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Best Bike Hacks: Measure Sag Without Wasting a Zip Tie

Busted O-ring? Measure sag with this reusable zip tie technique
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Best Bike Hacks: Trim Zip Ties Without Cutters

Learn how to trim a zip tie with this on-the-trail tip
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Best Bike Hacks: Add Power to Your Multi-Tool

Make multi-tools more capable with this tip
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Best Bike Hacks: Survive a Broken Derailleur Cable

Learn how to make it home after a derailleur cable breaks
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Best Bike Hacks: A Spoke Saves the Ride

Carry a spare spoke—you'll never know where it could be used...
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Video: Watch Blindfolded Bike Build

See Cam McCaul try to build a bike while blindfolded
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Best Bike Hacks: Protect Your Spare Tube

A backup tube is useless if it's damaged
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Best Bike Hacks: Give Your Shift Levers Extra Grip

Just add grip tape—and enjoy extra grippy shift levers!
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Best Bike Hacks: Reduce Glare—Improve Vision

Spray paint the inside of your visor flat black to reduce glare
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Best Bike Hacks: Dry Your Cycling Shoes—Fast!

Use newspaper to absorb moisture from shoes
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Best Bike Hacks: How to Make a Double Front Fender

Keep mud off your eyewear with this handy tip
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Best Bike Hacks: Easy Grip Installation

A clever trick to install traditional slip-on grips with no mess
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Best Bike Hacks: Use Saliva to Defog Sunglasses

A quick and easy way to decrease sunglass fog is to use spit—yes, your own spit
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Best Bike Hacks: Spare Bolt Organizer

Use an old butter container to keep loose nuts and bolts handy
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Best Bike Hacks: Use a 29″ Tube in Any Size Tire

Learn how to convert a 29" tube to any size—27.5", 26", 24", 20" and below—from Eric Porter
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Best Bike Hacks: A Better Dropper Seatpost

A clever modification to make a high-end dropper post from Kate Courtney's mechanic, Brad Copeland
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Best Bike Hacks: Reduce Disc Brake Noise

Eliminate unwanted disc brake sounds with this handy tip from Jacob Dickson
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Best Bike Hacks: Make Your Wheels Stiffer

Wire-tie spokes together at their junction to create a stiffer wheel
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Best Bike Hacks: Make Better POV Videos for Instagram

Learn how to setup your GoPro from the POV master, Aaron Chase
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The Adventures of Slowmo Bro Episode 4

Be a Steward

Nobody likes a busted berm
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Trailgrams – No More Flats Please

What's On Your Mind
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Garage Files – More Life Hacks for the Mountain Biker

Clever ways to make riding life easier
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How to Pack for a Bikepacking Adventure

Interested in bikepacking, but don't know where to start? Check out this video from Chumba, regarding how to pack for a bikepacking adventure. Have further questions? Check out our how-to article on bikepacking in our 2015 February issue of…
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How to: Suspension Sag with Diamondback

How to properly set your sag with instructions from Diamondback
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How-to Video: Jump at Varying Speeds

Learn to jump at varying speeds with Diamondback Team rider Simon Lawton
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How-To: Install Truvativ Descendant Cranks

Whether or not your installing brand-new cranks or are wanting to perform maintenance on your current cranks, here is a quick step-by-step, on how to install Truvativ Descendant cranks. Step 1: Un-package your beautiful new cranks…
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Go Tubeless: Genuine Innovations Tubeless Ready Kit

Riders who own a set of tubeless-ready (or conventional) tires, but are still running tubes, are missing out on some fun. The advantage of running lower air pressure (better traction) and not letting a small puncture ruin your…
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Keeping Your Cool: Warm Weather Gear Guide

The mercury is rising, the snow is long gone and the summertime riding season is in full swing. While the summer months offer the longest days and the most opportunity to get out on the trails, they also mean dealing with the highest…
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Skills Clinic: Mastering The Gnarliest Switchbacks

Switchbacks were not designed for mountain bikes. They were cut out of the mountain way before mountain bikes were invented and originally developed for hikers (with an average shoe size of 10.5-inches, not a 44-inch wheelbase). And that’s…
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Product Test: Morningstar Rim ‘Rench

Rim makers have discovered, especially for downhillers, that softer rims may dent easily, but that is better than a rim with sidewalls so strong that it pinches or slices a tire when impacting a sharp edge or rock. These softer rims allow…
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