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).

Haven’t been riding lately? Eating too much burritos and fried chicken? Now you’re feeling fat and unmotivated to ride. Well I have 4 tips for you to turn things around. 1. If you’re feeling fat, well most likely your clothes are too tight! Go shopping for bigger clothes that fit better.If you normally wear a…

Now available for purchase, our custom Koozies just came in and you can buy them now! Only $5.00 each (+$2 shipping to anywhere in the US). Limited in quantity, so once these run out, they’re gone! It has 2 logos on the Koozie, one is MtnBikeRiders.com and the other is BikeCommuters.com (our sister site).

Not too long ago the folks at Cholula Hot Sauce sent us a 4 pack of sauces to review. The flavors included Original, Chile Lime, Chile Garlic and Chipotle. All the sauces have been tested on foods like tacos, burritos, pizza, ramen and on anything that needed an extrac kick of flavor. We thought (…

Not to get confused with the POOP article, the brown stuff I’m talking about today would be the stuff you eat! The other day I had some un-special brownies from my local 7/11 about 30 mins before my ride. I gotta tell you, those brownies must have had some special sugar or something, because I…

Ok need to vent, I HATE DOG POOP! I hate stepping on it, running it over and smelling it. I HATE IT! For the record, I’m a dog lover. In fact my dog Cowboy is the BEST DOG in THE WORLD! I just can’t stand it when I run it over on my bike. Here’s…

A big thanks to all those who entered the contest. As promised, we did pick a winner!!! To find out if you’ve won.CLICK HERE

You read it right, you can win my personal race bike, the Airborne Taka. It saddens me to announce this contest because I simply love the Taka. However, due to health insurance issues, I am having to give up racing downhill. Rather than having this beautiful bike sit in my garage collecting dust, I’d much…

The other day, Team Racer, Art “Jedi Master” Aguilar and I were having a conversation about racing. We got on the subject on amount of skill level that it takes to race in the Expert Category. While on a drunken stupor, Art began to explain that there is a HUGE difference in skill and talent.…

I recently read an article where a study found something interesting….this study showed that a compared the testosterone levels of group of men who drove around in 2 different cars. One was a Toyota Camry and the other was a Convertible Porsche. The study showed that when the men drove the Porsche, their testosterone levels…