Interview with Blind Trials Rider; Matt Gilman
Can you give us some background on who you are, name, where you live, married, kids, profession? My name is Matt Gilman. I live in Baltimore, Maryland, I am married to a wonderful person who has supported me through everything that has happened to me…
My new beverage of choice
This weekend I packed the cooler full of my new favorite drink. No, its not some fancy beer, but its a new flavor from Capri Sun, Mountain Cooler. I love this drink only because it has a 80’s style mountain biker on it! Other than that, the flavor…
Shimano Winter Series: RL’s Downhill Report-The Finals
All week Weather Forecasters were predicting that Sunday would bring rain to Southern California. But as you know weather people are always wrong at least half of the time. I got up around 5 am to get the trailer ready to head out to Fontana to do some…
Shimano Winter Series: Finals by Eric Hunner
RL Policar-The Animal has been a great asset to the team and continues to deliver great results in each race. Read his report below and enjoy his race experience for yourself. I had a great day to say the least. I arrived early in the morning at…
Totally Off Topic
This has nothing to do with mountain biking, but I wanted to share a funny video that I saw originally from the Swobo Blog.
Eric Hunner’s Counting Coup 2009 Race Report
–RL Policar: Counting Coup has to be one of the tougher races hosted here in SoCal. On race day, it was estimated that over 300 riders participated in this yearly masochistic fest. Once again, our very own Eric Hunner didn’t disappoint us by…
Shimano Winter Series #5: RL’s DH Race Report
This race was the 2nd to the last of the 6 part series. You would have to race at least 5 of the 6 to qualify for the overall points. So far, I’m the only one in my category that has raced at least 4 and the next race on the 22nd would make it…
Which side do you crash on the most?
During my practice runs before my DH race, I crashed 2 times in which I landed on my right side. In previous races and practice sessions, I’ve also crashed on my right side. If you look at my impact suit and knee/shin pads, my left side is pretty…
I will give up mountain biking…
I have decided to call it quits. That’s right, no more mountain biking of any type for RL. I will begin my new career into body building since it doesn’t require any type of conditioning, all I have to do is lift weights… I will hang up…
How to look like a rock star for $10
On last Saturday’s ride through Sycamore Canyon, I was miserable. Worn out and dehydrated, I was jacked up. But I looked great! How? It was only possible with the help of my new glasses… My new sunglasses says “ride like a rock…