Cyclingzak Posted August 19, 2017 Share Having a short race within a few hours but not to sure if its worth racing in the muddy sludge. What impact can all this mud and water have on my mtb gears, bearings, brakes, fork etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted August 19, 2017 Share Having a short race within a few hours but not to sure if its worth racing in the muddy sludge. What impact can all this mud and water have on my mtb gears, bearings, brakes, fork etc.It could potentially get in everywhere, becoming grinding paste. Should'nt be a problem if you just give your bike a good cleaning afterwards though. Looks like a lot of fun! 2bliss, popcorn_skollie and Eddy Gordo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted August 19, 2017 Share Dis een groot JA! 2bliss, Iwan Kemp, Pieterlab1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted August 19, 2017 Share Not for me.If I was a pro where everthing gets replaced. Then yes for me! Edited August 19, 2017 by Vetseun Mousea, Ozzie NL, gtr1 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted August 19, 2017 Share Perfect conditions for ssr Jinga and ChUkKy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted August 19, 2017 Share One stage on a rainy, muddy Sani; new BB, new chain, new headset bearings, new suspension bearings. May I add, also a brand new pair of brake pads worn to the backing plate.  Saw bikes come in after the Sani and the resulting mud with even worse than mine. A Tallboy owner wore through the backing plate and wrote of the piston on XTR. Needless to say he had to buy a new caliper. Edited August 19, 2017 by Traveler Goodbadugly, Tony datoy, scotty and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted August 19, 2017 Share One stage on a rainy, muddy Sani; new BB, new chain, new headset bearings, new suspension bearings.  Ouch! Traveler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanD Posted August 19, 2017 Share Not for me thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted August 19, 2017 Share Never , mud kills a bike Martin PJ, Traveler, varkie2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezer Posted August 19, 2017 Share Bike killer, except for the wear and tear on parts, I one did a training ride in mud. It clocked up the tires so much, it actually sanded of the paint from the frame and fork. Tatt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatt Posted August 20, 2017 Share No.... Ridden three times in mud, and each time it has cost around R2k in repair bills afterwards. Also had the issue mentioned above where paint was stripped from the inside of the chainstay. Tom Mr lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted August 20, 2017 Share A no from me as well. You get the multi billion Rockefellow family that can afford new parts and repairs, I belong to the other fellow family that cant. Mr lee and mikkelz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted August 20, 2017 Share Fun yes, but I'm not a pro and have to replace everything myself so I don't do it. The times I have done it have been very expensive rides. Edited August 20, 2017 by Grease_Monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heel Drop Posted August 20, 2017 Share nope - new drivetrain potentially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbe Posted August 20, 2017 Share My first 'event' as a new MTB owner and rider...Northern quickie. There were hardly any non muddy sections. Bike survived. I didn't. It was extremely difficult to ride and 30km felt like 30, billion, hundred and seventy, fifty and two thousand km. Mr lee and Hackster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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