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Pinching pennies this spring? Bike offers a half dozen money-saving tips to improve your ride. (How’s a homemade, $99 450-lumen light sound?)

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  • How-To: Thule 400 XT Roof Rack Installation

    Chris Moor from Thule stops by the Bikemag mothership to run us through an installation of Thule's square-bar rack system.

  • How-To: Yakima Q-tower Roof Rack Installation

    Tex from Yakima stopped by the shop to show us how to install a Yakima Q Tower system.

  • Video: The Ultimate Roofrack Smackdown: Thule and Yakima take on the Cone Course of Truth

    Round bars or square bars? This simple geometric question has divided the roof-rack world for as long as riders have clamped bike to car-top in search of adventure. We pulled out all the stops—and the hand brake, liberally—to put these rack systems through their paces. As a semi-scientific experiment, we even controlled some variables, and had representatives from Thule and Yakima come out to install their respective racks to our sport-tuned mazdaspeed3. We rallied each rack through the cone course of Truth until the fuzz shut us down.

  • DIY: Sharp Pointy Object

    We know you can't survive without a sharp, pointy object so sit back and take a lesson from the pros on how to make one yourself.

  • DIY: "Redneck" Tubeless

    For those on a budget, follow these easy steps to creating your own tubeless tire. Warning: We can't guarantee it won't lead to lost teeth. Corn lovers beware.

  • DIY: Fox Shock Rebuild Video

    This simple $6.50 seal kit contains everything you need to overhaul any Fox rear air shock from 2000 to 2010, and the only tool you'll need is an awl to lance and pull out old o-rings.

  • DIY: Making A "Ghost Gear" Singlespeed

    Look hipper than a hipster by creating your very own ghost gear.

  • DIY: Creating A Ghetto Fabulous Truing Stand

    Making a truing stand has never been so ghetto fabulous. Using easily found old pieces and parts, build yourself a fully functional cost effective truing stand.

  • DIY: How to be a Bikepacker

    Ready to take your epic rides to the next level? Pedal into your favorite swath of backcountry and don’t come back. Not for a couple days anyway. It’s called “bikepacking” and the basic concept is this: ride into boonies, find beautiful campsite, sleep under the stars, wake up and repeat.

  • DIY: Making Your Own Energy Enhancing Snack

    Drop by your local Starbucks, order the cheapest cup of coffee they have, and snag a fistful of honey packets on the way out. Put these packets in your pack, and revel in screwing the man while maintaining an astonishing level of slothfulness.

  • DIY: Create A High-Output LED Bike Light For Around $100

    How to create a high-output LED bike light for around $100 using readily available parts and basic tools.