As any mountain biker will tell you, the amount of air that's in the tires drastically affects the performance of the bike. Hard, high-pressure tires are good for going fast over level ground, for ...
The Pump-Hub by Kevin Manning. The bike industry is full of people with big passions and big ideas. Often at industry shows like NAHBS, these garage innovators don’t have the money to buy official ...
TireHub LLC, the new national tire distributor co-owned by Akron-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (Nasdaq: GT) and Bridgestone Americas Inc. of Nashville, has started accepting customer orders at its ...
Tim Robinson and Chris Brosh were in their early 20s when they recognized a glaring omission in Bentonville's blossoming mountain biking scene. It became evident whenever one of their bicycles was ...
ArvinMeritor’s new wide-based tire hubs for drive and trailer axles are said to offer improved fuel economy, better handling, and greater stability. The new hub requires no modification to the drive ...
It's easy to paint Akron's rubber story with black-and-white or sepia tone strokes. The city's relationship with the tire industry, in particular, can feel distant. Once a bustling tire manufacturing ...
Local bicycle shop owner Keith Kimbrough said he is excited to offer a new recycling service to the Napa community. Through his bicycle and repair business, The Hub Napa, anyone can drop by and donate ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — TireHub L.L.C. has opened a regional distribution center (RDC) in Fort Worth to improve product availability and service capabilities throughout the central and southern U.S. The ...

The snow tire follies

I’ve written multiple pieces over the years about the ins and outs of shopping for used wheels and tires in general, and ...
TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp., a latecomer to the technology party compared with its rivals, will announce a partnership Thursday with Waterloo, Ont.-based startup incubator Communitech to help the ...
National automotive retailer Discount Tire said its new regional distribution center in Far South Dallas will open in early 2019. Discount Tire said it's breaking ground this month on the ...