Newbie help: How to ride a wheelie and bunny hop

[andrewboi_2k3]

hey for all u bikers out there. how do u ride a wheelie and keep it up? any tips for bunny hops to to get more air? is it easier on a hardtail or full susp.?

[freerider guy]

for the wheelie it's all about finding the balance point on your bike. Once you do it is a sinch, (i have only gotten mine once) but don't forget to always have at least one finger on the back brake to keep you from falling over backwards. For bunnyhopping i find that I have to really exagerate my body movements to get a little high.

[the flying moose]

http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Shore/3691/basicstreettricks.htm

http://www.snafubmx.com/snafuboard/Forum3/HTML/000418.html

http://www.bmxtrix.com/

[Keefer]

Wheelies are useless gimmick tricks. No purpose at all. Just tak a lot of practice. Try practicing while riding to wherever you ride every time you go. Drag knees out to keep balance side to side, and use front and rear brake.

Bunny hop is lots of practice, just make something you can hop over in your front yard.

[VancouverIslguy]

I don't know about others but speed helps with my hops to get em higher and farther, might work for you too if your comfortable at speed.

[theoriginalhardcore]

i never bunny hop
but i do try to whelly past chicks to imprese them but it usually ends in my falling and them laghing

[andrewboi_2k3]

thx for the tips

[fitzy]

just takes a ton of practice. and always sit on your seat when you do the big wheelies.

[HellBent]

i find bunny hoping easier on a hardtail because i have one, but i can get about half the height on a squish than i can get on a hardtail.

speed is a small facter for me but i do seem to get higher going fast.

build somthing that you will be able to adjust as you progress in height, i have to build something new cause mine only goes up two feet and im at 23.5"

[RyanH]

I can hop as high on my dually as my hardtail