having trouble with j hop bunnyhop whatev

Im in the same boat but im like 2 inchs taller...lol but i can j hop just fine besides when i go to 360 i end up doing tire taps...and i think taller handlebars would work or try flipping your stem upside down or idk..lol btw..your indoor bike?

Practice. Hop boxes and stuff with give so if you land on it you don't flip OTB.

I use soda boxes and other cardboard things that just collapse when/if I hit them.

Unsure of what j hop is....got dick stuck in toaster

eskimojay wrote:

Unsure of what j hop is....got dick stuck in toaster

eskimojay wrote:

Unsure of what j hop is....got dick stuck in toaster

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An indoor bike is a good way to learn hops but you really can't improve your hops on it unless you put like a 30 pound weight on it or something. You should just try to practice and move your ass to the side of the seat and really just huck your knees up. If you hit your bars with your knees or something just bail or set the back end down or something. What is the worst that could happen if you hit your bars? G

Shadow2 wrote:

Im in the same boat but im like 2 inchs taller...lol but i can j hop just fine besides when i go to 360 i end up doing tire ...more

Shadow2 wrote:

Im in the same boat but im like 2 inchs taller...lol but i can j hop just fine besides when i go to 360 i end up doing tire taps...and i think taller handlebars would work or try flipping your stem upside down or idk..lol btw..your indoor bike?

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My indoor bike is a spare frame, bars and fork set up without wheels that I try to practice hops on to work on my form. its good that at least ur able to do 360 taps. I cant even lift my back end up enough to 180 lol like i said though you guys im feeling mad cramped. Would longer crank arms and maybe a taller set of bars be a good upgrade option? I'm mad broke and already need a new back rim soon, so if im going to invest money into this I need it to work so any help is appriciated. lol Eskimo why r u putting ur dick in the toaster man its gonna get burned. lol

bump u guys, will longer crank arms help u think? Id rather spend $100 as opposed to a new bike or taking bmx with a grain of salt bc i suck at it... been over a year and i still can barely hop. id b happy with 1ft but 8inch max is killing me.

Bend your knees (compress)

Lift your front tire like a manual

Use your momentum from the compression to pop up the back

ghostx720 wrote:

bump u guys, will longer crank arms help u think? Id rather spend $100 as opposed to a new bike or taking bmx with a grain of ...more

ghostx720 wrote:

bump u guys, will longer crank arms help u think? Id rather spend $100 as opposed to a new bike or taking bmx with a grain of salt bc i suck at it... been over a year and i still can barely hop. id b happy with 1ft but 8inch max is killing me.

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longer crank arms arent going to help
no part is going to make you learn this, you just have to put in the time and stay at it

it's all practice and it takes time to perfect your hops. don't waste your money on parts they won't really help. just keep trying and you'll be fine

tr1x wrote:

it's all practice and it takes time to perfect your hops. don't waste your money on parts they won't really help. just keep ...more

tr1x wrote:

it's all practice and it takes time to perfect your hops. don't waste your money on parts they won't really help. just keep trying and you'll be fine

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^this...lol i cant say i jhop high but when i go to hop over shit is when it gets high..just practice man

Thanks for all the advice you guys! I really appreciate it. If you guys think longer crank arms won't help then I definitely won't even bother with that... i think my old bikes bars may be a bit taller. so when i go home ill check and if they are ill swap those out real quick and see if the extra half inch makes a difference with the bars... if not i won't invest any money in bars either. lol once again thanks again u guys. I'm going to go ride

I like the Skunk picture. They've always been cute to me , idk why

EDIT Or is it a mongoose , whatever , I'll take it home

Brayden_Buckingham wrote:

I like the Skunk picture. They've always been cute to me , idk why

EDIT Or is it a mongoose , whatever , I'll take it home

Brayden_Buckingham wrote:

I like the Skunk picture. They've always been cute to me , idk why

EDIT Or is it a mongoose , whatever , I'll take it home

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Thank you! It's actually an African honey badger! Inspired by the one and only Tomdon! lol

Sounds like you are centering your weight to far forward. If this is the case, then moving your bars forward is just magnifying the problem.

