first post here!! yeah finally stop raining i went yesterday to wakefield and it was bad trees everywhere, muddy as hell but very fun to ride, my friends are going back to ride it today.
It FINALLY stopped raining in D.C.
So I went for a ride up and back down the Capital Crescent Trail. It's paved, and goes fro Georgetown to Bethesda, Md.
It was in pretty bad shape. There was a tree down blocking the path, and I had to take a muddy detour through some weeds around it. There were some areas that looked like there were recent mudslides. Still, the trail was passable, and it felt so good to get back on the bike after almost a week of drenching rain.
Here's what I looked like when I got home. From a paved trail ride.
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It was in pretty bad shape. There was a tree down blocking the path, and I had to take a muddy detour through some weeds around it. There were some areas that looked like there were recent mudslides. Still, the trail was passable, and it felt so good to get back on the bike after almost a week of drenching rain.
Here's what I looked like when I got home. From a paved trail ride.
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Riding in the rain or wet trails in and of itself isn't a bad thing, just depends on where ya are. Around here, the trails don't drain well and saturates the ground making lots of soft mud. When you ride through that it leaves ruts and such in the trails and erodes them. :nono: On the other hand, if you live in an area w/ good drainage and a good system of rock and roots then riding isn't much of a problem.232vzlano said:
The Slatyfork gathering is a great example. Rained ALOT out there, but we still rode. The trails there almost never dry out, but are in great shape because of the rocks and roots. One guy that rode w/ us said he's never been wetter. :thumbsup: I've raced in lighting/thunderstorm downpours as have many others on the boards.
Basically, just check out the area and try not to ride on excessively muddy trails. As I stated before Gambrils should be good to go since it's mostly rocks there. Every other place, give 'em a few days. Shouldn't kill ya.
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