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).

If you’ve ever been to a swap meet you may heard those combination of words being yelled out. Well that’s what I’ll be doing tomorrow at the Fullerton Loop. I’ll be offering bike related items (soft goods) for sale tomorrow at the Fullerton Loop. Currently I have a handful of Troy Lee gloves, Hoss MTB…

Editorial-RL Policar: Justin Beerit does it again with this India Pale Ale. I just love the guy on the packaging… Beer: Summer Grifter Style: IPA Size: 12 oz. bottle Brewer: MacTarnahan’s Taproom Alcohol content: 6.2% Fourth of July weekend is the perfect time for the drinking of beer. I mean, what goes better with fireworks…

No I didn’t buy a new part for my bike. My addiction (first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem) is way cooler than bike parts. This addiction changes your appearance and attitude without any side effects. I’m talking about my eye wear addiction. I actually like to call it a “fetish.”…

A while back Peace Coffee sent me one of their blends called BLUE OX to review. Here are the specs of the blend: Why the Blue Ox Blend? One of the reason’s the name Blue Ox Blend was chosen is because it is so “Minnesotan”! For those of you that hail from other states in…

Editorial: Another Justin Beerit Beer Review. Mr. Beerit promised me that this review would call for a “real man’s beer” rather than that girly-fied beer called Budlight Lime….Without disappointingus, he came up with something called Lev Black Lion….You know what they say, Once you go BLACK, you never go BACK! OOOWW! Beer: Lev Black Lion…

Here’s a little tip that could be useful for you. Keep in mind that my way isn’t the only way, in fact some people don’t recommend using water to clean their bikes. If this isn’t how you clean your bike, amen, if it is, amen to that too brother!

Editorial: A couple of weeks ago we did an altar call to summon the MtnBikeRiders.com Readership in an effort to bring back the beer reviews. After getting tons of emails from people that wanted me to help them with their rich uncle from Uganda, I finally found one email that read: “Please pick me! I’m…

Today Priscilla, Khoa and I hit up Aliso Woods for our Saturday morning adventure. As I was getting things ready in the garage. I stood there for about a good 2 minutes trying to decide on which bike to take to the trail. If you’ve ridden Aliso Woods, then you’ll know that this is can…

Here’s the Specs on the Airborne Taka MSRP: $2,500 Frame: 6061 Aluminum 8″ Travel All Mountain/DH Single Pivot Suspension w/1.5″ Head Tube MTB, w/Sealed Bearings Fork: Marzocchi 888RV 200mm Dual Crown Rear Shock: Marzocchi Roco R Coil-Over Headset: FSA Orbit Z 1.5″ Brake Levers: Avid Juicy 3 Brakes: Avid Juicy 3 Hydraulic Brakes Rotors: Avid…