A friend of mind gave me his old Silca pump that no longer worked. He’s had this thing since the early 80’s. If you’re not familiar with Silca Floor Pumps, they’re considered to be higher end and if you were to buy one now, the price ranges from $70-$100. Silca makes their pumps to be…
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 need to get this off my chest. The word is PEDAL, not PEDDLE. Please get it right. Too many of you on facebook keep saying it like this…”I just peddle on…” or “I peddle hard…” Just to help you out, here’s the definition of PEDDLE: ped·dle /ˈpedl/ Verb Try to sell (something, esp. small…
Turns out the Geax AKA 29 tire that comes with the Airborne Goblin is Ghetto Tubeless Compatible. If you don’t know what Ghetto Tubeless is. CLICK HERE to learn about it. Or just watch this video that we made a while back. Here’s the tire after the liner and Stan’s has been put in place.…
We received a Guest Article from our friend Stuart from the UK about riding in cold weather. Read below and you’ll see he’s got some great tips! Mountain biking in winter typically isn’t a very pleasant experience with the limited daylight hours and cold weather and for many riders the biting temperatures are too…
Before we get on with my race report, I’d like to give you some background on how I got into this mess. You see a few months ago I started doing really well at XC. Allot of it had to do with the fact that I was riding a really fast bike, the Airborne Goblin…
Often enough I’ll roll up to the trail matching everything or looking as if it was laundry day. I know plenty of folks who spend quite a bit of money on their jersey, shorts, shoes and helmet just so they can look good. Hey man, I’m all for that, but sometimes I just let my…
Over the weekend I had the pleasure to ride through 2 different trails. It may not sound like a big deal but I started off by doing some XC riding at Hurkey Creek, near Idylwild, Ca. Lady P and love this place for it’s beauty, scenery and choice trails. I believe at the peak of…
If you mountain bike in an area that gets tons of snow, then you may want to listen up. A few years ago my own brother was stationed in Pennsylvania for the US Army. When winter came and the snow fell, he didn’t want to stop riding. So he deviced a bicycle traction system, or…
Ok folks, here’s your chance to win stuff from RL’s garage! We’re giving away a size LARGE MtnBikeRiders.com T-Shirt and a koozie! Here’s how you can win. SHARE the contest on your Facebook Wall AND comment below. If you do both, it doubles your chances of winning. Contest ends February 19th. 12pm PST. That’s when…
We recently took delivery of the new Airborne Hobgoblin. I actually bought this bike for my wife, it wasn’t something that Airborne Bicycles sent over to be reviewed. But since we have it, we might as well share our thoughts on the bike. As you may have read before, we reviewed the Airborne Goblin, the…