This past weekend I took my kids and dog to my sister’s house out in the high desert of SoCal to a city called Phelan. We’ve had some crazy weather here and occasionally it will snow where my sister lives. Even though she lives in the desert, the city is about 3500-4000 feet high. My…
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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).
Usually this term is used for a guy that got his feeling hurt by one of his buddies. This normally happens if a group of friends go out for a ride, but forget to invite one guy…thus the forgotten fella is…”butt hurt.” This happens quite often with men and bikes especially if they are riding…
I am finding out that the less I ride, the more my knee bothers me. I’ve had knee pains for the last year or so and it was actually starting to get better. Riding my single speed bike made my knees stronger too because I was spinning so much on the flats. I guess that…
My buddy Vince Rodarte gave me a handful of heat transfer thingies that have the KHS logo on it. He said we can use it for ourselves or give it away on the site. Well, we’re doing both! I think I have like 10 sheets. I am using my old Team Zoom jersey. Basically all…
Last week we hosted a contest to win the Dufva Attaque Grips. The “Trick” question for the contest was…“In a recent race my daughter and I entered, what type of clipless pedals were we using?�? Since I did receive multiple entries with the correct answer, I had to choose one fella from a hat. The…
Yesterday was my berfday, thanks. I am 31, but feel like I’m 18. However, my joints say I’m 60. Originally I hadn’t planned on anything for my bday. Moe was just going to come over to hang out and play Guitar Hero on his Wii. As I got home, I noticed that there was tons…
The Tag Wheels review was a victim of our hacker attack, here it is again, enjoy.(Ed) TAG Wheels, FRX5 is a relatively new product that I noticed at Sea Otter last year. They are a one-piece wheel made from a composite material that looks like, well plastic. Their recommended applications are freeride, downhill, all mountain,…
This is a great tip that Gerard of Jax Bicycles showed me. This tip uses a bike that has v-brakes, so for all you disc brake guys, sorry! But its worth checking out.
I’ve had these shoes for over 1.5 years. Long story short, they have never torn, broke or malfunctioned on me during that time. What first got my attention about these shoes was its style. They look like a pair of skater shoes or like Vans. I wasn’t a big fan of traditional cycling shoes that…
With the WTB saddle the Sette Ryde seatpost is working like it should. While trying on the Bandersnatch for size I shot a little video of how this thing works. Just pull the lever Pretty simply operation. When you’re ready to go downhill, pull the switch and down you go. When you want to go…