The long, involved process of fixing a bike flat gets a simple solution with a gadget that patches punctures in a fraction of the time. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

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As a number of riders in this year’s Tour de France can attest, getting a flat after hitting a tack or nail on the road not only causes delays, but can also be downright dangerous. Last year, ...

Bicycle tires are a weak link in the cycling world. They fail when you need them the most and can be a pain to repair. More often than not, a flat tire is the death sentence for a bicycle whose owner ...

There are certainly some legitimate excuses for not hitting the streets on two wheels, but for many of us, our hesitation is a lot simpler: We’ve got a flat tire, and we’re too lazy, or too busy to ...

Ride a bike much and flats are going to happen. An occasional flat tire is part of life when pushing the pedals. Knowing how to prevent those pain-in-the-rear flats can keep them from becoming ...

The tires are the only parts of your bike that make contact with the surface you're riding on. Naturally, they play a significant role in shaping your riding experience. Today, I've prepared an ...

For cyclists, there are few things worse than getting a puncture halfway through a ride. OK, getting hit by a truck would obviously be a lot more problematic, but as far as injury-free scenarios go, a ...

The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company wants to change the bicycle tire game with its new airless bicycle tires. Specifically, the METL bicycle tire uses the NASA-developed shape-memory alloy (SMA) known ...

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