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).

I was playing around with the idea of changing things up with Burt Reynolds…again. Here’s some ideas… My favorite color! Green mAcHiNe! Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?! Vanilla Gorilla. The Purple Nurple. If I go with either one of these colors, I’m not sure if I could continue calling Burt, Burt Reynolds…

On Wednesday Cuz’n Joe and I hit up a trail that I haven’t ridden in more than 5 years. I remember riding there, but I can’t find any evidence of us doing so…weird. Any how, I really wasn’t looking forward to riding because I felt so tired that day. I ended up getting at the…

Last week’s winners are Aimee D and Amanda K. This particular cache was hard to find because we placed it under and I mean UNDER a bridge behind the tunnels. Congrats to the two of them for finding it. Apparently they had help from other folks who were happy to be part of the contest.…

This guest article is provided by one of our readers from the UK! Sally S. talks about your legs and how to get the most out of them. Mountain bike riding is a great way to lose weight and shape up as it provides both a cardiovascular workout and muscle training. Although biking actually works…

First step to gaining 3lbs on your bike is to get a wild hair up your butt like I did and somehow convince yourself that going from a 3×9 drive train to a 2×10 would be “upgrading.” Second step is to procure yourself a slightly used SRAM X7 2×10 drive train. Step three, install said…

Our first geocache contest yielded a winner in less than 1.5 hours! Congrats to Paul for finding the cache. So for the next contest, the following items will be hidden: Genuine Innovations Seal N Flate, Sockguy Planet Bike Wool Socks and a bottle of Finish Line Wet Lubricant The prize package was combined into a…

Nick D. contacted me a few days ago and told me he’s made some progress with the tandem project. He found some tubing that would work perfectly well for our Eccentric Bottom Bracket. You know the saying, “measure twice, cut once.” Check out our Niner EBB in the new shell. Here’s how it looks on…

We’ve sponsored a very unique contest and it’s happening at the Fullerton Loop. We’ve set aside a bunch of prizes and all you have to do is go on a treasure hunt! The first item that we’re giving away is a set of handsome tire levers. We’ve wrapped them up in a baggie to protect…

So why am I talking about ear infections on a mountain biking website? The other day I went to the beach with my daughter and her friends. I played in the water and later that day my left ear was aching. I figured something nasty in the beach water got in my ear canal and…