Can you bunny hop a road/hybrid bike?

[Cyclopathic]

I would have to be sure that I could bunny hop well enough not to clip the bunny as I went over it.

 

[2wd]

I tried this a couple of weeks ago when a big manhole cover appeared in front of me which had a huge pothole on it's edge.

Ended up blowing the innertube valve clean out when I landed

 

[ColinJ]

I would have to be sure that I could bunny hop well enough not to clip the bunny as I went over it.

Ooof! (I had to redo the video link because something went wrong with the old one)

I tried this a couple of weeks ago when a big manhole cover appeared in front of me which had a huge pothole on it's edge.

Ended up blowing the innertube valve clean out when I landed

The bunny hop should include a controlled landing too! (Raise your weight off the saddle, land with arms and legs bent to cushion the shock.)

 

[peelywally]

yes i can hop any bike , i dont know a glasgow cyclist who cant tbh

 

[2wd]

Ooof!

The bunny hop should include a controlled landing too! (Raise your weight off the saddle, land with arms and legs bent to cushion the shock.)

I know that now

But at 49 years old,13 stone and failing eyesight,I couldn't respond to the obstacle quick enough

Since then, been practicing the WOSALB (weight off the saddle and arms and legs bent )

 

[gaz]

speaking of cyclocross... how not to do it.

 

[ColinJ]

But at 49 years old,13 stone and failing eyesight,I couldn't respond to the obstacle quick enough

Since then, been practicing the WOSALB (weight off the saddle and arms and legs bent )

No excuses - I'm nearly 56, over 15 stone and I'm bunny hopping cattle grids at over 40 mph!

 

[waggoner]

Thanks Colinj for the videos. Looks interesting, i'll have to get out on the weekend and have a go at it.

 

[Matthew_T]

speaking of cyclocross... how not to do it.

He parked the bike in the right position for cleaning. Well done him. (Looks nasty though)

 

[Matthew_T]

...That reminds me, There is normally cyclocross events at http://www.marshtracks.co.uk/ thoughout the year. Nothing till the new year though, just the normal training sessions.

 

[gaz]

He parked the bike in the right position for cleaning. Well done him. (Looks nasty though)

Upside down? Cleaning connoisseur would disagree

 

[Matthew_T]

Upside down? Cleaning connoisseur would disagree

Well I do it both ways up. I find cleaning the front is easier when the bike is the right way up, then for cleaning the rear and chain, upside down works fine. I always put a cloth under the seat though to stop it getting scratched, something this cyclist didnt do (It does look like he knew that at the last minute and tried to stop the bike from hitting the floor by hurling himself under it).