D.I.Y.: “Po’ Boy” Fenders and PVC Pipe Dual Headlight

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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!Jack from bikecommuters.com passed along two great hacks. The first hack is a fender made of aluminum strip and an old election yard sign. Sometimes [...]

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Pedal Power: Pedalite

June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

You can add new meaning to the term “pedal power” if you get some Pedalite pedals. Yet another way to increase visibility for safety out on the road. You can find out more information on the official Pedalite website and in addition, Commute by Bike has a great review that you can find [...]

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Spoke Light Show: Monkeylectric

June 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Ari over at bits and bikes recently did a review of the Monkeylectric spoke light system. As it turns out, the dude who started Monkeylectric is the co founder of the Instructables website.
Ari does an excellent review on his site and if you would like to purchase the product you can even [...]

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Reelights For Safety

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Via CoolTools comes this pointer for blinky lights activated by magnetic induction. Similar to how your odometer works, Reelights work by a magnet attached to your spokes, which provides power to the light as the magnet turns.
Read the full post for a nice performance overview.

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LIVESTRONG Bracelet Light Hack

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

LIVESTRONG bracelets have been around a while now, but I thought they were just for your wrist. JeffB502 over at Bike Forums got creative and used his bracelet to attach his Fenix P3D to his helmet.

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