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).

This evening we celebrated Cousin’ Joe’s Bday with a ride and dinner in Fullerton. We then surprised him with a cake that Priscilla made. Check it out. This is the cake topper. We were looking for a mountain bike, but no luck. So we opted for this red Intense BMX bike instead. Not sure if…

I received this little kit from Interbike. Some guy was passing them out @ the entrance and I finally had a chance to use it. Here’s some details: Finally a lens cleaner that is Alcohol and Ammonia Free! Brilliant Idea! When you add in our SR8 scratch resistant coating you now can offer the most…

Team Racer and Staffer (hehe…staffer sounds naughty), Joe Solancho, who happens to be my long lost cousin, in which we found out about a year ago that we’re somehow related…is celebrating his birthday! It was actually yesterday, but since we’re Filipino, we always doing things on the LATE. With that being said, on behalf of…

I just placed an order for this very unique MtnBikeRiders.com jersey. Pretty sweet, eh!?! The sleeves and the lower back carry the site logo. The handkerchief has my name, RL and right below that, says, MtnBikeRiders.com. Pretty fancy if I say so myself!

The last 3 days in SoCal has been pretty wet. With the local trails out of commission until they dry out, Priscilla and I have been hitting the road for some much needed training. We’re coming up to the finals of the Cal State Series this weekend, and this week is crunch time for training.…

Recently I had to purchase 2 tubes for Priscilla’s bike (this was before Ghetto Tubeless Conversion). We went down to the local sporting goods store to get 2 presta tubes. When I saw the sticker price, I nearly crapped my pants! $5.99 EACH! What the, Who the, How the!!!! I couldn’t believe how expensive these…

The answer is a yes and no…As is, Dirty Dog Rotors are pretty fantastic. But with a bit of magic, you can make them just a TAD (pun intended, but you’ll get it later) bit better. Here’s what I did. I took Priscilla’s tad pole rotor (provided by Big DeBeer), as you can see its…