Hacks related to bicycles: cleaning and maintaining them.
Hacks related to bicycles: cleaning and maintaining, as well as using with efficiency of resources such as time.
Questions tagged [bicycle]
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How to find a hole in a bicycle tire tube quickly
The tube inside by bicycle tire (inner-tube) got a hole and now I can't ride the bike. It isn't a big hole, so I am going to repair it myself. The only problem is that it takes an extremely long time to find the hole. I usually run my finger around…
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Someone locked their bike to mine - now what?
I park my bike every workday in a relatively busy UK city street where bicycle theft is fairly common. I use a very sturdy lock and always chain it through both wheels and a bike rack. Even so, I lost a bike last year a few blocks away, and a…
l0b0
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How to comfortably carry a pen drive in any attire without risk of physical damage?
I often find pen drive necessary with me at all times. However, I'm having trouble finding an appropriate way to carry it with me.
Earlier, I used to keep it in my wallet. But carrying the wallet in my pant pocket placed some pressure on the pen…
user22576
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How to lift a bike's wheels off the floor without a workstand
I want to do some maintenance on the rear derailleur of my bike and I want to have the rear wheel lifted off the ground to be able to rotate the pedals to switch gears while doing adjustments.
I'm looking for a hack, so I don't need to go somewhere…
user28187
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How to put a slipped bike chain back on the freewheel without getting dirty?
I commute to work by bike. Sometimes my chain slips off when I do a big gear shift because I use indexed shifters.
I would use a handkerchief, rag, or something else to put in between my hands and the chain, but I don't have anything like that…
user100
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Where to store bike in the city?
I recently moved to a new apartment in Aveiro, Portugal, and I have no garage to store my bike. What is the best place to store it (during nights and entire weekends)?
There are no nearby bike-holders (not sure if this is a word?) nearby, I live on…
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How to keep your hands warm while biking outside without using bulky gloves
I live in Germany and as Ned Stark never got tired of saying: Winter is coming.
I ride my bike to work in the morning and back home in the evening. As of right now, my biking gloves manage to keep my hands from freezing.
I'd rather avoid wearing…
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Bike anti-theft measures
So my bike got stolen today, after locking it with a Kryptonite chain through the frame and both wheels and a U-lock around the frame and a 5 cm diameter metal bar bent in an upside-down U so that both ends were fastened in the pavement. The exact…
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How to retain air in the tires of bicycle for long?
The tires of my bicycle deflate within a couple of days. I have to pump every time before riding it. Is it true that if a bicycle is kept stationary(not used) for a day or so, then the chances of deflating are more than those when it is used…
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How to remove bicycle oil/grease from waxed jacket
I have a jacket of waxed cotton which has got (dirty) bicycle lubricant on it from a bicycle chain. Unfortunately, I don't know the exact composition of the lubricant because the bike isn't mine. However, the oil/grease was somewhat "wet" (i.e. not…
errantlinguist
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How to make my bicycle run faster?
Usually(always) I am in a hurry. So I want my bicycle to run faster. What can I do rather than oiling to make it run really fast in a single paddle.
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