Selecting the right tread pattern for tires used on the often-hostile road surface of a construction site, as shown here on this dump truck, can help resist "chipping and chunking" caused by stones ...

To the casual observer, off-road tires may appear to be variations on a theme: deep lugs, vast voids, and aggressive sidewalls. But for a mud-stained enthusiast engineer, every notch, groove, and ...

When adventuring into the wilderness where paved roads cease to exist, there’s more to it than just making sure your vehicle has extra ground clearance, some sort of all-wheel or four-wheel drive, and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Every journey begins with the road beneath your wheels, but what if there are no roads where you're going ...

If you’re in the market for a true all-terrain performance tire, look no further than the Yokohama GEOLANDAR X-AT. This tire does something than most other tires cannot - It handles as well on the ...

Guy started riding motorcycles aged 21 and bought a Kawasaki ZX-6R the day after passing his road test. He was a sportbike enthusiast for many years until, in 2010, the Long Way Round television ...

Radials are constructed in two parts. First, a single layer of rubber-coated steel cables arches from one bead to the other to form the tire casing. Second, numerous rubber-coated steel belts are ...

You may be familiar with palmistry, a category of fortune-telling based on interpreting the creases and lines on the inner surface of a person's hand. Some folks will read the soles of your feet, too.