sidehack

A lightweight sidecar, usually consisting of an open platform or bar for a passenger to stand on, and a handle to hold onto in order to balance the bike.

Noun

  1. A lightweight sidecar, usually consisting of an open platform or bar for a passenger to stand on, and a handle to hold onto in order to balance the bike.
    • On the West Coast, sidehack racing is very popular. A rider hangs onto the sidehack and the two-man teams make for very exciting racing. - 1972 10, “Drivin' with Dan”, in Popular Mechanics, page 54:
    • Sidehack bikes carry twice the weight of the standard BMX bike and must be built very strong . Yet keeping the weight down is as important to sidehack racing as it is in standard or cruiser BMX racing. - 1993 12, George...
    • Racing only on weekends now, Rommel opens a sidehack construction and repair shop with his friend Luke. - 2024 October 9, David Stidworthy, High on the Hogs: A Biker Filmography, McFarland, →ISBN, page 74:

Origin

From side + hack.

Forms

sidehacks

Derived

sidehacker sidehacking