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NASA has been developing metal tires at its Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, for more than seven years, spending “several million dollars” in the process. Now, the space-age tires made from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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As 2023 draws to a close, it's time once again for our annual look back at some of the year's most interesting bicycle-related innovations. Not all of these things will be big sellers, but they ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A popular YouTube channel has created a bike that looks like a death trap on ice.

As much as eBikes are exploding in popularity around the world, there are about as many opinions regarding thin tires, semi-fat tires, or fat tires as there are bikes in the market. In some use cases, ...