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).

2008 was a great year for MtnBikeRiders.com. Not only did we see some tremendous growth in our web traffic, but we also made some new friends along the way. I asked the Staff to let me know what were some of their favorite events, products and shennanigans of 2008 and here’s a list of the…

On behalf of all of us at MtnBikeRiders.com, we’d wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! We hope that you get all the bike stuff you wanted! Here’s what I’m having with my Christmas dinner…mmmm Balut!

Priscilla has been riding the KHS XC Team Frame for about 6 months and its about time for an update. We’ve equipped the bike with some of the better parts we could afford/find. I couldn’t tell you how many miles the bike actually has, but lets just say its been all over Southern California in…

While at Interbike 2008, met up with POC Sports or some of you may know them as POC Ski out of Sweeden. POC has been making products for snow people, and now they’re trying their hand in mountain biking. We received a POC Full Face Helmet and Goggles. Specs: Cortex Full Face Helmet * Carbon…

During the 24 Hours of Fullerton, we met a guy that rode 12 total laps of the event, which is way better than my 3 laps. During one of his stops, he told us his secret was Pedialyte…then he pedaled away. From what I understand, this stuff works much like Gatorade or Powerade, but without…

It’s been some time since I’ve wanted a bike REALLY bad. Being part of the world of Media for Mountain Biking we’re exposed to so many different and wonderful bikes with all the bells and whistles. Heck some of them costs more than the value of my car…yah..sad isn’t it. But as the title says,…

Here’s a few choices for an affordable 29er gift for Christmas…it could be for the 29er lover in your life or for you! BikesDirect.com-They actually have a few affordable models that start as low as $399. The model shown below, the Fantom is priced at $595 Ibex Bikes Section 29-Clearance sale of $799 KHS Solo…