I have described how to plug a tire in past articles, but I got an email from a member of the Sand Rock Ridge riders that made me want to spend some time to be more specific. In the message, the ...

Dear Tom and Ray: Whenever I find a pesky nail in my tire, I take it to a service station or tire store and have them "plug" it. A friend of mine told me I should have an internal "patch" installed ...

There are dangers to traveling off-pavement. Annoyances like pointed rocks in the mountains, buried sticks in the mud of the lowlands, spikey brush in the desert or old pieces of metal near railroads ...

Last week, I took the leftover junk metal parts from all of my car projects to the scrapyard to make a few bucks. Unsurprisingly, there was metal on the ground, and a small shard sliced a hole right ...

When it comes to pumping up a tire on the trail, the Viair 88P portable compressor may be the right choice. This compressor ...

Even though tubeless tires have pretty much become standard on mountain bikes, most riders still carry a separate multitool and tire plug kit. Crankbrothers' new F16 combines the two – along with a ...