Hey, thanks for stopping by! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed. You can also subscribe to BikeHacks by email. Thanks for visiting!Another variation on a rear rack hack. Lots of duct tape over a hacked up postal bin. Rubber bands give it that ghetto steeze for [...]

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Sometimes a standard bike rack just doesn’t cut it. Cyclists in NYC are quite creative when it comes to creating customized solutions for cargo issues. The common plumbing clamp and zip ties are two of the oft used devices to secure apparatuses to standard racks.
This rider used plumbing clamps to secure [...]

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Via bicycle design, via dyson (yes, that vacuum dude) come another jacket with lights for cyclists (picture from dyson site).

The explanation from the dyson site:
Michael was inspired by the Nintendo Wii to come up with Reactiv - a responsive cycling jacket.
The jacket uses an accelerometer that senses movement to change the colour of the [...]

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It’s survey time! This won’t hurt, I promise. Here’s a quick ‘n easy one-question survey so that we can make BikeHacks all that you want it to be. (if you’re reading via RSS and the form doesn’t show up, I guess you’ll need to click through…)

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There are those who come up with hacks and ways to make riding more enjoyable, and then there are those who put the rest of the world to shame. I first saw this video at the Bicycle Film Festival a few years ago. I was happy to see that it is available for [...]

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Just a quick heads up about a new feature on BikeHacks.com: our job board. You’ll find the link to ‘Bike Jobs‘ up there in the navigation bar. Over time we’ll be putting up a little list of available jobs over on the sidebar, as well as featuring a job or two in the footer of [...]

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Today Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a major change to the PLANYC initiative. For those of you not aware of what PLANYC is, it is a plan developed under the guidance of Bloomberg to transform NYC into the modern model of a sustainable, green city.
One of the key hallmarks of the plan is [...]

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Engineers working for the Bell Bicycle Company have made a serious breakthrough that will literally change how we see bicycle theft. Leaving my bike outside for any length of time always gives me an uneasy feeling. But thanks to a new technology known as B.A.I.N.T. I may not have to worry ever again. [...]

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Bicycling Magazine has an article that breaks down the top 10 questions they receive from readers about buying a bike. Some of the questions remind me of when I was a kid and it was just common kid knowledge that a certain brand of bike was obviously faster.
Back in the day a [...]

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I admit that I’m not the most law abiding cyclist. I honestly cannot remember the last time I used an arm signal. I use finger signals sometimes, but that’s a different story.
Lack of my signaling might have to do with the fact that riding in NYC is like Death Race 2000 [...]

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