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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A couple of our faithful readers sent in some pictures to share of their winter bicycle commutes. Let me just say right at the beginning here that anyone who commutes by bicycle in harsh winter conditions has my undying respect and admiration — you truly ARE winter warriors!
First is Ter from the frozen tundra [...]

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Those of us you that ride to work in the wee hours of the morning or late at night have more than likely found yourself in a situation where the stoplight will simply stay red indefinitely. Sure you have the choice to run the red but you risk a possible ticket or worse, you risk [...]

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Ben C. sent in the following question:
“I have a 2003 Giant Boulder SE I converted to a commuter bike by slapping on some 26 x 1.6 slick continentals. I have also made a rear bike rack for my luggage.
Anyhow, my problem is that I would like to get more speed out of it. When [...]

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I was laughed at on my ride home yesterday evening. Part of my commuting route takes me past a local inner-city high school. On most days I avoid the school during peak traffic hours, and yesterday was no exception. I was riding beyond the “school zone” when I approached a group of upstanding young lads [...]

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A couple weeks ago, we discussed foglights for bikes. It was decided that low-mounted lights would be perfect for cutting through thick fog.
Well, our man in Reno (Quinn) decided to do some real-world testing of this setup. Based on his experiences setting up the original system, he did some tinkering and added another [...]

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