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!From howtofixbikes.blogspot.com comes this video on how to replace your chain. The best part for me starts roughly at the 40 second mark where a secret [...]

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One of Bikehacks favorite sites is bicycletutor.com. It is run by Alex Ramon and we recently interviewed him. Enjoy!
Q: Tell us a bit about yourself. Where do you live? How’d you get interested in biking? Etc.
A: I was raised in Kitimat, BC. My Mother taught me to ride [...]

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In case you’ve got credibility issues when you stop in at your local bike shop, have a look at this video from Quickrelease.tv. It’s got everything you need to know about the anatomy of your bike!
Bicycle Anatomy for Beginners from Quickrelease.tv on Vimeo.

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Alex over at BicycleTutor.com keeps the good stuff coming with this text-and-video tutorial on overhauling your threaded headset. Do it once a year, whether you think you need it or not. Never can tell what kinda gunk is in there.

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In case (like me) you’ve missed it, there’s a nice little resource site out there on teh Intarwebs called Free Bike Tools. The tools are the online kind, not so much the kind you can hold in your hand. But still, a great resource. (via Cranked)

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Personally, I ride the CrankBrothers 50/50 because I like the utility of platform pedals. But if you rock their Eggbeaters then Ben over at Pedal! Damn It! has an excellent walk-through on how to properly service your CrankBrothers Eggbeaters.

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Lately I’ve been eyeballing some repair stands and contemplating building my own. I don’t have a real garage, just a carport with a small attached shop area. The shop area has a workbench, but there’s just not much room to move. So I’m thinking of building a movable repair stand. Something that I can put [...]

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Click the pic for the big version. Hat tip: UltraRob

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Truing wheels isn’t the same as building wheels. Similar equipment is used, but wheelbuilding is more labor intensive. And requires some specialized stuff. Truing up an already-built wheel, however, doesn’t have to be scary (though you’ll probably make your wheel worse the first time you mess with it. Tip: tighten less). You’re gonna need a [...]

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If you bang your bike around like I do, this video is for you. It’s not always fun to have to rely on a mechanic to give your gears a quick once over. This is definitely 7:24 well spent. The added bonus is the cool accent.

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