Duncan Shows You - How to get over any obstacle on any bike 

It would be great to hear more about your diet and nutrition. What are some tips you can help us with to stay fit so we can ride our bikes like you do?

Endo turn

Let us know how you get on

Focus on his pedal hop technique at around 3:08 for that. With a high seat you're going to have trouble getting your front tire up as high, so using the pedal hop will help increase your height

Same technique, just more practice required to get the same height, since you can't move around as freely. GCN has a video of it where you see it on a roadbike, but a bunnyhop stays a bunnyhop.

@@nk-dw2hm pedal pull hops are quite easy on high saddle position but what i mean is - a real high FLUID hop...it's not easily done with a high saddle position and yet some can do it...it's really frustrating. i know that it's about technique and all but it's not easily done...even when you watch pro races - less than 10% can do it. Just saying...tutorials are usually click-baits. Though, a 10 yo boy (cyclocross cyclist) can easily clear three 2 foot successive obstacles while on a very high saddled bike...I still doubt many can do it though.

@@pchykins6680 so you're asking for a tutorial that you say only 10% of pro racers are skilled enough for? Gee I wonder why that wouldn't get many views... Tutorials are usually about basics, for extremely high level specific training you're better off looking for in person coaching

Yeah this is a really good point and something I will keep in mind for future tutorials but the techniques are also the same and can help to make things a little easier for yourself when learning the moves for the first time!

Thanks Martin! :-)

Thanks Martin. Really appreciate it. Would you buy one if it was available?

Hey thanks very much! Glad you are enjoying it!

Haha good name you got there :-)

@@duncshaw we are a rare breed! So nice to meet another Duncan into bikes!

@@DuncanInUK Shaw, MacAskill, and Clarkson. All friends all ride together all great trials Riders.

@@rider65 and Wibmer😥

@@rider65 Jeremy Clarkson rides trials?

Cheers Joseph!

Pretty sure he's using a sprung floor like those gymnasts do

@@UnicornBikes ah yes, springy concrete

@@gospodinkenobi9903 So you think it's invisible wires?

@@UnicornBikes that's the only way it could look so easy and effortless

Cushy suspension like that of BMXs, trial bikes and bikes designed specifically to bunnyhop

Who knows what may be available in the future ;)

Thankyou :-).

Glad you liked it

Thankyou! :-)

Glad you enjoyed it

thanks Marc

Thats a great idea! :-)

Glad it was helpful!

But in real life, when riding gravel bike, unfortunately the saddle wouldn't be in such low position 😉 Some of these bikes have dropper posts, but it's rather rare.

Thankyou :-)

Practice is the key - good luck and let us know how you get on

Thanks Yeng! Hopefully I get back to the Philippines soon! :-)

@@duncshaw Welcome back in advance, Duncan! May you find joy in visiting my country! Cheers!

The technique is the same, but the lowering of the saddle allows Duncan to get up and over much higher obstacles easier.

Hey Martin. Thanks for the feedback. It is a really good point and I will keep that in mind for future videos but the technique is still the same just a little easier. Also I have pretty short legs so that seat isnt much lower than I actually have it!

@@duncshaw guess I better go practice then :) do you recommend flats or clips (I ride with clips normally) for technique practice?

@@martinfisker7438 I think it works on both so would be led by what you typically like to ride with and go with that.

Thanks Michael!

haha cheers daniel!

Yes it makes is slightly harder but the concepts and techniques remain the same.

Hi - as of now the Inverness is a one-off for Duncan, but we have received a LOT of interest in the model. Stay tuned...

So on the trials bike around 2.7 bar. In the MTB 1.9 and the gravel bike 3 bar.

They are just different techniques and I am just way more used to bunnyhops than pedal hops as that is my go to technique on all heights.

Well from my experience it's a lot harder yo bunnyhop on a mountain or fixie than a BMX which is kinda obvious but yea.

haha

This is a gravel bike but you are right. I wouldn't recommend doing this every day on a bike like this but a good technique to have in the locker when needed.

yes

hang in there - you'll get it

At this point it is still under development with Duncan

Loads of people have different names but techniques are the same.

@@duncshaw I've not done any trials in about 20 years, miss my old monty, but don't miss tiny sprockets and seats lol.

As soon as we make one, we will make Duncan do it

73.4536% Any other stupid Questions, like how much does a low tire pressure help on Downhill Bikes? No? well ok then.

@@IIISentorIII Why was it a stupid question? I really don't know...

Not a stupid question! It helps a lot as it allows the bike to move underneath you more freely!

It helps for sure. But technique is still the same regardless of height.

"English" hops where you just hop straight up both wheels will get you over stuff up to curb height say, with a high road saddle. Doing the other stuff like you say is difficult with the seat at full road pedaling height, but it is possible. Definitely can't go as high or far.

@@lkb3rd I agree!

FLAT

@@cloudsmith7803 that makes it more impressive! It looks like your shoes are glued to the pedals. I can't wrap my head around it 😳

I use flat pedals :-)

Sure its possible!

Good luck! haha

Yo that is awesome! :-)

Ok I will see what I can do!

Whats a velo mobile? I could try

@@duncshaw a Streamlined recumbent trike 👌

Haha I know what you mean. It was more for the gravel bike!

No, they don't. A low saddle makes it easier, but the technique stays the same. How fast you can do them is just a matter of learning the timing, especially bunny hops work at virtually any speed. Of course, don't expect to jump onto 50 cm with your road bike with the saddle up, but curbs, even very high ones? Just a matter of practice, watch the clip of peter sagan jumping a curb at speed mid race for inspiration and get to training..

A bunny hop can be done with any speed just watch bmx riders

Low speed and low saddle definitely make it easier but all the principles are the same.

Thanks for the feedback

Have you tried a shorter stem?

It's all in thetechnique ;)

haha he is diversifying! :-)

@@duncshaw 😂😂

@@duncshaw by the way it was a nice video Duncan and helpful to me!! Thank you ❤️

@@deepanshupandey4397 Thanks very much!

Keep practicing and it will come

Wheelies are all about the practice

I didnt used to be able to wheelie either. Practice! :-)

Can we get a video of it please

haha keep trying!

If anyone can...... Duncan can

To be fair Duncan could probably make it work

I will try it if Marin make one!

doh!

@@marin_bikes 😂

No

haha!

haha

I have never had that comparison but I will take it :-)

That's the idea. Trials skills are great to have for any bike rider

It's to distinguish it from the style where front and rear are lifted at the same time and the bike remains level, which is called a british bunnyhop.

@@HavokTheorem huh, after all these years riding and preforming both of these movements I had no idea. Thank you for enlightening me 🍻👍

@@christofs-a1834 you're welcome. The names are arbitrary and apocryphal and they shouldn't be taken as a reflection of some sort of geographic trend towards hop styles. It's simply a disambiguation. I would prefer to call them more descriptive names. For instance, a step-hop or a flat hop. A progressive hop or a synchronous hop. Something that doesn't start arguments about national pride!

@@HavokTheorem what he said thanks Frank! :-)

This is getting old now in 2031.

Thanks for your feedback

I have short legs haha!