Mtb in muddy conditions yes or no

[Hairy]

Let me just say this again ..... SS for muddy rides ... pick taken from a TruCape ride that was WET and MUDDY ...even though the bike looks clean, it certainly was not so the whole ride.

 

After going through some nasty puddles big bloody pools of muddy water the BB died a terrible death...though the rest of the bike was good to go.

[FrikkieMeyer87]

For us noobs... What is SS? Because in my world that either means Stainless Steel or Super Small.

 

I'm hoping that it means single speed, but I might be wrong.

[BaGearA]

For us noobs... What is SS? Because in my world that either means Stainless Steel or Super Small.

 

I'm hoping that it means single speed, but I might be wrong.

Single speed 

[T-Bob]

Jeez, I thought this was a thread about the skills needed for riding in mud and not a general quake fest about the evil and horrific properties of inclement weather on our not-so-tough-as-i-imagined off road steeds. 

I never knew our bikes were so poorly designed for the purpose of riding in nature and so fragile in the face of wet earth. 

Seriously though, a large part of my early MTB riding was in the UK where there was nothing but mud and wet. I never did anything much other than a general wash and lube after each session. My main worry now riding in the wet n mud is more for the fact that trails here are curated rather than super natural so I don't want to chop them up and blow them out when muddy. 
 

 

[Wannabe]

Who's afraid of a bit of mud?

Taken on a training ride on Hillcrest / Bloemendal.

 

 

[Hairy]

Jeez, I thought this was a thread about the skills needed for riding in mud and not a general quake fest about the evil and horrific properties of inclement weather on our not-so-tough-as-i-imagined off road steeds. 

 

I never knew our bikes were so poorly designed for the purpose of riding in nature and so fragile in the face of wet earth. 

 

Seriously though, a large part of my early MTB riding was in the UK where there was nothing but mud and wet. I never did anything much other than a general wash and lube after each session. My main worry now riding in the wet n mud is more for the fact that trails here are curated rather than super natural so I don't want to chop them up and blow them out when muddy. 

 

 

with a manly beard like that you must have been on a SS..........

 

 

 

all this SS talk = me just wanting a SS MTB again and looking for "valid" excuses to get one again

[FrikkieMeyer87]

Who's afraid of a bit of mud?

Taken on a training ride on Hillcrest / Bloemendal.

 

Hillcrest1.jpg

Hillcrest3.jpg

 

http://49.media.tumblr.com/696dc54703d58e69c3b68371ec79ee22/tumblr_n0b2wmcSZX1qiceiuo1_500.gif

[Wannabe]

http://49.media.tumblr.com/696dc54703d58e69c3b68371ec79ee22/tumblr_n0b2wmcSZX1qiceiuo1_500.gif

 

Must admit, it was not intentional. Got caught out in a wet / muddy patch between two sections of vineyards. Could not turn around as it then would have been downhill and suicide, no other option than to soldier on. Was only about 500 meters, but felt like 5km. 

[Goodbadugly]

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.

This.

Mud was the reason I stopped doing the Sabie Experience.

It is just too costly.

[Odinson]

Although MTBs are designed to be able to perform in inclement (in this case, muddy) conditions, the truth is that it can often times absolutely destroy your bike. 

 

The muck gets in every possible nook and cranny and under every seal and sits there, slowly grinding away at the moving parts. 

[Hairy]

Although MTBs are designed to be able to perform in inclement (in this case, muddy) conditions, the truth is that it can often times absolutely destroy your bike. 

 

The muck gets in every possible nook and cranny and under every seal and sits there, slowly grinding away at the moving parts. 

and it can get into your shorts too ..... #JUSTSAYING

[Odinson]

and it can get into your shorts too ..... #JUSTSAYING

 

Yip. A sandy roasty on your nutsack and tjommie is not very pleasant. 

[EmptyB]

Uhm....NO.

[capediver]

No fun?...Yer kidding right?

No really...?

 

[capediver]

and it can get into your shorts too ..... #JUSTSAYING

#Bibs...#JUSTSAYING....

[ChUkKy]

Perfect conditions for ssr

 

100%

Thats a singlespeed ride for definite!!