Fat to Fab is an article by Julie Upton over at Bicycling Magazine that discusses how some of the top cyclists lost weight.

The tips are simple, smart and easy to incorporate into your daily routine. If your looking to lose a couple of pounds for cycling or wellness, these tips should help.

If you’ve yet to make it to the trails, before you rush out there, make sure you’ve taken some basic maintenance steps on your bike. WikiHow has published and maintains some great content on How to Maintain a Mountain Bike.

These complete and simple tips that anyone can use serve as a great pre-ride checklist. Enjoy.

Even though fuel prices are high, consumers are still buying cars. And lots of them. According to Census data, released last year, over 20% of new homes built have three or more car garages. That’s up from only 11% in 1992.

Makes sense, as the size of cars has gotten bigger with the popularity of pickups and suvs, the need for more garage space is evident. Not to mention, a third car for the kids.

So how big of a garage do you need?

In case you weren’t depressed enough when filling up at the pump, Consumer Reports has published some U.S. gas prices. Compare those with your area and you may feel a little better.