Parts Of The World Covered 

By Google Street View

Google street view was launched in several cities across the United States back in 2007. Since then, the technology has expanded to places around the world, including both rural areas as well as cities. The interesting thing about Google street view is that the cameras are attached to various modes of transportation. Most of the photography is done by a Google car. But depending on the landscape, some of the employees opt to use a snowmobile, tricycle, or even photograph on foot. There are even boats hooked up with the technology! Still, places like Russia, China, and most of Africa do not have Google Street View

Let’s face it: Tires are not the sexy 

part of a bike...

When customers are examining their next potential rides — or even looking over each others — they’ll gasp over engines, swoon over paintwork and moan over exhaust systems. But the tires? They don’t even merit a look. Dressed in basic black, they blend into the road or showroom floor. Our eyes tend to gloss over them, because except for some obvious differences in size or tread depth, all tires look largely the same to a casual viewer. On the surface, not much stands out to make a tire special.

And yet, tires are one of the most critical elements to a bike, because without them, you’re not going anywhere. And while an engine determines how much performance you can get from a bike, the condition and makeup of the tires determine just how long that performance lasts.