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Old 12-30-06, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jfmckenna
To hop a curb what I do is approach it with the pedals level at 3 o'clock. Just as I get to it I will pop a wheelie up and over the curb and instinctively at the right time pull up on the pedals lifting the rear wheel off the ground and the whole thing just follows through.
When you wheelie is it with a quick pedal stroke? Or just a weight-shift? I've never gotten the hang of this style of hop (ie. a "real" bunny hop). I've always just done the "jerk upwards on the pedals as hard as you can", level-bike sort.
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