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Happy New Year!

Posted by RL Policar On January - 1 - 2008

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Since we had a day off to celebrate 2008, we decided to organize a group ride with some of our best riding buddies. Scott and Jen Finch of RPM Cyclery, along with their two sons, Alex and Evan drove all the way out from Temecula, Ca to hit the Fullerton Loop. We were also graced by the presence of the other Finch Family on the ride. Tony, Kim and their son Tim was out there to enjoy the new year with us. My new riding buddy Robert came out to rock the big wheels on his 29er X-Cal.

Here’s the fellas…Tim, Tony,Scott, Alex, Evan and Moe.

The ladies; Kim, Priscilla and Jen.

Since my fork on my regular mountain bike had some issues, I decided to take out the Ibex/Xtracycle. Normally this is my grocery getter, but its built tough so it can handle the trails. I basically rode this thing as if it was a normal sized bike.
xtracycle

I spent most of the morning shooting some video of the ride. Keep an eye out on Tim…he’s the fella wearing fancy red pants. This guy can ride! Plus seeing the smaller Finch kids ride was really fun. I can imagine them in a few years dominating some of the local races. Alex, 13 will be racing the downhill course at Southridge, Fontana in the next two weeks!

I’m not sure what it is, but it must be in the Finch blood because all of them are great riders. From the oldest…that’s Tony, to the youngest, Evan… and everyone in between, they all have great biking skills. Dang, I wonder if they adopt me…would their skills be automatically bestowed upon me…wishful thinking…

Check out the video to see what I’m talking about.

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Happy Anniversary MtnBikeRiders.com

Posted by RL Policar On December - 4 - 2007

That’s right we’ve been here a whole year! We opened the doors to MtnBikeRiders.com last December.Woohoo!

When Moe and I first started talking about building this site, we didn’t realize how popular it would become. We literally went from a few visitors a day to thousands of visitors per day in just a few months. Sure we had a few set backs that were caused by some envious hacker…oh hey Mr. Hacker, we know WHO you are.

But because of those challenges we’ve become stronger and smarter on how we do things. We’ve made some great friends in the industry…too many to mention. But these same people liked us and believed in us enough to help us get started.

Looking back in the great year we’ve had, we were able to test some pretty cool and not so cool products. Heck, a new Ergon BD-1 back pack just showed up at my door today! Besides all the great items we’ve tested, we were able to go on a few road trips. Sea Otter in Monterey, California was soooo much fun! I even got a picture with the Sea Otter Mascot! Then Priscilla and I got to ride out in the desert of Yuma, Az, Moe was in Fruita, Co., Jeremy was up in Northern California and in North Carolina and then to top it all of, we were at Interbike! I do love me some Interbike. The guys and gal(Priscilla) did a great job in talking with all sorts of companies and I have to say Moe and I did a bang up job ourselves by talking to a handful of companies about advertising with us in 2008.

One thing that stands out the most for me this past year was having most of the crew race at Mt. Sac. I am very very proud of Jeremy, Lance and 2nd Placer, Priscilla. I also have to give some kudos to my daughter Breanna who raced tandem with me. Oh another thing that made this year interesting was the birth of our new style of riding…”Relaxed Vibe.”

I’m sure you’ve seen the videos, but basically a Relaxed Vibe Ride is taking the time to enjoy the trail, its not a time trial, but a time to relax, go at an easier pace. We had some great memories of encouraging one another, laughing and basically having a great time on the trails.

I think what makes MtnBikeRiders.com so unique…well its the people. We’re a diverse bunch. Diversity runs in forms of ethnicity, sex(yes please!), religion, orientation(though I don’t think anyone is gay…) career and family size. Our diversity provides our readers something different every time they visit our site. Some days you might see me shirtless, or other days you might see Lance doing a 5 footer drop…heck some of you may even like just staring at Priscilla’s pictures. But here’s something else that makes MtnBikeRiders.com a really good site….we all like each other! Ya its true! We genuinely care for each other and have at many times had meals together, rode bikes together and in some cases, cried together.

I’m sure you folks have your reasons why you keep coming back each day, what ever they are, we do appreciate you for supporting us and making us your choice in getting your daily dose of news, product reviews, articles, and How To’s for all your mountain biking needs….wait that sounded like an anchor man signing off for the night! Ah…oh well!

Anyways, I do want to wish the whole MtnBikeRiders.com crew and our readers a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Side note…

Dear Readers,

Thanks again for being there for us. Though there are thousands of you visiting the sites everyday, I would like thank each and one of you…so here it goes…Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank You, thank You, thank yUo, thank you, thanks! thankz, salamat, gracias, Thank you, thank you!

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Priscilla’s Birthday Bikes and Breakfast Bash

Posted by RL Policar On November - 14 - 2007

This Saturday join us at the Fullerton Loop at 7am for a “relaxed vibe” berfday partay ride. We’re celebrating Priscilla’s “just turned legal” birthday.

Her actual birthday isn’t until the 20th, but in our family we always celebrate birthdays as a week long event. So come out, ride the Loop, eat some grub at the Farmer Boys Restaurant on Harbor Blvd. I’d love to treat everyone to breakfast, but I can’t…cuz we Po’h.

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MtnBikeRiders Dedicates a Ride to Jay of Evomo

Posted by RL Policar On November - 11 - 2007

This past Saturday MtnBikeRiders rounded up the troops to hit the trails at Aliso Woods. On one of the invitations that I posted on the site, Jay, Trials Rider for Evomo commented…“Wish I lived closer to you guys, I’m sure we would all have a great time. Fill us in on how it goes.” Well when I read that all I could think of was this…

Aww…poor Jay…riding all by himself…

Not wanting to make anyone feel left out, we decided to dedicate our ride to our buddy Jay. Since he was all the way out in PA, I made sure we grabbed some fine images and video of of our “relaxed vibe” adventures.

Jeremy brought his fancy camera to take some shots cuz Khoa was off from his picture taking duties for the site. Jeremy armed with his gigantor digital SLR lugged that thing around just for you Jay! Cuz Jeremy always goes above and beyond.

We were graced by the presence of Flynn Ryan…he’s the dude that made 1st place in the Sport Div. at the Mt Sac Fat Tire Classic. This fella can ride. Just think of Lance’s speed and gutz…but on steroids…that’s how Flynn Ryan rides…the dude is pretty impressive. Not to down play Lance…cuz we’re just as impressed with his riding abilities.

Flynn Ryan

Here’s Moe with his “Anger Management” face…I think that Black Sabbath jersey is starting to influence him…

Is that the anarchy sign on his hand? I never knew a programmer to be so angry…

Here’s Priscilla enjoying the trails…mmmhhhmm :)

At one point Melissa’s bike had some problems. So Khoa and I got down and dirty and wrenched on her bike. One of the problems she had was her bottle cage was all crushed from a fall she had.So I tried to bend it back only to break into tiny little pieces in my hulk like hands. Don’t worry Melissa, I got you a brand new one…red!

So Jay, like I mentioned we did a video for you buddy. So scheck it out mang..

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Khoa “Sports Photographer” N. Knows Photos

Posted by RL Policar On November - 8 - 2007

Right before the race, Khoa was taking random photos of the crew. He then gets in front of us, crouches down, and starts to snap away.

He takes this picture…

Then says to me…”RL suck it in!” So I did and he gets this…BAM! Man Khoa not only made me look skinnier, but my complexion got way lighter!

Just kidding! That was Lance right above, but here’s the real deal. Even with my husky physique, Khoa knows how to make me look fabulous!

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