Most people do not give a 6 pack of beer enough credit in this world. Just think about it, a 6 pack can get almost anyone to do something for you…for just a few bucks. You can literally ask someone to help you move your whole house for the cost of one 6 pack of…
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).
It’s raining here in Southern California. Usually that means people are going to cause hundreds of accidents. But the bad part about the rain for mountain bikers is the mud. For the most part, people usually stay off the trails when its wet. The general rule of thumb is not to ride until 3 days…
Here’s a little trick I learned recently. Yes I know that the bike I’m using for this tip isn’t a mountain bike, but if you have a bike that uses Canti-levers or V brakes, this should work for you. Check out the Video HERE.
If you’re looking for a no nonsense mechanical disc brake that works well and is ridiculously easy to setup go check out Pricepoint. They have the Avid BB5 2007 mechanical disc brake as part of their blowout sale right now for $34.98!!! I’ll be scooping some up for the Vassago Bandersnatch build. You just can’t beat…
That’s right we’ve been here a whole year! We opened the doors to MtnBikeRiders.com last December.Woohoo! When Moe and I first started talking about building this site, we didn’t realize how popular it would become. We literally went from a few visitors a day to thousands of visitors per day in just a few months.…
Since Jeremy had his hands full with the Redline Monocog and the White Brothers Magic fork I was excited to take the reigns on this 29er build. The good folks at Vassago provided us with their steel hardtail called Bandersnatch. Ya, I like the name too. This would be last years model. The frame is…
A few weeks back one of our regulars, Jeremy, suggested I try this holiday brew. Being a dedicated beer investigator, I grabbed one up while trying not to wince at the $9 pricetag(one bottle). I’m going to preface my review by admitting that I am not a fan of Belgian ales. That being said, I…
Mountain biking is a fantastic sport, except for a couple of drawbacks. For one, it can be difficult just finding time to get out on the trails, especially with the recent time change. If you don’t have a light your plum out of luck. Also if it’s raining, as it has been the last day…
You all may remember that I stripped the paint off my Woodstock 707. Since everyone thought a brushed aluminum look would be better than painting it, I went ahead and got some advice from two people that I knew who has some experience with this stuff. After talking with Randy and Khoa they suggested that…
This weeks Thursday Tech Tip is all about adjusting your vbrakes. Yes…its true there are still people out there that use vbrakes. In fact Priscilla’s Super Fly Motobecane has v brakes. Check out the video on MtnBikeRidersTV.com