Linda Cate

Replacing a mountain bike tire takes about 15 minutes when you match the size, protect the tube, and seat the bead evenly. A dead tire can stop a ride before it starts. One torn sidewall, one bald rear tread, or one stubborn puncture later, and the bike is leaning against the wall instead of rolling […]

National Tire and Battery is owned by Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., which added NTB to its retail network in 2023. If you’re asking who owns National Tire and Battery, the current parent company is Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. NTB still trades under its long-running name, so a lot of drivers see the storefront

Used tires should go to a tire shop, collection event, transfer station, or recycler—not the curb or an empty lot. Old tires are awkward. They’re bulky, they trap water, and many trash services won’t touch them. That leaves a lot of people staring at a stack in the garage, behind the shed, or next to

Most drivers pay about $70 to $400 per wheel, while larger truck, forged, or branded picks can climb far past that. Rim prices can feel all over the map until you sort the job into three parts: what size you need, what the wheel is made from, and whether you want one replacement wheel or

Unbalanced tires are fixed by checking for uneven wear, then rebalancing each wheel with the right weights on a calibrated balancing machine. A car with unbalanced tires usually tells on itself. The steering wheel trembles. The seat buzzes. The shake often starts around 50 to 70 mph, then gets worse as speed climbs. It can

A slow tire leak usually comes from a tiny puncture, a bad valve stem, bead seepage, or rim damage, and soapy water will show the escape point. A tire that keeps dropping a few PSI can drive you nuts. You air it up, the warning light stays off for a day or two, then the

A tire gauge reads air pressure inside a tire so you can match inflation to the number on your car’s placard. A tire gauge is one of those tiny tools that does far more than its size suggests. It tells you how much air is inside a tire, usually in psi, and that number lets

Yes, a cold snap can switch the warning on because air pressure drops as the temperature falls. That little yellow tire icon loves cold mornings. You start the car, glance at the dash, and there it is. Annoying? Sure. Random? Not usually. In many cases, the light comes on because your tires lost a bit

No, Discount Tire’s posted financing and payment pages list its store card and Affirm, not Snap Finance. If you’re trying to buy tires without paying the full bill at once, this question comes up fast. A new set of tires can sting, and most shoppers want a plain answer before they start an application, build

Shinko motorcycle tires come from the Shinko Group of Japan, with production in South Korea and U.S. distribution through WPS. Shinko has one of those names riders hear all the time, yet plenty of people still stop and ask who is actually behind the brand. That’s fair. Tires are not a small purchase, and the