Tiny K Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Remember, the cleats make you and the bike one unit, so bunny hoping is as easy as jumping - just keep your front wheel straight....... I learnt that one when I was a laaitie
Wyatt Earp Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Most guys I have seen vertical hop at speed, the bunny hop takes a bit of BMX'ing skills.But alas, how fast can you go ?At neck break speed.
nuge Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 also, there are different profiles for different road conditions so you'll need to adjust your "hop" angle and height accordingly - i.e. short ones you may be able to clear completely, long ones you may simply need to land on the top and roll down the other side. whatever you do, keep out the saddle and your weight back/over the bb, don't want to catch a "weighted" front wheel on a nasty shaped one.
stewie911 Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 I hopped a speedbump going 55km/h last weekend, so yeah... go for it. (Was a bit rattled though)
walkerr Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 If some of your teeth don't come loose - you can go faster
MTBer wannabee Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 maybe I will give it a few months, these little skinny tyres scare me.
TNT1 Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 maybe I will give it a few months, these little skinny tyres scare me. You really should put a tad more pressure in your tyres if you're gonna be hopping bunnies. 7bar will see a bunny hopping noob receive many pinch flats.
Lucky Luke. Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 You really should put a tad more pressure in your tyres if you're gonna be hopping bunnies. 7bar will see a bunny hopping noob receive many pinch flats. 7 bar + cats eye = pinch flat
MTBer wannabee Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 You really should put a tad more pressure in your tyres if you're gonna be hopping bunnies. 7bar will see a bunny hopping noob receive many pinch flats. okay, i'm listening. How many bar should it be. Dont leave me hanging.
nuge Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 okay, i'm listening. How many bar should it be. Dont leave me hanging. whatever it says on the side of the tyre
Stretch Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Hang on a minute.... you can bunny hop a road bike? burry stander demonstrated at the amashova a few years back when the timing mats folded over
stratus5 Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 okay, i'm listening. How many bar should it be. Dont leave me hanging. Anything over 8 bar, will normally survive a hiccup over a cats eye. I run Continental GP4000's at 9 bar, but then I weigh 94kg Ride can get a bit hard (feel every bump) and may even have more rolling resistance on the rougher roads, but I think you puncture less, so the tradeoff may be worth it.
Kranswurm Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 I grew up on a bike so its second nature.Particularly useful for railway crossings like on Ride4Sight. In fact even in my truck if I go over a pothole I involuntarily pull up on the wheel.My ex always laughed at me as being nuts but I said it helped
jimmy hardtail Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 87 mph! Any faster and you go back in time, McFly...
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