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).

These weekend we finally got a break from the cold and actually had a bit of warmer weather so I reached for something a little lighter. Unibroue is a Canadian brewery founded in the early 1990s. They mainly brew Belgian style beers but have some interesting alternatives to offer. Looks like a Hef…but no Ephemere…

On Sunday I had the opportunity to ride with the guys from Jax Bicycles of Fullerton. We rode the Fullerton Loop since its down the street from me and the shop. I ended up having to cut out early. The guys put in about 11.5-12 miles. I got in around 8 miles. Gerard and Nathan…

Received a couple of new parts for the Bandersnatch. Since I fall right in the lower end of the fitment recommendations for the frame, I’d been nervous about the length. After getting a saddle(thanks Moe) and some of the other parts together I was able to at least sit down on it and realized it’s not…

Pricepoint.com stepped up and sent me the Sette Single Speed Conversion Kit. I received it Friday and I was riding on it on Saturday and Sunday. I’m happy to report after riding with the Sette Single Speed kit, I didn’t experience skipping or any type of issues with the drive train. I used the 18t…

Last night’s ride left me all cramped up in my calves and parts of my quads. During the day I didn’t drink enough water, basically I drank a few cans of diet soda (free sodas at work) and 2 cups of coffee. So the common denominator for the cause of my cramps would be the…

Customer Service has been an on going discussion on MtnBikeRiders.com. I wanted to feature another company that has proven to have one of the best customer service in the business. That company is PricePoint.com I’ve been a customer of Pricepoint.com for years. In recent times, we’ve asked them to send us some Sette products to…

Picked up the helmet this weekend and was pleasantly surprised with the finished product. The entire project was done by Jeremy Grayson of AirbrushOC. I basically told him I wanted a World War II themed helmet with a pinup and a chainring somewhere on there. I grew up with this guy and it’s been amazing…

I recruited my buddy Scott Tauzin (Mr. T.) to help show our readers how to execute a sweet bunny hop. Mr. T. was a former BMX racer and all around good guy. He’s got some skills and I figured I’d let him share his knowledge with you…don’t cha feel special! Not like a short yellow…

Our buddy David “Crash” Collins of Crash Innovations sent us an announcement of an event he’ll be hosting… EVENT HIGHLIGHTS • Bootleg Canyon, Boulder City, Nevada (a designated IMBA Epic site) • Super-D & Downhill Racing – Open to the public • Crash Innovations (presented by) • Complete event insurance (MCKAY Insurance Co) • Saturday…