Using a simple technique, I designed a very easy to make contraption that can secure the BB removal tool surprisingly well on the BB’s cup. There is a special tool for that but costs 30$. Then using IKEA’s standard metal table leg as a lever (5$) I removed the stubborn BB in seconds! You can read some instructions under the pictures bellow ..read more

For the last 32 years, I have lived in the 3rd biggest city in the country (300000 people), Patras. When I started commuting by bicycle there the bicycle infrastructure was non-existent. Bicycle culture, in general, was non-existent. People parked their car whenever they wanted to make pedestrians and cyclists (the few brave ones that is ) life miserable, drivers were driving like they owned the road, roads were full of potholes and in general everything bike related was dying in this city. Unfortunately even now that I am writing this, the situation hasn’t changed much. Even After some very h ..read more