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).

So the staff of MtnBikeRiders.com as well as the racing team has been thinking about nicknames for each of the riders/staffers. Here’s what we’ve come up with so far… RL-Walksie, I like to hike and bike at the same time. Moe-The Moe…isn’t it obvious… Jeremy-Guns(cuz’s he likes putting on a gun show) Joe- Mamma Jamma-cuz…

2 weeks ago Priscilla threw me a surprise party and some of my closest friends were there to help me celebrate my birthday. One of the many presents I got was this…its a “Joe Solancho Original.” I’ve mentioned this quite often, but Joe is a PRO-Photographer. So when he showed up with this…aw schucks, I…

A few years ago I went on my first ride to Aliso Woods. One of my bestest buddies, Scott Finch (yes Tony Finch’s brother) invited a bunch of us to ride certain parts of Aliso. Below is a picture of Scott and I on a long climb called Mathis…I hate climbing, so that meant this…

A friend and I were discussing the recent changes that he had seen on the site. Changes not only in the site layout (rotating header, black design and etc) but also the focus and direction we’ve taken in the last few months. You may have scene quite a bit of racing postings, events and team…

I’m curious to know which bicycle related items do you wish you could get some sort of “bro-deal” or discount/sale on? For me, I go through derailleur cables and housing like underwear. I’d also like to find tubes and tires at a discounted rate. I might as well throw in stuff like chains and rings…

RL Policar-I had asked one of our friends, Quinton “Q” Spaulding on what he does to train for downhill racing. If some of you didn’t know, Q is the Team Director for the KHS Bicycles Factory Team as well as a Professional DH racer. Q races along side his team mates, Logan Binggeli, Melissa Buhl…

Today the some of the world famous MtnBikeRiders Racing Team Riders, headed out to Fontana to test ride the Super D, DH and XC course in order to prepare for next week’s race. First up was the Super D course that was used last week in which Joe Solancho placed 4th in his category. So…