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’re doing a small run on these new white cotton T-Shirts with a black MtnBikeRiders.com logo on the front. We’ll have a short sleeve and a long-sleeve version available. Short sleeve will be $15.00 Shipped US Only. Long sleeve will be $20.00 Shipped US Only. They’ll be available in about a week or so. We’ll…

There’s 2 brand/models I’ve really enjoyed the last few years of riding. The first one is the Serfas TGU-1 Tegu Titanium from 2010.Though this particular model has been discontinued, Serfas does offer other current year models of the Tegu priced around $55. The next choice is the WTB Speed V. This model is readily available…

This past Saturday Animal showed up to our ride at Whiting Ranch. He rolls up and tells us he had just finished a lap and was looking to add more miles that morning. One of our other buddies J-Kewl joined us for this ride. By the way, all the photos were courtesy of Lady P…

One of my dear friends Ana C. owns a small business called Handmade with Love By Ana. She makes handmade jewelry. What’s great about her business is that she takes her profits and puts it towards the charitable work that she does with Hope World Wide as part of the Community Service Brigade that travels…

Back in mid 2012 we started to hear rumors and see spy pictures of Sram’s 11 x 1 drivetrain setup! When we first saw this we thought what a great idea to simply do away with the front derailleur and achieve a very similar gear ratio set up by adding an extra large ring to…

I’ve been riding with the Serfas Hydra Sunglasses for some may call it Optics for quite some time. Below are the specs: Polarized Lenses Decentered Polycarbonate Lens Technology Polycarbonate Lenses Block 100% of harmful UVA and UVB rays Hand Polished Frame Finish Grilamid Frame Composite Rubber Temple Inserts Furnished with EVA Hard Case and Micro…

In response to the DRINKING ARTICLE, I’ve heard that chocolate milk is a fantastic post ride recovery drink. It also makes it cheaper than Muscle Milk or any type of Protein Shake you can buy. I figured I’d get on the bandwagon and give it a try. But when I did…PRRRRRT! Yup you guessed it,…

We’re happy to announce our team roster for 2013. There’s been a few changes, but the biggest news is that our very own Lady P is back on the XC scene! Lady P will be competing as a Sport Level XC racer. The rest of the team will consist of the following riders: Corey Pond,…

For as long as Craigstlist has been around, I’ve been buying and selling things through it. At times I think it’s better than Ebay because you don’t have to ship anything and to use the site,it’s free! But with that comes some idiots that I’ve dealt with in the past. Just the other day I…