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!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 [...]

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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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Over at Bicycles and Icicles, Tim has an entertaining post about a frozen valve seal on his bike pump, and a handy solution as well.
If it’s really cold out, and your pump is exposed to the weather, avoid a valve seal blowout by sticking the business end of your pump in your mouth and [...]

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Over at bike to work to live to bike, Bloodhound has a nice tip for fixing rough sounding sidepull or dual pivot brakes.

If your brakes feel rough when you pull on them, the plastic tube that protects the tensioner spring may have disintegrated. Bloodhound used an electrical connector to replace the tube and give the [...]

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Sometimes you need professional help for projects and other times you make a go of it on your own. The Bicycle Tutor, run by Alex Ramon who resides in Vancouver, B.C., is a web site aimed at helping you do basic repairs and maintenance on your own. One of the most important and [...]

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I don’t rock drop bars personally, but I understand they can be tough to wrap. All those curves, you know.
Over at Stupid Hurts, Court has a nice illustrated tutorial to wrapping bar tape on your bars.
Doesn’t look fun to me. I think I’ll stick with my flat bars. I just push new grips on [...]

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