Contest Time!
***Contest OVER**** You can win a brand new Tifosi Optics Forza sunglasses just by providing me a correct answer. Here’s the specs of the glasses. Model header Weight: 20 grams Fit: Small to Medium Faces Frame Features * Grilamid TR-90 Open Frame…
Welcome!
Yeah we’re finally here! My name is RL Policar. Moe Ramirez and I founded MtnBikeRiders.com. With the help of my wife Priscilla and my brother Randy, we are here to provide mountain bikers everywhere news, product reviews, humor, photos and what…
Ibex B Series Frame Build Up-Complete
A while back I mentioned that Ibex Bikes sent us a B Series frame to do a build up. Well here it is! I started off with Hayes Mechanical MX3 Brakes. Shimano Deore hubs with Alex DMR rims, SRAM 9speed cassette. Shimano Deore Rapid Fire Shifter and Brake…
Mountain Biking Etiquette
I was asked to write about basic mountain biking etiquette since I’ve been riding for a while now. So here’s my list of basics. 1. Don’t be a jerk. 2. If you see someone broken down, offer to help. Lend your tools, tube or a Gu…
Make Your Own Cable and Chain Lube
One of my buddies who is a Mercedes Benz mechanic told me that Automatic Transmission Fluid is used by MBZ dealerships as linkage lube and for cable lube. So I decided to give it a try. I went down to the local Wally World and picked up a quart of ATF…
How To Organize Group Rides
In years past, I’ve been the guy that would organize group rides. Sure it sounds easy right…you know, just call up your buddies and see who wants to ride? Well, I’ve got some tips on how to make your next group ride fun and interesting.…
Top 3 New Years Resolution
According to About Pittsburgh PA News Letter the Top 3 New Years resolutions are: • Spend More Time With Family & Friends • Fit In Fitness • Tame The Bulge You could easily take care of all three in one shot. Go out and ride a…
The Word Is Out…We’re Open For Business!
I just checked MTBR.com and they published a press release talking about our site launch. Here’s what it said: Official Launch of www.mtnbikeriders.com…
Women Who Ride…
I work at a LBS on the weekends and it’s pretty funny to see some of the guys at the shop fight over who gets to help out a female mountain biker. After they’ve assisted the customer, they all come back to the service area and talk about how…
To Race Or Not To Race
Photo Courtesy of MBAction.com There’s this race at Southridge coming up next month..basically its in 3 weeks. I wanted to race it but I didn’t think I could do very well at all with it since I’m pretty chunky from the holidays. So now…