You’re railing that descent, nailing every line and feeling like a world champ, when suddenly you smash a wheel into a big square-edge rock. Quite literally, you can feel the air go out of the ride.

Having spent the better part of a year installing tires at the Pep Boys in Fredericksburg, Va., I thought I knew a thing or two about how a tire is mounted to a rim. It was my first job after ...

Bicycle tires with tire liners and/or thorn resistant inner tubes are available to protect against broken glass and other road debris, but if you have access to old bicycle tires, brake cables, and a ...

Tires filled with pressurized inner tubes have helped to propel all kinds of bicycles for the past 100 years, but these tires are vulnerable to puncturing and require regular inflation. Airless bike ...

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, ...

Shout out to all the fair-weather family bikers! Rumor has it the gorgeous weather won’t last, but it’s lovely out right now and my kids’ bikes have lots of new company at the school bike racks. Our ...