A reader sent in the following question:
If you ride at night, what would you consider to be most important:
1. To be lit on the front
2. To be lit on the back
3. To be lit on the sides?
My gut feeling tells me that if I only had one light to choose from (let’s say a freak [...]

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Warm weather is just around the corner, and soon it will be time to dust off those bicycles. Here are some tips for safe riding:
Bicycle-Safety Tips
* Always use hand signals when turning at intersections. There’s nothing motorists pay more attention to than hand signals from bicyclists.
* Leaving [...]

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Here’s Greg’s Bio…
Greg Raisman lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Beth and dog, Dot. He’s been bicycling for transportation for more than a decade. He had an advocacy background in poverty, homelessness, and environmental issues when tragedy led him to become a bike advocate. Read about it HERE.
Greg currently works for the Community and [...]

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When I was a young pup, I couldn’t afford any type of winter clothing for cycling. So I resorted to using newspaper underneath my jersey as a way to keep warm during my rides. It was my step-brother that gave me this tip. He had seen pros do the same thing in old photos and [...]

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Our buddy Quinn sent in the following cool cargo trick — a detachable carrying system:
Don’t feel like carrying the extra weight of panniers and a rack when you don’t need it? Do you feel the need for streamlining and speed? Well, Quinn devised a method using a spare seatpost and saddle, an Axiom [...]

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Buddy, you’re in luck! At MtnBikeRiders.com, we’ve got a great Thursday Tech Tip in a form of a video that shows you how to easily bunny hop. Knowing how to bunny hop over obstacles is essential for any bike commuter. You can use this skill to jump over pot holes, train tracks, bums, crocodiles and [...]

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An anonymous reader sent in the following question:
“How often should I replace my cables?”
Well, that’s an excellent question! There are no hard and fast rules about replacing your cables, but I like to do it once a year. If you ride in really harsh conditions (excessive rain, snow/road salt, mud), you may consider [...]

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John, also known as Moveitfred By Bike sent in the following question:
“Do you have any recommendations for fenders? I’m looking for something that’s easy on and off for a steel frame cyclocross bike with cantilever brakes. “
My initial response to him was that unfortunately, you can’t have it both ways: you can either have [...]

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Reader Tom Hewitt sent in the following handy tip that we’d like to share with you:

“Some of us bike commuters prefer backpacks to panniers for a variety of reasons (multiple shopping stops require leaving your bike outside, bike handling is adversely affected by heavy weight in the panniers, etc.). But sometimes a backpack just [...]

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Check out our new tool! A web application that will give you the laws that are applicable to bicycles for your state. You can find our new tool on top of our sidebar or on our Commuter Tools Page.
An important note to our readers: while we at Bikecommuters.com have made every effort to ensure [...]

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