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!We won’t be advertising group rides all the time, but since this one’s in my hometown and sponsored by a fellow bicycle blogger, why not!
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Group ride in Portland
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · bicycle, bike, blog, portland, ride
Tax Breaks for Cyclists?
April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Ah, April 15th. Hopefully you have not waited until the last minute to file your taxes. I just hate it when news stations send reporters to sit outside the post office on tax day. It’s the same “news’” every year - people procrastinate and file at the last minute - what’s the [...]
Tags: · bicycle, government, legislation, taxes
Bicycle Fit: Know Your Ride
April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Possibly the most important thing about cycling that people may not pay necessary attention to is bike fit. There is a lot of opportunity to make cycling unpleasant by picking a bike that is not the right fit. Wrong fit can result in everything from a sore neck to tendon problems in the [...]
Tags: · bicycle, comfort, commuting, fit, measure
Modification: Pedicab Hack
January 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
New York City Pedicabs have come under fire in recent months. The crux of it is an edict by the Department of Consumer Affairs to limit the number of pedicabs in New York City to 325. As a side note, there are an estimated 13,000 licensed auto taxis in New York City. [...]
Tags: · bicycle, new york city, nyc, pedicab, taxi
Product Modification: Wine Cork for a Brake
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments
I am discovering that wine corks seem to provide solutions to a variety of bike related annoyances. I stumbled across this cool hack on Kevin Kelly’s site. It’s a simple yet brilliant idea for an age old problem.
I know some brakes have the ability to be engaged when the bike is [...]
Tags: · bicycle, brake, brakes, cork, frame, kickstand, wine

