How to Crush Cans

Oh no! My dang can crusher broke! How will I get my deposit back?

Most people in this situation would probably resort to smashing the can with their forehead, but not me! There's no need: I have a bicycle.

In this post I'm going to instruct on how to crush a can with your bike, just like this:

First thing you'll need to know is how to endo. It's easy: just ride at a good pace with your butt off the saddle, then squeeze the front brake really hard. When you feel the back wheel coming up, let go of the front lever.

If you do a little push at the end, you can make it hop.

The tricky part is getting the back wheel to land right on the can. I can't really see what's going on behind me.

The secret fix? Just mark your distances and use a line painted on the ground. You can't see it, but on that first gif there's a silver key on the ground right where my front wheel stops. Then the line on the pavement helps me guide my wheel.

It only took about forty tries to get that one can, so in about two days I'll get through the twelver of empties.

But hey, it saves me the wear-n-tear on my ole' forehead.