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!On the heels of yesterday’s post comes more beer and biking content. We gave a microbrewery some love, now it’s time to give a macrobrewery some [...]
Two Things that Go Great Together Continued: Bikes and Beer
September 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: · basket, beer, commercial, happiness, snow
New Belgium Brewing: Team Wonderbike
September 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
I don’t need any new reasons to drink Fat Tire Ale, it’s already one of my favorite beers. But now comes even more inspiration to down some of these smooth brews produced by New Belgium Brewing. (By the way, the New Belgium site is something to behold so check it out and click [...]
Tags: · activism, beer, movement, politics
Cardboard Bike
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
I am totally into recycling, but the idea of making a bicycle from cardboard seems a little . . . flimsy. Via Gizmodo comes news of a cardboard bike created across the pond:
Supporting anyone up to 168 pounds, the frame, which costs around $6 to make, is made from the cardboard used in industrial [...]
Tags: · beer, frame, green, recycle
Make Bottle Openers From Old Cogs
February 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Great DIY project over at Blue Collar Mountain Biking for making a bottle opener from a cog and a bit of chain. Just gotta get an old cog and cut it up. Full directions on the site, with pics, when you follow the link.
Alternatively, if you’re not a handy-person, you can just buy one in [...]
Tags: · beer, bottle opener, cassette, chain, cog, diy
Pop A Beer With Your Granny Gear
January 21st, 2008 · No Comments
This helpful video from MoutainBikeRidersTV.com shows how to open a beer bottle using your frame and chainring. Very helpful tip…you can never have enough bottle opener options!
And, you know, being from Portland and all, I should probably be snubbin’ on their choice of beer. But I’ve got nothin’ but props for Fat Tire. [...]
