MTBer wannabee Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 I am slowly getting into this whole roadie thing as i felt riding on the road with my mountain bike was just not on. Normally when i approached a speed hump (the big type that force you to slow down in your car to about 20km/hr) i would ramp it with my MTB.Now when i hit it with my road bike it feels like i am going to break something. Is 30km/hr too fast or am i just being paranoid or are road bikes stronger than they feel.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Paranoia. Just unweight the front a bit...
Tiny K Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 or bunny hop - that's what I do... or as el capitan sez, shift your weight onto the back wheel more - the front will lift with ease - oh, and standing up with 'soft knees' does soften the jolt to the saddle area
Reg Lizard Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 That's why bunny hops were designed just get your timing right otherwise.....
manbearpig Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 It depends how fast the truck I am hanging onto is going....
MTBer wannabee Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 Hang on a minute.... you can bunny hop a road bike?
Kona Kula Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Hang on a minute.... you can bunny hop a road bike? I reckon you can, they not made of glass.
Lucky Luke. Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Of course you can mate, for the humps with a table top shape just hop high enough to land gently on top and roll off again. 60km/h + easy. Edited January 27, 2012 by Lucky Luke.
Lucky Luke. Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 The pro's ride in big bunches and they regularly hop pavements and other traffic furniture when roads narrow, there's a roundabout or whatever
Wallee Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Exactly, just jump before the speed bump, and land going down the back of it. The tricky part is to learn to vary the timing of your jump according to your speed.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, for sure! It's a hop, not a drop off. And trust me - those frames are tested to far higher stresses than a bunny hop will bring to the table. Just make it smooth...
milky4130 Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 The bunny hop was particularly handy while descending the maritime hill at 60km this past weekend.
MTBer wannabee Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, for sure! It's a hop, not a drop off. And trust me - those frames are tested to far higher stresses than a bunny hop will bring to the table. Just make it smooth... Haha, thanks. Its not the frame i am worried about, its the little skinny tyres pumped to 7bar that i am concerned about. Its quite a change coming from 26 x 2.2 with 100mm travel
Lucky Luke. Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 The bunny hop was particularly handy while descending the maritime hill at 60km this past weekend. Yes, I found that too, got me back to the front of the race by Black Hill
BLACKvoodoo Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 I meant " How fast can i go over a speed bump." So Fast The first post sounded rude.
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