We recently received some goods from the fine folks from Blackspire Bicycle Components. The super cool fella, Aaron hooked us up with some parts we needed for the KHS DJ300 bike we’re building up. What you see here are some fantastic samples of a Chain Guide, Chain Ring, The new White C4 Chain Guard. 36T…
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).
This year’s Interbike had some interesting items. By far my favorite was Hayes’ new line of Stroker brakes. Their previous offering of the El Camino really set them back a year or two with the various problems they had but the Stroker has really raised some eyebrows. I had a chance to ride a pair…
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A few weeks ago, Randy posted an article on BikeCommuters.com featuring Footbike. We had met them at Interbike and found this thing to be pretty interesting. So I contacted Footbike, located in Vegas to see about getting some samples to review for the sites. Keep in mind that most companies that we deal with will…
Perhaps I don’t understand all of his policies, but I like the guy because he rides a mountain bike.
Learning how to balance on your bike will come in very handy while you’re out on the trail. One of the things that helped me get this skill down was riding my fixed gear bike. As I would wait at a stop light during my commutes to work, I’d do a track stand. The cool…
Anaheim, Calif. (October 25th, 2007) Hoss Technical Gear has taken the proven design of their men’s Ponderosa baggy shorts and created a women-specific version. The Women’s Ponderosa baggy shorts are comfortable enough for long days in the saddle, yet stylish enough to wear around town. “It was a natural,�? says Hoss owner Mark Malatesta, “women…
Over the weekend I was RPM Cyclery in Lake Elsinore, Ca. While I was there, a customer brought in an old Huffy with a stick shifter. Check it out. What was cool was, the mom that brought it in said that this was her 10 year old son’s bike. Sure there are nicer bikes out…
I’ll admit that I’m a huge fan of the lycra. Most lycra shorts have superior chamois pads but since I’ve come across Hoss shorts I’m liking baggy shorts more and more. Well, Hoss baggies at least. Their new Stallion short is basically a board short with a detachable chamois liner. It detaches via the loops…