Quote Originally Posted by SpinSpinSugar View Post
I wish I could bunny hop, but no matter how hard I try, I just can't get the front wheel off the ground. I end up springing up OFF the pedals instead of picking up the bike. Like a little kid going over a jump on a horse without a good grip.

I can do a tiny bunny hop if I'm going off a curb at a decent speed.. but no way can I hop back up a curb or over a pothole on the flat ground. All the while my DBF is hopping and bouncing up over every curb, hole, and just for fun. grrrrrrr - show off!

Any suggestions ladies? Thanks in advance!

SpinSpinSugar
Are you inadvertently pushing down with your arms?

I don't think I could jump a curb! And it seems risky enough that I don't plan to try. I just haven't got the whole soft landing thing down. Most of the time bunny hopping jars me as much as just running over whatever (usually a very uneven bridge expansion joint).

I certainly couldn't get enough horizontal distance to clear a set of railroad tracks! What's the secret to that? Just starting at high speed?