I did a little experiment with some Chocolate Milk. I had heard from various sources that chocolate milk is the best post-workout drink anyone can have. Thanks to the sugars and proteins, it helps your body recover quicker than it would if you didn’t have any. So I bought myself some Nesquick, only because I…
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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 the last few years I’ve heard those terms said in mountain biking than any other sport or activity. My first encounter with them would be during some downhill races that our team participated it. If I recall correctly, Tony Finch says it all the time. Now that you’ve been enlightened with new vocabulary terms,…
MtnBikeRiders.com (MTNB) is proud to announce that Airborne Bicycles has sponsored the MTNB Race Team for the remaining 2011 race season. MTNB, based out of Southern California, has hand-selected members from its current roster to represent the Airborne brand by creating a special ops unit called the “Airborne Rangers.” Rangers: Joe Solancho, Corey Pond, Moe…
A few days ago I installed the Cane Creek Angleset on the Airborne Taka. Check out the comparison photo that shows how dramatic 1.0 degree makes. Off-set cup. Once I sat on the bike, it was very obvious that the 1.0 degree made an impact. First thing I noticed was the rake of the fork,…
This past weekend I had an opportunity to ride with some really cool people. Their group is referred to as “The Village;” which is comprised of a few dozen Filipinos. All through out the ride, there were tons of jokes and laughs. It seemed like everyone was fair game when it came to being teased.…
Never before has a cakery sponsored a mountain bike race team, until now. We’re proud to announce that The Sweet Cakery is the official bakery sponsor of the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team. TheSweetCakery.com, known for its famous designer cakes and cake pops, will show its support by providing its race team “Energized Cake Pops.” These energized…
Look what just came in, its the Cane Creek Angleset Model#: AngleSet ZS49 — ZS49/30 The all-new AngleSet threadless headset from Cane Creek makes it possible to change your game. You can now transform the head angle of your mountain bike with ease, as the low-stack-height AngleSet offers up to six offset angle adjustments. With…
So I get this email today… Tripbase Awards 2011 I am pleased to inform you that your site has been chosen to receive a Tripbase 2011 Blog Award. This year our panel of judges reviewed hundreds of sites from across the Internet before hand-selecting the best ten for each travel category. Your site is among…
Staff writer Tim Cutters first posted about this on his Facebook page and it made me thing about mountain biking in general. Truth be told, mountain biking can be expensive. So with the threat of inflation in the near future, could our sport be severely affected? U.S. consumers face “serious” inflation in the months ahead…
Last Friday, we received a shipment of Airborne Taka Downhill Bikes (more on that later) and since some of you have never seen how these babies are packed, we decided to show you the un-boxing process. With the help of Cousin Joe, we documented this glorious event. As you can see the Taka comes double…