Editorial-RL Policar: As always, Kim Finch had a stellar weekend at the races in Fontana, Ca. Read up on her adventures! Well here we are back in Fontana, CA for a whole new year! As I concluded last season, I have moved to the CAT2/Sport categories in all disciplines. I am going to mix up…
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).
I was always amazed by Team Racer, David Sanderson’s level of fitness. When he rides his bike, its like his legs have small engines in them. I’ve never seen the guy tired or worn out from a ride or race and guess what. He actually trains for racing! Last year, I didn’t bother training at…
Last night Priscilla and I sat down and scheduled our races for the next few months. We wanted to make sure that our races don’t conflict with family plans, church events and kid stuff. Luckily Kim Finch gave us a list of mountain biking races and events for 2010. With that in hand we were…
We received the e thirteen LG1+ chain guide as a test sample a few months back and I’ve been testing it ever since. This was mounted onto my Sette Venom. This bike is primarily used as my DH bike and has seen racing action at Fontana and Mammoth Mountain. Specs: PRODUCT DETAILS Includes the enhanced…
For the past few years, we’ve been hosting an annual New Year’s Day Ride at the Fullerton Loop. We usually keep the pace at a very mild and easy tone in which we’ve dubbed it a “relaxed vibe.” We keep it mellow to be sensitive to the party goers from the night before. Earlier this…
From all of us at MtnBikeRiders.com and the Race Team, Merry Christmas!
Hi Friends, As many of you may know, our good friend Dave “Crash” Collins is not in the best of shape these days. While Dave’s birthday is in mid-January, we’re going to have an early celebration next Saturday, December 26th from 11am until 3pm at the beach beneath he and his wife Terri’s house in…
One of the team sponsors is Evomo Clothing, they have to be the best mountain bike lifestyle brands out there. Not only do they have great things to help show off your affinity for the sport of mountain biking. But the dude that owns it, Bryan Thombs is one classy guy. We’ve know Bryan since…
Kim has to be our most prolific racer on the team. She has earned more awards in her racing career than any of us could ever imagine earning. So it brings me great pleasure to share her 2009 race season. The MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team is very proud of her and her accomplishments. Well here we…
I’ve been riding the Sette Venom for a few months now. It originally came to us as a frame for a build project. You can easily order the Sette Venom from Pricepoint.com. As of this writing, the frame is for sale at the price of $499.With the frame you’re getting a Rock Shox Vivid 5.1.…