My co-worker Vince was Just Riding Along in Morgan Hill, California last weekend when his rear wheel buckled.
Tag Archives: tire
Self inflating bicycle tire
August 23, 2011 – 11:18 am
Ever since John Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire for his son’s tricycle in 1887, tinkerers have crafted various self inflating bicycle tires using either a pump built into the hub or using the compression between tire and road as the pump. San Francisco entrepeneur Benjamin Krempel wants to commercialize this potentially useful idea, calling his read more
Herniated bicycle tire
February 21, 2011 – 8:00 am
Should I boot this or pitch it and buy new? The sidewall rubbed through because I was lazy about brake pad positioning.
Studded tires for winter cycling
December 15, 2010 – 11:45 am
I’ve done a lot of winter cycling on icy roads on various tires, and I can’t emphasize enough what a difference studded tires make. Studded tires are the difference between dangerous and hesitant riding to confident cycling and maneuvering.
John Dunlop, Jr rode a bicycle
November 19, 2010 – 1:12 pm
If necessity is the mother if invention, then John Boyd Dunlop’s son, John Jr, is the mother of the pneumatic tire.
Mounting tight bicycle tires
February 22, 2010 – 8:15 am
How to install a bicycle tire that is especially tight and tough to mount on a rim.
