On Saturday morning, Priscilla, Moe and I scheduled a ride at the World Famous Fullerton Loop. While we were waiting for our friend Randall, Weyland one of Jeremy’s regular riding buddies pulls up. Unknown to us, he was meeting two other friends, Kenny and Calvin (avid reader of the site.) Since they were starting their…
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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).
Since I started riding my rigid single speed, I’ve become more attached to the harshness of it than riding a comfy full suspension mountain bike. Don’t get me wrong, a nice squishy bike is sweet, especially during technical rides, but for this fella, I’ll be sticking with my rigid for most of my XC rides.…
One of our favorite people in the world is Jay Hughen of PA. He rides for Evomo and a pretty darn good Trials Rider. Ok people its not TRAILS…its TRIALS. The difference is…well these guys look really cool doing it… So he sends me this video where trials rider Danny Macaskill is doing stuff I’ve…
With the holidays fast approaching and the state of the economy, not only do we have to be wiser with our money, but we have to make it stretch this season. If you’re set on getting a new bicycle for a loved one…either its you or your spouse, many bike shops do offer Layaway programs.…
While at Interbike, we met up with FRS Healthy Energy. They provided us a pack of the Soft Chews. As they explained to us all the bells and whistles of the product, I was really intrigued because one key thing he mentioned was that it did not make you jittery like other energy products such…
Ice Toolz gave me this bad boy to write about. Not sure the exact model name or number, but its basically a cable/housing cutter and crimper. It’s also strong enough to cut through spokes. What’s interesting is, you see that hole underneath the pivot, you feed your cable there, and it chops it off. Then…
We’ll soon be offering the official casual wear of MtnBikeRiders.com…a schnazzy 100% cotton T shirt. These shirts will retail…ready for this…$15.00! Plus a $5.00 fee (excluding Hawaii and Alaska). Sorry folks, no International shipping. We’ll have these up soon enough and you can start ordering yours!
This past weekend we went camping with some friends in the Mojave Desert in Ca. While camping we were fortunate enough to ride quads and dirt bikes. Since I knew I’d be mounting a beastly machine…a 100cc Honda dirt bike, I decided to bring the Sette Impact Suite to protect my money maker. I showed…
While we were waiting to do an interview with a company, I started filming us and even translated for Joe since his EngRish isn’t all that swell. Eh…I bet you didn’t know that I was bilingual…just watch the Masta in action.
Zoic offers both mountain and commuter clothing. Ashley shows off their new collection.