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).

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So there I was talking to Moe and we found out that Mountain Bikers tend to spend more money on bike parts than Bike Commuters. Could it be that mountain bikers just have more money like Scrooge McDuck? Are one of you so rich that you have a vault full of money and you can…

Once in a while I get into a funk… No not George Clinton kinda funk. But the funk where I feel kinda burnt out from work, life, finances and dieting…So there I was today, in this cloud, a funky cloud. So there were a few things bothering me, such as my rugged good looks. Sometimes…

I don’t know if you knew this but Pricepoint.com sells complete bikes. Here’s a few samples of what you can get. On One Inbred Single Speed Bike IRO LC Fixed Gear Bike Sette Team 6.0D Hardtail Bike They even have some cool frames…. Lynskey House Blend Soma Grove Frame Azonic Steelhead Pricepoint.com has a boat…

I was looking at myself in the mirror and said, “dang, I’m sooo handsome!” Then it occurred to me the reason why I’m hot is because of my short hair. Oh and I truly believe that my shorter hair has made me a faster rider. See this picture, I had long hair. I wasn’t hot…

Every morning I always have a cup of coffee. I’m a bit of a coffee snob or perhaps just addicted to it so I make sure I drink the best(IMO), Starbucks. I usually will have my standard 1 cup in the morning. But on morning rides, I’ll go wild and crazy and drink…1 and a…

From the desk of Vince Rodarte Ok…as many of you have heard or read…or both; RL Policar of Mtnbikeriders.Com and myself are competing against each other in a weight loss challenge for the next 8 weeks. This past Tuesday night I received a phone call from a good friend, Juan Diaz. (He is the SoCal,…

Back in the day when I was a young pup, my dad would always drink this stuff. I never understood it because it basically tasted like tomatoes. I’ve always associated V8 as an “old peoples” drink. Well now that I’m older and way fatter, I think this drink has sorta grown on me. It’s kinda…

On our last day at Sea Otter, we packed up our bags and loaded up the truck to head to the show. But before that, we wanted to get some coffee to help wake us up. But we weren’t satisfied with just regular coffee, we wanted Bad Ass Coffee! We actually found a place that…

So this is the end of week 1 and as we promised we are going to give you our weekly progress reports. So here they are: RL started off at 202lbs, as of this this morning he weighs 200lbs, a total weight loss of 2lbs for week 1. Vince Rodarte started off at 241.5lbs, as…