The long, involved process of fixing a bike flat gets a simple solution with a gadget that patches punctures in a fraction of the time. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

If you've been driving long enough, getting a flat tire is pretty much as certain as taxes, given that millions of flats happen in the U.S. every year. If you’re one of the lucky few who reach the end ...

Flat tires happen so often, they're practically an inevitability for the millions of American drivers out there on the road. If you break down the math on the 220 million flats reported a year on ...

One of the annoying things about being a car owner is that, no matter how good and careful of a driver you are, it's still completely possible for your car to get damaged. For example, even if you're ...

If you drive a newer car, you may have noticed something missing when you bought it: A spare tire. Nearly half of all new vehicles no longer come with spare tires and car jacks, as many automakers ...

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