Put some slicks on the bike and hit up the local skate park. Or, put in some kms on the tarmac exploring new areas and just enjoying getting lost and finding your way home.What the hell do we all ride during winter?
My understanding is that you are supposed to go straight through the middle of it. Otherwise you are widening the trail and increasing the area the puddle covers, tho I can see following my advice will prob make the puddle deeper. Not saying your wrong and not looking for a stoush (with Popeye no less). Just what trail builders tell me.Use your expert judgement, and don't ride really wet, muddy tracks.
Some people get out their road bikes, and others just don't ride during/after it's been raining.
If you must ride in wet conditions, ride around or bunnyhop puddles and mud where possible, to minimize the damage you could be doing to the trail.
This is true.My understanding is that you are supposed to go straight through the middle of it. Otherwise you are widening the trail and increasing the area the puddle covers
Its rather hard to comment given your location is unknown. But in the worst case you can always take your bike to Whistler during the Australian winter in search of an STD and some trails to ride…After reading in other threads that "tracks were closed due to mud etc"...
What the hell do we all ride during winter?
Please don't tell me that we just don't ride...
I know it's coming into Summer, but I have been thinking.
Advice please.
Hey, yeah sorry I shoulda been more specific, my bad.Its rather hard to comment given your location is unknown. But in the worst case you can always take your bike to Whistler during the Australian winter in search of an STD and some trails to ride…
Me personally I ride my local trails all year round as generally speaking the surface doesn’t get torn up – in some cases the water holds the surface together much better than when they are really dry in summer.
After reading in other threads that "tracks were closed due to mud etc"...
What the hell do we all ride during winter?
Please don't tell me that we just don't ride...
I know it's coming into Summer, but I have been thinking.
Advice please.
Sweet, sounds like a planEasy. Get your hands on the shovels and help out the local trail fairies. Winter rain and we trails makes for great digging.
I ride my bmx alot generally because skateparks are alot more forgiving weather wise, unless its raining obviously, when i want to ride my dually, theres couple of little tracks just off a walking path on a steep little hill in the 'burbs near my house that i can shred if i cant get out to Youies or whatever, it gets pretty slippery and wild in the wet so its mega fun for such a small hit, definatly helps my sanity when i cant ride my bmx or if the trails are closed. Also ride the roadie if theres a nice day thats not too windy.. thats why they made arm and leg warmers!After reading in other threads that "tracks were closed due to mud etc"...
What the hell do we all ride during winter?
Please don't tell me that we just don't ride...
I know it's coming into Summer, but I have been thinking.
Advice please.
And then you might become DathinkidEasy. Get your hands on the shovels and help out the local trail fairies. Winter rain and we trails makes for great digging.