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Bicycle wall rack (space saving)
Dead simple All you need is: piece of PVC pipe (10-12cm is enough) diameter depends of tire size piece of steel/alu strip (to make L shape pieces, alternatively you can buy them ready) some screws and...
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chain holder (bicycle maintenance)
Inspired by BBB chaingrip (chain holder) BTL-50 I've decided to make one for myself. That holder allows to work with chain without rear wheel. I had old jockey wheel and spare skewer, the other bits...
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Tomato Bike Lamp (SSC P7)
Actually the tittle should be "Poor man SSC P7 bike lamp" ;-). I've decided some time ago to build my own bike lamp based on SSC P7 LED. Sounds nice but instead using lathe and aluminium etc, I cut...
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Duck Tape as a bicycle rim tape.
Nothing really like rocket science, just small hint. I've found Duck Tape (or cloth tape/silver tape if you like) as a good replacement for rim tape. You can rip it to required width and apply easily...
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Bicycle grips from old handlebar tape
I've decided to share small tip how to make quite comfy and light grips out of handlebar tape. I've made them because I put together new bike and didn't decide which available on the market grips I'll...
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Fish tank hood v.2
Set of photos, showing my DIY bonanza with second version of aquarium hood. The hood is made from 6mm PVC sheet, inside/outside self adh. vinyl plus aluminium mirrors from celling light tube fitting,...
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SPD to flat pedals
Hi Before I went camping on the bike last time, I realised that I want to ride with my spd pedals and shoes. The problem I've seen was what about short trips to grocery, or for a coffee, or just simply...
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Hollowtech 2 - bearing change
My quick description how I wrestled with Shimano bottom bracket in order to replace bearings rather than spending money for new cups/bearings set. The story began with BB-4600 which seems to be fine...
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Cable guide (bottom bracket) cover
Quick cover from a bit of plastic for cable guide under bottom bracket. During winter rides that always is a trouble spot, because of mud and grit. With this solution you can extend period between...
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Garmin bicycle GPS (705/805) mount (to stem faceplate)
A year ago I found neat solution to mount my Garmin 705 on my racer . This time I've tried to find a budget solution for my crap cyclocross bike, as I had all the bits and piece available "for free" at...
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Holowtech 2 bearing change (#2)
Quick one. There's nothing really "high tech" about my tool for changing Shimano Hollowtech 2 bearings. This time I've upgraded to cheap and cheerful Chinese ceramic bearings (size: 37x25x6mm; bearing...
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Sealed cables on cheap (winterize your bicycle)
Hi all.After couple muddy rides I decided to make my own sealed cables cheaper than splashing 100 odd pounds on whole system. I still used some parts from Nokon commercial sealed cable system, but the...
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