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!Anything cyclists can do to make themselves more visible is a plus. At RockTheBike.com they sell a product known as the “Down Low Glow.” It [...]

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Via CoolTools comes this pointer for blinky lights activated by magnetic induction. Similar to how your odometer works, Reelights work by a magnet attached to your spokes, which provides power to the light as the magnet turns.
Read the full post for a nice performance overview.

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Slatev has a video claiming that LA boasts America’s Stupidest bike lane.
The stupid thing about bike lanes in New York City is that cars just use them for parking . . . and I have never once seen a car ticketed for doing so.
If you have a stupid lane in your community, [...]

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Man, I remember being a kid and biting it hard on my bike after trying some epic jumps. But I never had the cojones to try a backflip (last one)…
This dude gets cleaned by his own back tire.

This kid needs to work on his timing…

Ah, summertime…

Derek needs to learn to bunny hop first:

I think being [...]

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It takes all kinds of cyclists to make the world go around, and all kinds of cyclists eat it from time to time. I’m generally not a mean spirited fellow, but I gotta be honest here: I find crash videos to be endlessly entertaining! And I tell you what: the web is full of entertaining [...]

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A plethora of lighting options can be found on the market for the front and rear of your ride, but I have found offerings for the sides of a bike to be lacking. Sure motorists, pedestrians, and other cyclists are MOST likely to see your front or rear, but you want to be as [...]

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J.T. from the U.K. submitted the first hack I have seen incorporating a film canister. I think this is also our first hack from the U.K. Brilliant!
He has an excellent Flickr set that gives a visual tutorial. He is rocking a Dinotte light, which I had never heard of before. [...]

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Not all bike hacks make you feel all warm and fuzzy. Typically the completion of a bike hack releases that primordial feeling of accomplishment and pride.
The Ghost Bike Campaign is a hack meant to bring about awareness that everyone should share the road and pay attention while driving and riding. In [...]

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Not everyone lives in a big city but I am sure we have all encountered a situation where traffic is in a state of gridlock and an emergency vehicle cannot get through. This seems like almost a daily occurrence in my neighborhood in NYC. I find it very hard to believe that in [...]

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If you ride around a lot of pedestrians sometimes getting their attention is of the utmost importance. Everyone should ride with a bell, but a cute little “ping, ping” is sometimes not enough. Groups of pedestrians can be particularly dangerous when the “lemming effect” takes hold on a city street. If one [...]

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