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).

Anyhow, there are so many different fans of 69/96er bikes and as you may already know, I HATE spending money when I know I could do it for less. It’s like going to an Italian Restaurant…why bother when you can boil pasta at home and make the food for a fraction of the cost. Well…

That’s right folks you read it right, you can win a set of Sweetskinz Tires EVERY MONTH! We’ve teamed up with Sweetskinz Tires and one lucky person will win a set of their newest tires, the Eclipse or Digi Camo. So stick around as we’ll be announcing when the contest will be and which site…

Evomo has been working on their new campaign calling it, “bring the rukus.” Well I think they’ve arrived… Read this REAL incident that happened this weekend where Evomo Rider Jami Pellegrino get’s taken down by LA’s finest at gun point!

This weekend two groups from MtnBikeRiders.com headed out to Turnbull Canyon for some trail riding. Moe and I conducted our own ride while Jeremy and his posse hit up the trail from the other end. Though we were all essentially on the same trail we never did see each other. Both Moe and I rode…

When you’re in a big group ride, skill levels will vary from person to person. There’s always a few that are faster than most and there’s always a couple of people that usually ride in the back of the pack. So here are a few tips on making sure that your group ride is a…

If you’re not from SoCal…or Orange County…Fullerton to be exact, then you may not know that the city of Fullerton is actually known for many things such as, night life, Fox Theater, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton College and more. But the city is also known for its mountain biking. The odd thing about the Fullerton…

I’m curious to know if I’m not alone on this. But usually, depending on what type of riding I’ll be doing or what type of bike I’ll be on, I normally dress for it. So if I’m on a longer travel bike, I dress like so…my skater helmet, some sort of loose fitting shirts (cuz…

Hello Sirs and Madams, My name is RL Policar, mountain biker extraordinaire. I would like to petition your company as well as your competitors to please start making saddles that don’t feel like a brick. We understand that the bicycle seat industry has tried so many variations to make the rider more comfy…but WTF is…

One of our riding buddies, Robert Plumb emailed me to let me know that he had a pretty bad crash… SO i will be side lined for a little from riding… here is my story I went riding with all the boys from the shop last Monday because we closed at 4 so we decided…

Yesterday I was riding solo again. But I realized that any time I saw someone ahead, it motivated me to ride harder and eventually pass them up. Now keep in mind, I’m not the fastest person on the trail, but when I do see someone in front, I start playing the songs from The Collective…