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 ...

Bicycle tires are a weak link in the cycling world. They fail when you need them the most and can be a pain to repair. More often than not, a flat tire is the death sentence for a bicycle whose owner ...

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, ...

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The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company has unveiled its shape memory airless bicycle tires called METL, utilizing cutting-edge technology originally developed by NASA. These never-go-flat airless tires are ...

Ride a bike much and flats are going to happen. An occasional flat tire is part of life when pushing the pedals. Knowing how to prevent those pain-in-the-rear flats can keep them from becoming ...

For cyclists, there are few things worse than getting a puncture halfway through a ride. OK, getting hit by a truck would obviously be a lot more problematic, but as far as injury-free scenarios go, a ...

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