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).

The coolest tire company out there, Sweetskinz has sent us two pairs of their world famous tires. The Nightwing and Scorch. These tires are foldable and would cater to the high end bike riders. Not only do they look cool, but they also reflect at night! Stick around as we post our testing progress.

If you are in the Lake Elsinore, Ca. area. Just walk into the RPM Cyclery and as long as you say… “RL Policar is SUPER COOL!!!!” You get a special discount on your purchase over $50. I can’t disclose the discounted rate, but trust me, they’ll give you one. No need to thank me. It’s…

The answer to that is yes. Well it actually all depends on the shop itself. Take for example, if you go to a shop that is part of a large chain of stores like Performance, well you’re chances of getting a lower price than what’s listed is slim to none. But if you go to…

On Sunday morning Moe and I headed out for a quick morning ride to test out the Gary Fisher Cobia and the Ibex B-Series Build Up Bike Here’s the B-Bike entering the stream Action shots I just love those Sweetskinz Nightwing tires Yeah it climbs like a goat. No flexing what so ever. It can…

What if I told you that I found an entry level mountain bike for about 3 and a half bills, would you consider it? Well check this out, Fezzari Bicycles has a mountain bike called the Lone Peak. The MSRP for the Lone Peak is $539 and if you order direct, you get a 35%…

1 thing comes to mind. The wheels…. Check out the comparison shot when we did a stream crossing… The Ibex B-Series front calipers were pretty much submerged under water while the 29r Gary Fisher Cobia was sitting nice and high.

The lucky lady that won the Tifosi Quam 1.5 is Mindy Hamilton of Brookings, Or. She provided the correct answer of Watkinsville, Ga. to our question: “Where is the “International Headquartersâ€�? of Tifosi Optics” Then we had another contest for a 6 pack of Bumble Bars with a question about the 3 P’s. The winner…

Ahrens Bicycles just sent us the WiseCracker Bottle Opener to perform a review. Here’s what they have to say about the bottle opener: Mountain biking and beer go together hand-in-hand. The WiseCracker bottle opener is your key to opening pure liquid enjoyment after any ride. No need to fumble around looking for your keychain opener…just…

When I first got into mountain biking way back when, I started off with a very simple entry level mountain bike. This bike was nothing special, it had V-brakes, 26×1.95 tires, bottle cage, single wall rims, bar ends and a boat load of fun! You see, I think there’s value in purchasing an entry level…