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).

Yes you read it right, FULL SUSPENSION 29er from REDLINE!!! The suspension “binary link” provides: 1) Improved pedaling efficiency by managing to keep the theoretical pivot point moving close to the crank. This proximity minimizes pedal induced bob. 2) Our suspension and geometry places as much weight towards the bottom of the frame as possible…

Once again Interbike is here. Well technically it starts next week. But we’ll be heading out there to provide you some Dirt Demo and Interbike Coverage of the shows. So many companies are coming out with the latest and greatest products and truthfully I just can’t keep up! So here’s what we’re planning on doing,…

You may have seen the most recent project we’ve been working on, if you haven’t then you’re in luck. This is a photo-rich article that will show you some of the stuff we did over the Labor Day holiday. So I called up some fellas to see if they’d be interested in hanging out. The…

Eh..you impressed with my Mexican talk? I did take 3 years…or should I say “tres anos” of it in high school. But that’s about the extent of my Spanish.  But I still remember how to say, “La entrada esta alli, no aqui.” When I was 18, I was a security guard at a grocery store…

Well technically not all of them have been put on hold. Just the ones that will cost us to dip into our beer money. So for now I wanted to share with you what we’ve got going on at at the World HQ of MtnBikeRiders.com. Check it out! It’s a custom-made sidecar from the Philippines!…

So the fellas are heading back out again for our yearly pilgrimage to the best industry show in the US. Interbike 2013 should be fun and we’re looking forward to providing you media coverage during the show. I forgot to mentioned that we’ll also be at Day 2 of the Dirt Demo to test out…

You may have noticed that we haven’t been doing much on the site lately. Well there’s a few reasons. We’ll blame Art. Why? No reason really, just thought it would be fun to do so. But seriously, I’ve personally been busier than normal. I’ve been doing some freelance work that has me writing 200 articles…

If your 29er gets a flat and all you have a is a 26″ tube go ahead and use it! Check this out. The trick is to hold down one side of your wheel while you work in the tire onto the rim. Make sure the tube is deflated while you’re doing this, it makes…

Not too long ago one of my friends asked if I could let one of his cow0rkers borrow a helmet since he didn’t have one. I obliged and handed him one of my better helmets. We go riding then this friend ends up crashing pretty bad. He quickly got up and said he was ok…

The other day Lady P took me to a trail that she absolutely loves. She mainly likes it for the climbs it offers, it has a 1758ft elevation gain. It has some nice views as you’re riding. But for someone like me, climbing is the last thing I want to do during a ride. As…