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Cheap energy, at a price

Posted by Moe Ramirez On April - 2 - 2008

I picked up this energy spray made by Kickers at my local Wally World for $2.49. The spray is supposed to give you about 80 applications, you simply spray it under your tongue 5 times, hold it for 30 seconds and swallow.

What the package doesn’t tell you is the Gawd Awful taste that this thing has! RL tried it first and I though he was joking about the taste. You had to see the face that he made! What sucks is that the taste lingers for about a minute, and trying to wash it down with water just made it worse.

Did it work? I felt the energy kick, it was almost like the energy boost that GU gives you but less tastier!

I would give this product a 5 on the Ralph scale!!!
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It Aint Easy Bein’ Cheesy…

Posted by RL Policar On April - 2 - 2008

…and it sure as hell aint easy putting grips on powdercoated bars. If you’re like me and enjoy all these newfangled colored parts(or white) then you might want to read on.

Last night I threw my all white Spank Lounge Bar and 1.5 Not One Timer Stem(strange name, I know) onto the Bandersnatch. Everything was going smoothly until I got to the grips. I slid my cheapo ergo lock-on grip on but it wasn’t happening. I then tried forcing it on with my high-tech tool(left shoe) and the grip split. I actually had to Dremel the other one off after it wouldn’t budge. By this point I was cursing freely. It really surprised me that Spank didn’t account for this in their design, especially since they cater to more aggressive riders who lean towards lock-ons.

Point is, if you buy any colored components that have a powdercoat you have to account for the ever-so-slight increase in thickness that comes with it. I’m not sure if this is true for other powdercoated bar brands though, so take this with a grain of salt. The increase in the diameter of the bars is very subtle, but even my other ODI lock-ons wouldn’t go on them. I ended up having to use a pair of regular grips in the end. The brakes and shifters were a little trouble also but they went on with minimal fuss.  So just be wary of the added thickness powdercoating gives your parts.  Now I have to go home and apologize to my Spank parts for all the nasty things I said.

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My own solvent tank, well sorta…

Posted by RL Policar On April - 1 - 2008

One of the things I like to do in my shop (garage) is to clean off nasty, dirty, greasy parts. I had looked into getting a solvent tank to put in my garage. But they can cost a pretty penny. They have some home mechanic versions of this that runs about $40-$60…but that’s still out of my broke-butt budget.

So rather than shelling out that kind of cash, I went to Wal-Mart to get some degreaser and a plastic bin. This Orange Degreaser is only about $4.00 for this large container. I found it in the automotive area, near the car wash detergents and Simple Green.

This stuff is pretty strong so I added a bit of water to dilute it, funny thing is, even with water, this stuff was still potent! So I took of Priscilla’s XTR chain and placed it in the solution in the plastic container. I let it sit there for a few minutes. From this picture, the solution is still pretty clear.

Then about 5 minutes into it, it started to show that the degreaser was breaking down the muck on the chain. I then started scrubbing the chain and check out how dark the solution is…

This is after 10 minutes of marinading in the stuff, and a few scrub jobs, now that’ a clean chain!

I’d totally recommend saving a few bucks and buying this degreaser. This stuff is cheaper than what you would find at the shop.

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Moe and RL have bought back MtnBikeRiders and BikeCommuters.com

Posted by RL Policar On April - 1 - 2008

Fullerton Ca.-Moe Ramirez and RL Policar,have bought back MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com from Evomo Clothing. After getting numerous phone calls and emails, the duo had decided to call for an emergency meeting at Hometown Buffet with former staff to discuss and resolve their differences.
hometown buffet

Policar stated right before he put in a spoonful of Apple Crisp and Ice Cream into his mouth…”The temporary tattoos washed off, the food at Hometown Buffet gave me the runs and I had to sit back and think…was this sale worth it?” Once Policar and Ramirez gathered the former staff of the sites (Jack Sweeney on speaker phone), the two had began to apologize for how they had treated the staff and broke into tears as they ate turkey legs and mashed potatoes. Ramirez, was crying, eating and speaking at the same time had said,”I missed you all, I’m sorry, I don’t even like Hummers…well I do, but not the H2…(blubbering)”

As Policar shoveled food into his mouth, he began his personal apology to each one of the staff,”First I want to say I’m sorry to my boo…Jeremy. I should have told you about the sale, Priscilla, my wife, you mean so much to me and that chorizo was nasty…let’s just leave it at that!”

By the end of the meal, all staff members had all began to tear up. Then immediately they had a big group hug, even passing restaurant patron were suddenly grabbed into the group hug. Russ Roca was seen hugging complete strangers, Khoa Nguyen started getting phone numbers from the waitresses and female patrons. Even Jack Sweeney, who had been on speaker phone the whole time was heard crying and said that he loved all of the staff.

Once the hug fest had ended, Policar and Ramirez rallied the staff to help them earn some money to buy back the sites. Evomo agreed to sell it back to Moe and RL, but at a higher price. So that lead the team to get out their buckets, hoses, and sponges. They did what anyone needed to do to earn money, they had a car wash at the Del Taco Parking lot in Placentia Ca. on Yorba Linda Blvd and Placentia Ave. Within a few hours, the group had raised enough money to buy back the sites. But there was one thing that Evomo Excecutives, Bryan Thombs and Sedrik Vomir had requested that the group had failed to deliver.

The group washing a car.

But Policar stepped up and provided Evomo what they had demanded. Policar was told by Evomo Clothing to take his shirt off (which was provided by Evomo Clothing) to dance while pushing his chest together and say…
“My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
And their like
It’s better than yours,
Damn right it’s better than yours,
I can teach you,
But I have to charge…”

Once Policar had completed the required dance, Evomo gave their blessings and signed the release of the sites to give the ownership back to Moe Ramirez and RL Policar.

By this time, Policar was still crying and hadn’t figured out that Moe had already taken care of the paper work with Evomo. Then the rest of the staff all rushed to RL to tell him that he could stop. But Policar refused and kept yelling…”I can’t stop until I get it back!…until I get it back!….My milk shake….until I get it back…is better than yours….until I get it back! damn…right…” Policar collapses to the ground and was rushed to Placentia Linda Hospital where doctors said that he will be ok, he just ate too much…

As for now, the cycling duo, Moe Ramirez and RL Policar are back behind the reigns on their very popular cycling sites. They are now banning any of the readers that had showed interest in taking over the blogs due to the sale.

We certainly hope you had enjoyed our April Fools Joke! Thanks again to all the staff, and of course, our friends at Evomo Clothing…which by the way have to be the coolest people on earth!

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