Don’t ever say it won’t happen to you. Statistics show that the average person will have 5 flat tires in their lifetime. That means you will have a flat and it is best to be prepared for it.

I’ve seen people stuck on the side of the road with no spare, no jack or lug wrench and no cell phone. What if you get stranded down a far out, little traveled country raod at night? You will be stranded for a long time. That is (more…)

You’ve taken the plunge and decided to buy a Mini Cooper. Congratulations! You’ll love it. The only question is what model do you go with? If you are choosing between the basic model and the “S” version, you should understand there is an issue with the spare tire.

The basic Mini Cooper is a normally aspirated engine. The car handles like a go kart, but doesn’t have a lot of get up and go. Those of us looking for (more…)

There are many companies that manufacture trunk-mounted bike rack systems for almost all cars. Among these bike rack system companies are Allen, Hollywood Racks, Thule, Saris, Yakima and a couple others.

All the various trunk bicycle rack work almost the same way. Most of them strap onto the trunk of a auto and secure your cycle to your car for secure transport. Nothing else to it.

Hollywood Racks, Saris, Allen and a couple other (more…)

Everyone has that closet. You know the one, the graveyard. It’s the closet (or maybe the garage) that is filled to the brim with exercise equipment and sports equipment. These are the sports that you were so positive that you were going to love, or the exercise equipment that you knew was going to be the key to the model physique you always dreamed of. Now it is all getting dusty where fitness equipment goes to die. Instead of holding on to th (more…)

If you’ve got a pickup truck or an SUV, you may think that you don’t need to make an investment in a bike rack of any kind, because there’s plenty of room in the back of the truck or your sports utility vehicle for a bike or two. Right?

However, after you’ve driven around with your bike rattling around in the back of your SUV or truck, you may change your mind.

It’s not only the noise that may get on your nerves. Grea (more…)