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!As much fun as it can be to come up with your own hack solutions, every once in a while it is nice to have a company [...]

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If you commute a lot a good bike rack can be a huge bonus. A backpack or specially designed messenger bag can be great ways to haul stuff around, but it often turns into a sweaty and uncomfortable circumstance. A particularly heavy bag can also cut off circulation to your hands which can [...]

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Okay, I admit it, I can compete with any woman who carries a huge purse when it comes to carrying stuff around with me. Wallet, keys, ChapStick, gum, MP3 player, camera, phone, etc. When I first started bike commuting one of the most frustrating things for me was having to repack all of [...]

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Here’s a nice little project for the weekend, provided you’ve got access to your cubicle. These are pretty decent instructions for building a bike rack for your cubicle.
The end result is a 1×3 board with a wall-mount bike rack screwed into it. The board is secured to your cubicle wall with standard 1″ backpack [...]

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When you commute or run around town you often lock up and run in and out of places. You still face the threat of that minor mechanical problem or flat tire so tools are a necessity. A variety of small bags for tools are designed to fit under your seat or possibly connect [...]

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Quick pointer to a great bike hack over at BikeCommuters.com. The picture pretty much says it all, but basically you cobble together a spare seatpost, saddle, seapost-mounted rack, and some panniers.

Bingo, you’ve got a hot-swappable cargo module. Keep your bike free of cargo cruft until you need it, then drop in this modular cargo rig.
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Here is an excellent tutorial on making your own two-bike rack from standard PVC pipe. If your conscience can handle the environmental disaster that is PVC, then get on it. I’ll be making mine this weekend!
This rack was designed by a guy who does adventure races (you know, with the compass, and the running and [...]

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:: Guest post by Handsome Ryan ::
These hardside panniers cost just under $30 to build but they are super rugged and, although weight weenies need not apply, they hold a lot of stuff.

The idea for these ‘bags’ began after purchasing my new bike. It had a rack, but a rack is only as good if [...]

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