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).

In a previous article, I mentioned that Coconut Oil is great for your skin. But I’m sure you’ve heard all the talk about the benefits of coconut water and you’ve probably seen all the packaged coconut water in your local grocery store. Though, packaged water is great for hydration, a small container of it can…

Check it out ganstas, our friend Joe Kidd who is a smart young man showed up to the trail with his homemade HID bicycle light. Yes you read it right, HID as in “high intensity discharge” Some basic info on Joe Kidd’s light. It uses a projector headlight from a car. The HID (high intensity…

On February 14th it’s going to be Valentine’s Day. This is the “holiday” that can either get you in trouble or make you look like a hero. Hopefully you’ve planned ahead and got your wife/girl friend something special. As I mentioned in a previous article, I decided to go with a bicycle themed gift for…

Check it out kids, we’ve got our newest t-shirt in white! Here’s the best part, FREE SHIPPING! The price is a measly $15.00 and that’s shipped to anywhere in the US. Comes in 4 different sizes. Better hurry because we only did a small run of these shirts. Oh by the way, these shirts are…

I consider myself pretty mechanically inclined. Whether it’s wrenching on my own bikes, cars or even assembling furniture we bought at Ikea, I can do it without any hesitation. However, in some of my mechanical endeavors, there’s a limit on what I’m willing to take on due to the fact that I can easily get…

One of my favorite things to do is take an existing bike and make it more interesting. The Redline D600 is a prime example of it. This bike started off as a 24speed, 29er, then it got transformed into Burt ReynoldSS…the rigid single speed that you see below. But this morning I was in the…

We received some Yokozuna Disc Brake Pads to test out on my Avid Elixir 5 for Cross Country use. As you can see my old OEM pad needed replacing. I’ve went ahead and installed both front and rear pads to test out. Stay tuned for the upcoming review.

Alright fellas, listen up! It’s February and that means Valentine’s Day is on it’s way. The 14th to be exact! So what are you going to get your better half? A box of chocolates? Jewelry? Ya those things are good, but it’s pretty much predictable. Just go to any grocery store and they’ll have aisles…

Recently I noticed there was a scratch on the lens of LadyP’s GoPro Hero2. Not sure if you can see it on this photo, but there’s a little scratch. Though the scratch is small, I didn’t think it would affect the camera’s ability to take video or photos. But check out this photo, notice the…