Awareness Test
A great awareness test. Write in your results in the comments section. I pretty much failed. Read More…
Author: RL Policar
RL Policar is an avid mountain biker and the Editor In-Chief of MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com. Between the two sites, he's published well over 4,000 articles (and growing).
Race Report: Bonelli XC Challenge
Starting & Finishing Line Bright, beautiful day 70+ degree day. Oh how I love Southern California in the winter. I raced in the Beginner ClydesRead More…
Quick Survey… 29ers at your LBS?
I recently went out to four nearby Local Bike Shops (LBS) to check out the 29er scene. I was particularly interested in what manufacturers the LBS caRead More…
First Impressions: eXotic Carbon Rigid 29er Fork
We just got in the eXotic Carbon Rigid 29er fork. This version is the disc only version and will be going on our 29er test rig shortly. Here is Read More…
twenty6 Dualie Levers Pictures
I got a chance to install the new twenty6 products dualie levers on my Juicy 7’s. Since I took off one of the levers, I decided to take some picturesRead More…
How to: Install New Brake Levers, Avid Juicy 7
It’s ridiculously easy. I did this in about 5 minutes. 1. Unthread the lever pivot set screw by using a 2.5 mm allen wrench and turning countercRead More…
Random Company Product Updates
B.R.A.I.N. has an article about different manufacturers releasing new products in anticipation of Sea Otter 2008. Some of the manufacturers mentionedRead More…
First Impressions: Twenty6 products Dualie Lever
Yes, it is made by a company called twenty6 but it is going on a 29er. The thing is, when you’ve got something that looks this cool it canRead More…
One Bad Experience
It takes only one bad experience to sour someone on a bike shop. One of the bike shops that I have been frequenting over the last few years has rRead More…
Free Mountain Bike? Sign Me Up!
Saw this headline: Wis. College to Give Bikes to Freshmen: A tiny liberal arts college here hopes it has found an answer to a nagging shortage of Read More…