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).

At yesterday’s Poker Ride, New Belgium Brewing was handing out some free stuff. So I grabbed a few things to share with the readers of MtnBikeRiders.com…you know because Sharing is Caring! You can win this! New Belgium sticker, Fat Tire fridge magnet and the creme de la creme…a Fat Tire Amber Ale bottle opener! All…

This weekend SHARE MTB hosted a Poker Ride. The ride was held at EL Moro trail which is in Crystal Cove State Park in Orange County. I didn’t ride the event, but decided to drop in to say hi to some friends of MtnBikeRiders.com. I loaded up my kids and drove down to Crystal Cove.…

Ok, it’s not that old. It’s a few years from its prime but it was really really really neglected. The owner left it on her porch for a year while she lived right next to the beach in Santa Monica. The sun, combined with the sea air took its toll on this Gary Fisher Tassajara.…

Check out this 25er… Click image for a bigger picture. Courtesy of Bike Community The first 25″ bike was presented on last weekends Bike Festival at Garda Lake / Italy (Europes biggest bike festival). Over 18.000 visitors of the festival had the possibility to check out the new “UXC” bike. The initiators want to bring…

Last night Moe, Priscilla and I hit the trails at the Fullerton Loop. Here’s Moe with the new KHS XC 204 Climbing… A view of the city from the top of the hill I ended up getting a flat on our way back. Luckily Moe had the super bright NiteRider MinNewt lights to help me…

Tom, one of our readers from Germany sent us this great picture that was sent to them by a reader of their site, BikeCommunity.net The rider strapped his nikon D50 to his chest, used a superwideangle lens and switched the self timer on

Ever wish you were in the industry so you could check out Interbikeâ€�?North America’s largest cycling industry trade showâ€�?and ogle all the new product before it hits the shelves? We figured as much, as we sure enjoy the cool (and sometimes head scratching) product that makes it to the show. So we’ve teamed up with…

A while back I posted an article about how local schools in Marin County want to introduce Mountain Biking as a school sport. Well apparently some folks don’t want it…and it makes sense. I urge officials in all our public schools to eliminate mountain biking as a school-sponsored sport. They instead should promote activities that…