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).

Lee Likes Bikes has a great article on how to build a Pump Track in your own back yard! Pump track mania is sweeping the globe. Mountain bikers everywhere are building endless loops of rollers and berms, and the riders are getting smoother, fitter and faster. These mini tracks teach you to maintain speed â€�?…

This was actually taken from our ride last week, but I finally had a chance to put it all together last night. Watch this video and you’ll see our very own Crazy Mexican, Jeremy try to tackle a hill…

Courtesy of TreeHugger. ISPO is the International Sports Expo, held in Germany twice a year. It’s where many of the up and coming trends are first spotted. The Waldmeister (literally Forest Master) bike by Marcus Wallmeyer scored a win in their current ‘BrandNew’ jury selection. It is handmade from about 100 thin layers of wood.…

I’ve seen this company a while back but what really caught my attention was their Full Suspension Chainless Mountain Bike. Here’s the specs on the FS. ALL NEW DESIGN FOR 2007! Experience exhilarating riding in comfort and style. With the Outback’s full-suspension frame design, Shimano 8-speed premium gearing and rugged components, it is a unique…

I’m noticing that our traffic to the site is growing and a fast rate. But funny thing is only a handful of people make comments on the site. But if you go to our commuter site, BikeCommuters.com, you’ll find more people commenting on things even though the site traffic is considerably less. Is it because…

Jeremy found out a while back that I shave my legs…and then he starts shaking his head and says “That’s DISGUSTING!” I say…”So? What’s the big deal?” I then turned to one of the guys at the LBS I work at and asked him if he shaved his legs…and he said yes. During this whole…

I recently got this awesome KHS Tandemania Alite. It’s comes with a rigid fork which will soon be upgraded to 100mm Marzocchi fork and the wheels will get pampered with a set of off road tires. Priscilla felt that the rear flat bar was too low, so I changed them out to a beach cruiser…