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).

Don’t you want to be cool and well accepted by your mountain biking peers? If the answer is yes, then make sure you order a MtnBikeRiders.com T-Shirt. It’s only $15+$5 shipping. What? Are you that cheap? C’mon you can splurge $6K on a new bike, but can’t spend $20 for a shirt that can literally…

Eric “The Animal” Hunner was kind enough to let one of our riding buddies try out the Redline Monocog. Dan’s bike was in the shop getting some fork work done. This was Dan’s first experience on single speed and on a 29er. Read his first hand experience with the Redline Monocog. Let me begin by…

One reason that I love mountain biking would be the post ride meals. In fact, that’s what I look forward to on our Thursday night rides. I’m sure you can tell, but I am a major FOOD fan. I love food and food is inFATuated with me, emphasis on FAT. So here’s what I enjoy…

MtnBikeRiders.com had a pretty good week. A couple of our guys are out at Sea Otter right now. While they were gone, the rest of the crew did some riding, eating and more riding. On Thursday night, Team Rider, Wes “GQ” Castro paid a visit to the rest of the team so he could show…

Aye, the last few days has been pretty rough for me. I’ve been saved by my night ride yesterday. But again I am faced with a crummy day today. Between stresses of work, taxes and other things, I feel like I need to be reminded on how awesome I am. That’s why I love WhosAWESOME.com…

We received the KUAT Innovations NV Hitch Mount rack a few months ago and after a few thousand miles being hitched to my minivan, I’ve got a review just for you! If you recall, the NV is a nice looking rack with some standard features as well as a couple of unique pieces that makes…

“Gears are like Newport Beach women… high cost of maintenance and little payoff.” ~Single Speed Rider

Usually Moe and I along with our best Chinese Correspondent, Jeremy Yang, make the 6 hour trek to Monterey, California for the Fun-Tastic Sea Otter Classic Festival. Photo by Richard Masoner However, this year will b a bit different. Moe and I are staying back to keep an eye on the shop. Instead Jeremy and…

I just took delivery of a new product that we’ll be testing on the site. Now keep in mind this isn’t a mountain bike, part or accessory, but if you’re anything like me, I do imbibe in the occasional energy drink before and after a good mountain bike ride. This is where Soda Stream comes…