By John R. Quain
- Dec 4, 2023
The 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
Over the course of a year, we test hundreds of products from cars worth more than a half a million dollars to $20 kitchen utensils. Most...
By John R. Quain
- Aug 3, 2022
Take a Hike: the Best Hiking Boots 2022
These boots were made for walking (and hiking and trekking) Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, will stay a serious hiker from enjoying...
By John R. Quain
- Mar 16, 2021
Travel Tuesdays: Hummer EV for Off-Road Adventures
Depending on your point of view, the original gas-powered Hummer was a symbol of largesse and excess, or a totally awesome Mad Max...
By John R. Quain
- Feb 2, 2021
Travel Tuesdays: Bowflex C6 Bike Review
Going nowhere fast is the order of the day these days--especially if you're working out at home. The inclement weather has driven many of...
By John R. Quain
- Dec 23, 2020
Travel Tuesdays: Charge City eBike, the Perfect Commuter
Packing a welter of practical features into a reasonably priced ebike, the Charge Bikes City is a model urban commuter. It also happens...
By John R. Quain
- Oct 20, 2020
Travel Tuesdays: Sugoi Zap Bike Jacket Review
I recently covered some forthcoming technology intended to improve bicycle safety and prevent collisions with cars. But you don't have to...
By John R. Quain
- Oct 13, 2020
Travel Tuesdays: Tech to Help Bikes and Cars Share the Street
On the desolate streets of Manhattan during the bleak early days of the pandemic, Rosemary Sigelbaum found that riding a bicycle to work...
By John R. Quain
- Oct 6, 2020
Travel Tuesdays: Vava 2K Dual Dash Cam
Initially front-facing affairs deployed to prevent insurance scams (and spot meteors), dash cams have transformed into two-camera affairs...
By John R. Quain
- Aug 6, 2020
Travel Tuesdays: Escort Redline 360c Radar Detector
There's enough stress these days without adding a speeding ticket into the mix. Of course, nobody's perfect, but a reliable radar...
By John R. Quain
- May 21, 2020
AAA Memorial Day Traffic Forecast: Suspended Due to Coronavirus
For the first time in two decades, AAA is not issuing a Memorial Day traffic estimate. The report usually kicks off a summer of road...