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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From the Sheldon Brown archives comes this crazy hack. Just looking at it blows my mind.

Bruce Ingle is the brains behind the operation and states:
I got the idea for a bichain drive from “The Dancing Chain ” a while ago, finally had some time to get it working on Friday and took it out [...]

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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 [...]

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Brendon wrote a few days ago about ways to “Ugly” your bike. Because I have to lock my commuter bike outside a great deal I have been practicing the art of deceit for some time. It’s not that my commuter bike is all that wonderful anyway, I only paid $100 for it. [...]

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Hey, the weekend is coming and we’ll be hopping on our bikes. Makes me wonder what kind of first aid kit and repair kit everyone carries on their rides…
I mean, how much is too much for a given ride? I know a trip to the grocery store is a lot different than a 6 [...]

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Lee Valley Tools (great catalog, btw) has an article about a 16 year old student who made a fully functional wooden bike as a school project.
He notes that the chain was the toughest part, but he actually made the whole thing out wood, using different types based on their particular properties. The article isn’t very [...]

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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. [...]

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Bicycle commuting can be an ugly business at times. For example, after my bike had been left dormant for a few weeks while I traveled it rebelled against me and decided to lose the chain while shifting gears. Not only that, the chain doubled up on itself and it took both hands to get it [...]

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