.

[oiyo]

Very clear instructions and explanations. So Inspiring and motivational as always. Thanks Roxy and Berni! 🥰

[dud]

Sooo true! It took me also ages to learn a full bunny hop. What I struggled most was the manual and gaining height. At the beginning I did the manual the "usual" way, so I was to far back to initiate a proper upwards movement. The second most important tip for me was pulling the handlebars to your hips/thighs for gaining height, in order to flop not ;)

[reymongloria]

Hi roxy you’re so generous to share your talent God Bless you and your Blessings and subscribeer will multiply .

[wslee]

It's the year of the bunny and so it's a good skill to learn!

[SilverShamrock]

This reminds me of learning to bunny hop my BMX as a 10 year old, it was more "use the force" back then, plenty of practice is key

[tomnridesYTB]

Another great analysis video from you. I'm always looking forward to your new uploads!

[heathnortonflag]

Very good bunny hopping video. For me, I kept trying to bring my handlebars toward my waist. Things opened up for me when I started focusing on bringing them to my mid-thigh area instead. Still working on height, but This helped with the lifting of the front wheel for me.

[mtbguides_Rich]

Landing front wheel first dose allow you to cover a greater distance when your gapping stuff. I think to much is made of how high rather than how far.
Another cracking video, well done.

[mikaeljacobsson]

Just discovered this video and I am a bit late but wanted to comment.

Looking at tutorials in the past i have discovered that the best people at learning how to bunny hop, are people who are bmx riders and trials riders. Some of my favorites are Duncan Shaw and Ali Clarkson. Its been a while since i saw their videos but if i remember correctly they talk about the part where you push your bike forward in the air. The front tire is lifted to the height you want to bunny hop, you jump up with the bike and push the handlebars forward bringing the back wheel up "automatically", matching the height of the front wheel and also helps you move forward.

This is how most bmx riders (street/freestyle), and those trials riders i follow teaches the bunny hop. Lots of focus on the pushing of the handlebars forward.

Nice to see more videos talking about those techniques. :)

The hips do lie?