A
alca
Guest
# This is handy for getting up curbs, and starting to learn how to bunnyhop.
# Pretty much you want to do the same thing as the rear wheel pivot... squish your arms, then push and pop your butt back and down, and voila, the front wheel will come up.
# When you get good, you should be able to pop it up so high that you fall off the back of the bike (another good reason NOT to be using clipless pedals).
# Try going up a curb. Don't worry, if you hit it at 5 mph, it isn't really going to hurt you or your bike.
# Right before you reach the curb, pop up the front.
# Here's where we separate the roadies from the mountain bikers or trials riders...
# As your rear wheel approaches, put your head over your front axle and sort of jump up a little bit (called unweighting the rear), so when your wheel hits, it bounces up and over the curb. Not the best way of getting up a curb, but it works for now, until you can pop your rear wheel up.
# Pretty much you want to do the same thing as the rear wheel pivot... squish your arms, then push and pop your butt back and down, and voila, the front wheel will come up.
# When you get good, you should be able to pop it up so high that you fall off the back of the bike (another good reason NOT to be using clipless pedals).
# Try going up a curb. Don't worry, if you hit it at 5 mph, it isn't really going to hurt you or your bike.
# Right before you reach the curb, pop up the front.
# Here's where we separate the roadies from the mountain bikers or trials riders...
# As your rear wheel approaches, put your head over your front axle and sort of jump up a little bit (called unweighting the rear), so when your wheel hits, it bounces up and over the curb. Not the best way of getting up a curb, but it works for now, until you can pop your rear wheel up.