Fat bikes are kid friendly with On-One's Baby Fatty, a 12-inch frame built around a 24x4-inch wide tire set to go on sale in November for £800 ($1,250). Not so long ago all fat bikes were built around 26x4-inch tires. Then came ...
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Air tools, or pneumatic tools as they are technically called, are known to change the face of engineering mechanics and manufacturing. Since the invention of electricity, man has been developing machines and equipment which run on the ...
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Pre-Q Galgo of Dallas, Texas, has been awarded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verification for its TA precure design for retreaded tires. The tread offers low rolling resistance and is for use on line-haul Class 8 trailer ...
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Apollo Vredestein B.V. posted net income of 46.6 million euros on net sales of 425.5 million euros for its 2012-13 financial year. That compares to net income of 36.5 million euros on net sales of 426.9 million euros for its previous ...
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Atlas Tire Wholesale Inc. has opened a second distribution center (DC) in western Canada and expanded an existing warehouse in eastern Canada. The new DC is in Edmonton, Alberta. Atlas also operates a DC in Richmond, British Columbia. ...
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Continental Tire the Americas LLC announces that the 21-inch wheel option of Tesla's Model S premium electric sedan comes outfitted with Continental tires. The upgraded wheel option comes with the 245/35 R 21 Continental ExtremeContact DW ...
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OTRUSA.com has launched the GRÜNLOAD line of giant loader tires in sizes 45/65R45 and 45/65R39. In an effort to maximize the working life of tires and seek green initiatives to promote reuse of materials, OTRUSA.com says it has ...
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Nexen Tire America Inc. has announced that David Sul will assume the position of chief executive officer, replacing Changrin Suk, who has resigned for personal reasons, effective Sept. 30, 2013. Sul has been with Nexen since 1988 and most ...
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The P Zero Nero GT has greater tread life than its predecessor thanks to: 1) compounding changes, and 2) mold and spec changes that result in "more contact in the shoulders," says?Steve Carpino, vice president of research and development. ...
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Tire Pros, the retail franchise division of American Tire Distributors Inc., is the official tire retailer of the two-time defending Major League Soccer (MLS) champion LA Galaxy for the 2013 season. The sponsorship -- the first by Tire ...
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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has launched the Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar, a premium on/off road truck tire aimed at consumers who drive mostly on the highway but want an off-road capable tire. Introduced in January at ...
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Cheng Shin Rubber has launched a new global website to support its CST brand of tires in all its market categories, including ATV, moto, lawn and garden and bicycle. The new site, www.CSTtires.com,?features a responsive design and allows ...
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The dust has settled. Following two years of very strong growth in lift truck sales, shipments leveled off in 2012. With growth at just a fraction of a percent, worldwide sales didn't match the 27% growth in 2011 or the 32% growth in 2010. ...
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The GT Radial Adventuro AT3 features advanced technology including optimized contour and construction, which helps absorb impact shock and vibration from the road, and is the result of the company's finite element analysis simulation ...
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The Ken-Tool 5-bar Super Magnum cage features five mandrel-bent, high-strength 12-gauge, 2-1/4-inch diameter structural steel tubes, welded to a 3/16-inch thick steel plate base with a 2-inch wide, ?-inch thick reinforcing strap welded to ...