Green DIY tutorials: Get your bicycle road-ready for 2010

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Spending more time on a bicycle and less time driving is a key step for anyone counting "go green" among their 2010 resolutions. For those determined to leave the car at home this year, here are a few tutorials for repairing, weather-proofing, and otherwise sprucing up your bicycle to get it ready for the road.

Cyclists are a notoriously DIY-loving bunch, and there is no shortage of online information for those wishing to get their hands dirty on a bike project. Here are a few to get you started.

BicycleTutor.com
This popular site, which has been featured on NBC News in the USA, includes more than 40 videos targeting specific fix-it tips, such as removing surface rust, adjusting brakes, and checking for chain wear, as well as a more general video taking you step by step through an annual bike tune-up. For additional questions, the site also includes extensive, frequently updated help forums.
http://www.bicycletutor.com


42 Tips To Help You Ride Your Bike All Winter
Riding in cold weather offers its share of challenges. This list of tips, added to TreeHugger on January 12 and linking to several different articles on the subject, offers tips for keeping hands warm, being seen at night, finding a cold-weather bike route, and riding in slippery conditions.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/42-tips-to-bike-all-winter.php


10 cheap and easy DIY bike projects anyone can do
Take DIY a step further with this collection of bike-related projects on the London Cyclist Blog. Find out how to make bike stands, trailers, racks, and panniers, and learn about ways to "ugly your bike" to make it unattractive to thieves.
http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/features/diy-bike-projects-anyone-can-do/