I was talking with Jeff about his new Sekine project the other day, and he was curious about how to fit wheels into this old frame — he had tried a modern set of wheels off his road bike, and the hub was way too wide to fit between the dropouts. I told him that [...]
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All articles in category: "Advanced Commuter Tips,Articles,How To"
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Dropout Spacing, Axle Spacers and Hubs for Old Bikes
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Tool-less Bicycle Repairs?
The other day, Moe and were talking about an article idea: presenting ways to repair common bicycle breakdowns without tools. If you were stranded out in the middle of nowhere without tools, could you fix a broken derailleur, repair a flat tire, reconnect a broken chain? It sounded like a great idea for an article [...]
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Commuter Profile: Elizabeth Adamczyk
Meet Elizabeth Adamczyk — Elizabeth is a circulation supervisor for Northwestern University Library’s Chicago campus branch and is also a dedicated bike commuter. Here is her profile: Why do you bike commute? Living in Chicago, it’s just so much easier to hop on my bike in the morning and go. I never looked forward to [...]
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Turning Traffic Lights Green
I was talking to one of my friends named Ralph Boaz about the subject of bicyclists turning traffic lights green. You see, Ralph is a Transportation Engineering Consultant with Pillar Inc. So he knows all about what makes traffic flow better and where to put traffic lights and stuff like that. So here’s what he [...]
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You can never have too much!
Always have at least 2 tubes per bike. One in your saddle bag, and one in your back pack or messenger bag. I always keep spares in my garage just incase. Oh, and don’t forget the pump! Bookmark It Hide Sites
