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).

Long time reader Jerry Landrum had asked us if he could submit a Guest Review of his 2013 Trek Fuel EX7, below you’ll get a chance to read all his findings. This full suspension bike is a much improved ride over other similar bikes that I’ve ridden. I had tested the Giant Anthem and the…

Hey folks, Did you know that MtnBikeRiders.com has been in around a bit over 7 years! During that time we’ve With that conducted a plethora of product reviews for a variety of companies. There isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t get approached by our readers and even friends as well as family…

As much as I love mountain biking, I realized there are some pitfalls to the sport. But I found these out AFTER the fact that I started riding. Perhaps if someone told me about them, I may have gotten into bowling or mopeds….ya I can picture…mopedriders.com…. With that in mind, don’t get into mountain biking…

Not too long ago I posted a photo of the new Genuine Innovations Tubeless Ready Kit that we received for testing. Since I’m a huge fan of Ghetto Tubeless, this kit caught my attention because it basically takes the same ideas as the Ghetto Tubeless, but it packaged up all in one bundle. It comes…

On the wonderful world of Social Media there’s something that goes on every Thursday called Throw Back Thursday or #TBT. Since most mountain bikers are visual learners ( I made that up), I figured here’s a list of various videos that showcase some of our favorite things from the days of our childhood. M.A.S.K. I…

      Specs: Full-width 4.7” tires provide optimized traction and stability across snow, sand, and soft trails. Agile geometry keeps the Blizzard feeling like a true mountain bike. Strapless Frame Bag (sold separately) designed specifically for the Blizzard by Porcelain Rocket keeps your gear safe and dry with water resistant fabric and waterproof zippers. Main compartment for…

We’re happy to introduce a new bicycle company in the USA. It’s so new that we’ve got the only two of it’s kind. What makes the Soyater so special? Well first of all it’s full carbon and they’re 650b/27.5. So let’s take a look at the two models we have. Soyater MSRP: Braver (red and…

Ok kids, I now present to you the world famous…BURT REYNOLDS…again! Here he is in all his glorified glorehh! You like his new bars? Those are the On-One Midge bar. I think I bought the last one since I checked this morning, they were out of stock. This bar tape you see, it’s the On-One…