I meet tons of people all the time on the trails. Some have older bikes and some newer. Ofcourse there’s a bunch of them that have the nice bling bling bikes. You know what I’m talking about, its the bikes that are over $1500 and can be as expensive as $5000. When I talk to…
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).
We have to do this on our next MtnBikeRiders.com event. Bike Polo
So there’s this event coming up in November called the “Muddy Buddy.” Basically its a run/bike/obstacle course/mud pit race/fun event. The funny thing is, Moe and I had talked about this about a month ago and made a wager. Basically the couple the comes in last between the Policars and Ramirez’s buys dinner. But I…
Yup building up another bike. But this one isn’t sponsored by a bunch of cool companies. This is to resurrect my old Giant Warp DS II. You may have even seen this bike hanging in the background when I do my How To’s. Yup its a full suspension bad boy. Since it has 5 inches…
Our newest partner, Dirt Dog MTB sent us a few rotors and cable guides. This is the Dragon. The Skull. Cable guides…cool eh? You can check out the other designs HERE We’ll post an update and show everyone which bikes benefited from these items!
So I was sitting at my desk coming up with an idea for my perfect bike… 1. It has to have at least 6 inches in the front and about 5 or 6 in the back. 2. Big tires. 3. A small motor to help me out if I get tired going up the hills.…
A few days ago I posted an announcement that we’re looking for guest authors. We’ve got our first one. So without further ado(is that the word?), I present Nick Null. The brief saga of an amateur mountain biker It started on a Christmas day as a gift purchased at baby Cost Co or as others…
It’s been a while since we’ve mentioned anything about our bike project. Well here’s an update. We received some nice goodies in the past few months so I wanted to show just how the bike is coming along. This is the bike with some of the bare necessities. Fork, wheels bars and headset. These are…
I called Motobecane this morning to find out how much the Fly Pro is. I remember talking to Joe M at Sea Otter and he mentioned that the bike, with the SID has an MSRP of $1895, but some dealers have been known to sell this bike as low as……..$895!!!! That’s right, the Fly Pro…WITH…
One of my favorite bikes is the Woodstock 707. I love how this bike rides. As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t like to lean too far forward on my bike. Some would say that is how XC riders ride. But for me, having short stubby arms, I require an All Mountain set up. You’ve seen…