As the rain descends upon us again(we need all we can get), I chose a darker drink more aptly suited for a dreary day. This drink is 9.5%, which is the strongest Porter I’ve had. Like other Porters it has an initial mouthfeel that’s thin, despite it looking like a small tar pit. Zywiec claims…
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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).
By Jessica Lee Orange County Business Journal Staff Vancouver, Wash.-based Nautilus Inc. announced today that it is selling its Pearl iZumi apparel line to Irvine-based Shimano American Corp., a division of Japanese cycling and fishing equipment maker Shimano Inc. Shimano American makes electronic gear shifters for bikes, along with other bike parts and accessories like…
I received the Chariot Catch’em about 8 months ago. My daughter Aleah, who was 5 at the time helped me test this trailer-bike out. Price: around $250.00 Specs: Number of children 1 Weight capacity 38.5 kg / 85 lbs Starting configuration Bicycle Trailer Weight 8.2 kg / 18 lbs Folded dimensions 104 x 56 x…
Loyal reader Joe “Hard Charger” recently contacted me about his newest Full Suspension Single Speed Project. He told me that he used the Yess Pro tensioner like the one I used for my FS/SS. Here’s the finished results: Intense Tracer Yess Pro Tensioner Man this thing looks sharp…
Last night was the world premiere of Knight Rider…man it was bad ass! Anyhow, I couldn’t help talk about how much I loved shows like The A-Team, CHiP’s, Hardcastle and McCormick, Duke’s of Hazard, and the like. Well that got me remembering about all the different 80’s bicycle related commercials that I would see while…
RL, Priscilla, Moe and myself hooked up this Saturday to explore some new trails out at Turnbull Canyon. It’s started out pretty chilly but warmed up about 30 minutes into the ride. I was ridiculed for my excessive cold weather setup from the start. Hey, I’m a slim jim…scrawny + cold = misery. Freezing Spring…
To whom it may concern, My name is RL Policar, I love wearing bibs but my husky figure makes them not look so hot on me. Is there any why you can help me out and make me look way cooler and be hot(hot as in daaang that looks good) by combining the two things…
Last Saturday was the first time I took out the newly built Sette Reken out for a ride. We rode on a trail called Turnbull Canyon in Whittier, Ca. This is a super fun trail, not as friendly to single speed bikes, but still wicked fun! The ride starts off with a 2 mile climb…
The folks at Dirty Dog MTB kindly sent us a Red Reaper Stem after seeing the KHS DJ300 build. If you saw it at Interbike last year you’ll recognize it quickly. Let’s be serious, how many stems like this are there?Answer? Zero. The first thing I noticed was the weight of the skull…err stem. This…
If you were to walk into my garage you will see dozens and dozens of bicycle tires. I’m rather picky about my tires and I am always trying out new tread patterns, designs, rubber compound and etc. Though that may sound impressive…I really don’t know too much about tires. But I know enough to determine…