How To Bunny Hop On A Bmx Video

A bunny hop is the foundation for many BMX bike tricks and it involves getting both wheels of the bike off the ground. Learn how to bunny hop from our BMX biking expert in this extreme sports video.

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Pull up on the handle bars
Pull back end up with the pedals
Practice

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Patrick resides in Campell, CA and has been riding for several years. His sponsors include Mongoose Bikes, Fox, Monster, and Calabasas Cyclery.

PATRICK BUCHANAN: The Bunny Hop: It's going to help you with just about everything in your riding group. The first trick you want to learn, basically it's going to help you with dirt jumping, street riding, out at the skate park, hitting gaps, bunny hopping up obstacles. The basic idea behind that, pull up on your handlebars with your hands and pull the back end up with the pedals. It's a little bit test of time, you have got to practice quite a bit. You're not going to get it on the first try, but you keep at it you'll definitely get it over time. A few common mistakes you might have with the bunny hop is basically giving up too early. You got to keep at it. You're not going to get it the first try. Another common mistake, pulling up too hard on the front end, or like you're going into a manual, that will send you into a loop out, basically where you fall off the back end of the bike. Other than that, just patience and keeping at it. So one thing you do once you get the Bunny Hop done, try putting a marker in there. It really helps with street-style stuff such as gaps, jumping some stairs, or even jumping up curbs. You might want to start off a little bit slow, Bunny Hopping up a curb, just to get yourself comfortable, and then as you progress, throw bigger things in there. Stack up some newspapers, a couple of pieces of wood. For example, I used a milk crate. It's a good judge, it'll help you judge gaps, when to pull up the front end, and speed.

How to Bunny Hop on a BMX Video

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