With the bars forward and your arms fully extended, you end up more centered towards the front of the bike. Dose that make sense?

Longer crank arms is not going to work.

If your only getting 6-7" on an indoor dry bike, then your form is no good. Your probably way too stiff and not timing your pull up correctly. Your arms have to lift up before you start pulling your legs up. If you do this at the same time, your hops are going to suck. J-hop you have to have quick legs and time the hop just right.

Size of the bike may not be helping you a far as balance goes, but you should be able to jump on any bike and hop up in the air higher than that. Have you tried hopping over anything while moving? Try a carboard box. It will give you confidence and not be worried about getting hurt.

Wayne S wrote:

Sounds like you are centering your weight to far forward. If this is the case, then moving your bars forward is just ...more

Wayne S wrote:

Sounds like you are centering your weight to far forward. If this is the case, then moving your bars forward is just magnifying the problem.

With the bars forward and your arms fully extended, you end up more centered towards the front of the bike. Dose that make sense?

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It makes perfect sense... I realize now that bringing the bars forward does not help my hops at all... It did make manuals a little easier to balance though, felt a little more stable.

I am going to move the bars back to being even with the forks tonight.

dirtydog wrote:

Longer crank arms is not going to work.

If your only getting 6-7" on an indoor dry bike, then your form is no good. Your ...more

dirtydog wrote:

Longer crank arms is not going to work.

If your only getting 6-7" on an indoor dry bike, then your form is no good. Your probably way too stiff and not timing your pull up correctly. Your arms have to lift up before you start pulling your legs up. If you do this at the same time, your hops are going to suck. J-hop you have to have quick legs and time the hop just right.

Size of the bike may not be helping you a far as balance goes, but you should be able to jump on any bike and hop up in the air higher than that. Have you tried hopping over anything while moving? Try a carboard box. It will give you confidence and not be worried about getting hurt.

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Thank you for answering my question about the crank arms. Yeah I'm beginning to see that longer crank arms would probably make this problem worse, widening my stance will probably decrease my vertical leap. I am mad stiff when I ride. I find it hard to loosen up my legs and make them springy, even with stretching, I probably just need to work on my vertical leap and try to strengthen my legs for hops. And you are right, the size of the bike shouldn't affect my hop. I guess I was thinking little adjustments could help me dial it all in from mannys to hops. I'll try to start hopping over cardboard boxes and stuff too. Thanks for the advice everyone!

If you are actually going to ride just swap your frame out with someone who has a bigger one, there really is no reason to stay on a frame thats too small and cramps you as it will just give you backache and make everything harder. Other then that just practice lots and you'll eventually work out what works for you

JoeDavidson wrote:

If you are actually going to ride just swap your frame out with someone who has a bigger one, there really is no reason to ...more

JoeDavidson wrote:

If you are actually going to ride just swap your frame out with someone who has a bigger one, there really is no reason to stay on a frame thats too small and cramps you as it will just give you backache and make everything harder. Other then that just practice lots and you'll eventually work out what works for you

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^this lol but seriously your like 2" smaller than me and we got the same tt frames i can j hop pretty high if i could post a video id show you but then again ive rode bikes since i was a kid

JoeDavidson wrote:

If you are actually going to ride just swap your frame out with someone who has a bigger one, there really is no reason to ...more

JoeDavidson wrote:

If you are actually going to ride just swap your frame out with someone who has a bigger one, there really is no reason to stay on a frame thats too small and cramps you as it will just give you backache and make everything harder. Other then that just practice lots and you'll eventually work out what works for you

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Shadow2 wrote:

^this lol but seriously your like 2" smaller than me and we got the same tt frames i can j hop pretty high if i could post a ...more

Shadow2 wrote:

^this lol but seriously your like 2" smaller than me and we got the same tt frames i can j hop pretty high if i could post a video id show you but then again ive rode bikes since i was a kid

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Yeah I'll admit shadow, and to everyone else that contributed their opinion, that you all gave me that motivation I need to think out of the box a bit.. I need to suck it up and quit being a bitch and just hop this fucking bike! I'm going out right now to work some of it out lol