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!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. [...]

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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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mumblion over on Flickr posted a great picture of a bike rack hack. There are no instructions, but the point was to carry large pieces of paper on a bike rack. Here is what it looks like took place:
1) Bungee cord a piece of wood flat on top of the rack
2) Find [...]

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Wooden fenders are so cool, but they can be kinda spendy. And it can be tough to find just the right size if you’ve got funky clearances or geometry.
This tutorial on making your own wooden bike fenders is awesome (thanks, Anthony!) The thing that’s always thrown me was the curve of the fender. His technique [...]

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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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