Wellens bunny hop

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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    shazzz wrote:
    And in Crossland.....

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    Nice!
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Daz555 wrote:
    shazzz wrote:
    And in Crossland.....

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    Nice!

    Oh that is just awesome!!! How does he keep moving forward?!?
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    ddraver wrote:
    Daz555 wrote:
    shazzz wrote:
    And in Crossland.....

    3nyw5NR.gif
    Nice!

    Oh that is just awesome!!! How does he keep moving forward?!?
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Daz555 wrote:
    Meanwhile in MTB land....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0
    Yeah that's pretty awesome!
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Some nice road skills on show here: :mrgreen:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hvfYvqS-bE
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    shazzz wrote:
    And in Crossland.....

    3nyw5NR.gif

    Looks very impressive but ultimately it's slower than running the stairs. Look at the rider in the background. He's a good 3/4 bike lengths off the bunny hopping guy at the bottom but he's practically caught him at the top.
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  • ddraver
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    rozzer32 wrote:
    impressive but ultimately it's slower than running the stairs. Look at the rider in the background. He's a good 3/4 bike lengths off the bunny hopping guy at the bottom but he's practically caught him at the top.

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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    rozzer32 wrote:
    shazzz wrote:
    And in Crossland.....

    3nyw5NR.gif

    Looks very impressive but ultimately it's slower than running the stairs. Look at the rider in the background. He's a good 3/4 bike lengths off the bunny hopping guy at the bottom but he's practically caught him at the top.

    Don't they hand out bonus seconds for panache?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Daz555 wrote:
    Meanwhile in MTB land....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0

    All those people and that money just for him to drop and then jump. Didn't look impressive either. What a waste of resources.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Looks very impressive but ultimately it's slower than running the stairs. Look at the rider in the background. He's a good 3/4 bike lengths off the bunny hopping guy at the bottom but he's practically caught him at the top.
    Yeah, but he's basically getting a rest while the other guys are sprinting up a flight of stairs ;)
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Daz555 wrote:
    Meanwhile in MTB land....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0

    All those people and that money just for him to drop and then jump. Didn't look impressive either. What a waste of resources.
    :mrgreen:
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  • ddraver
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    yeah cos anyone can backflip over a canyon, pssht, I do a few just for fun on the way to work....
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    you have to go over a canyon to get to work...
  • rozzer32
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    Graeme_S wrote:
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Looks very impressive but ultimately it's slower than running the stairs. Look at the rider in the background. He's a good 3/4 bike lengths off the bunny hopping guy at the bottom but he's practically caught him at the top.
    Yeah, but he's basically getting a rest while the other guys are sprinting up a flight of stairs ;)

    Bunny hopping still takes it out of you. The advantage on bunny hoping obstacles over running is when you come to get back up to speed. The guy who bunny hops is already on his bike so can sprint back up to speed much quicker. The guy running has to jump back on his bike, clip in his feet and then sprint up to speed. So would have been good to see the footage after the top of the stairs.
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  • Paul 8v
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    I think he might have done it just to look cool. That many hops would really take it out of you, probably use a lot more effort. It looks great though so I reckon that ;-)
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  • johnboy183
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    And don't forget Cav's in Giro(?) a couple of years back! So okay if I remember correctly, he'd just been taken out by Ferarri, had a huge spill with riders going down all around him bar one who bunny hopped him. Proper skills there I reckon
  • tonyf34
    tonyf34 Posts: 194
    Whilst not a massive bunny hop in itself, doing it at well over 60mph is pretty handy :o)
    jump (parden the pun) to 3m:10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7_Fq56g2c
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    tonyf34 wrote:
    Whilst not a massive bunny hop in itself, doing it at well over 60mph is pretty handy :o)
    jump (parden the pun) to 3m:10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7_Fq56g2c
    No helmet?!
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  • tonyf34
    tonyf34 Posts: 194
    Paul 8v wrote:
    tonyf34 wrote:
    Whilst not a massive bunny hop in itself, doing it at well over 60mph is pretty handy :o)
    jump (parden the pun) to 3m:10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7_Fq56g2c
    No helmet?!
    what for, I presume you choose to wear one then, do you think helmets work above their design/test peramters (circa 15mph), the amount of split/broken helmets from relatively low speed crashes suggests not?
  • Paul 8v
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    tonyf34 wrote:
    Paul 8v wrote:
    tonyf34 wrote:
    Whilst not a massive bunny hop in itself, doing it at well over 60mph is pretty handy :o)
    jump (parden the pun) to 3m:10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7_Fq56g2c
    No helmet?!
    what for, I presume you choose to wear one then, do you think helmets work above their design/test peramters (circa 15mph), the amount of split/broken helmets from relatively low speed crashes suggests not?
    Oh god, I didn't want a lecture... It's just a bit odd seeing a cyclist without a helmet :roll:

    My helmet saved me a cracked skull when I hit the deck and smashed my head on the tarmac at 20mph+ so yeah I'll wear mine thanks. Helmets are so light and well ventilated only an idiot would choose not to wear one but let's not go down that road. That's what the commuting forum is for...
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  • Daz555
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    Paul 8v wrote:
    My helmet saved me a cracked skull when I hit the deck and smashed my head on the tarmac at 20mph+ so yeah I'll wear mine thanks. Helmets are so light and well ventilated only an idiot would choose not to wear one but let's not go down that road. That's what the commuting forum is for...
    Let's not go down that road...so why throw "idiot" in there?
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Duplicate post.
    You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
    If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
    If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Edit: OK, perhaps 'Idiot' was the wrong word to use not to incite a discussion but I really don't want to have a discussion on it or be lectured by people. Do what you want guys, I really don't care.
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Paul 8v wrote:
    or be lectured by people.
    ...this I agree with, from both sides of the helmet fence. 8)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I don't ride with anyone who doesn't wear a helmet.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This is more impressive:
    http://i.imgur.com/oBjVr8C.gifv
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  • jimmythecuckoo
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  • Paul 8v
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    frenchfighter wrote:
    This is more impressive:
    http://i.imgur.com/oBjVr8C.gifv
    The only thing that would make that cooler would be if he got on the original bike again on the return leg!
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  • johnboy183
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    Found it. Cavendish crash at giro 2012.
    3m 58 in to see bunny hop. Still an impressive piece of bike handling, especially at speed.

    http://youtu.be/uq4skQ5vJo4
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    johnboy183 wrote:
    Found it. Cavendish crash at giro 2012.
    3m 58 in to see bunny hop. Still an impressive piece of bike handling, especially at speed.

    http://youtu.be/uq4skQ5vJo4

    Ah yes I remember it. Impressive indeed!
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