On one of the routes I take with my road bike there is a bridge that has a few deep open gaps in the road. I bunny hop them because this is what they do on the club ride over the same route. I've always wondered if this is really bad for my bike. After reading li10up's post today about the cracking noise it really has me concerned.
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10-20-2006, 10:41 AM #1
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Bunny hop or not?
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10-20-2006, 11:22 AM #2
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Your bike should be able to take a bunny hop
I'm Guessing Lilup (Whaterver her email address is) 's bike is fine. But, it could have a stress fracture from age, another bike crash, etc. so since I can't look at the bike myself and it seems she is unsure about how to look over her bike, I think it was best for her to go to the LBS.
I bunny hop all the time, riding steel, riding carbon and riding metal matrix mix. If the bike is in sound condition, it should be able to take it.
We should all check our bikes regularly tho for little cracks, they can come anywhere on the bike, usually at welds tho, forks, and also the rims can crack around the nipples where the spokes pull on the rims, etc. So, be safe, clean your bike up and check it regularly.
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10-20-2006, 11:28 AM #3
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In the vast majority of cases, a bunny hop is better for your bike than hitting a big pothole or something else nasty on the road.
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10-20-2006, 11:36 AM #4
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Can someone give me instructions on how to bunny hop? Is the intent to simply jump up or forward or both?
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10-20-2006, 11:48 AM #5
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I'm not terribly good at it, so take what I say with a grain of salt... but this is my understanding. You are already moving forward so the intent is to hop up to clear what ever it is on the road that you don't want to run over. You have to pull up with both your legs and arms. If you see some one good at it bunny hop they will look like they've popped straight up in the air with both wheels remaining parallel to the ground and forward momentum carrying them through. I have a much harder time getting my front wheel off of the ground than my rear (darn weak upper body) and I'm a bit afraid of face planting myself so I usually only practice bunny hopping when I feel safe and choose to not try to clear obstacles (even potholes) until I know I'll get my front wheel over them
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10-20-2006, 03:03 PM #6
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This is for mtb's but you can apply it to road bikes as well:
http://www.ehow.com/how_14106_bunny-hop-mountain.html
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