tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post373795534617781292..comments2023-12-10T07:53:40.265-06:00Comments on KC Bike Commuting: Oh Deer, what a mess!Noahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-78065760696340036132008-05-24T13:29:00.000-05:002008-05-24T13:29:00.000-05:00I ran across your blog a couple of weeks ago...rea...I ran across your blog a couple of weeks ago...really love reading your daily adventures and the photos are always awesome.<BR/>I live and ride in Columbia MO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-12643285385011177932008-05-24T11:02:00.000-05:002008-05-24T11:02:00.000-05:00The correct answer is C. Bunny Hop the Mud Pit!Nic...The correct answer is C. Bunny Hop the Mud Pit!<BR/><BR/>Nice to see a different side of your area. Looks like a great place to ride.Jeff Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198489612535782394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-79757837270483135452008-05-24T08:44:00.000-05:002008-05-24T08:44:00.000-05:00As Apertome says, it depends on who you ask. By r...As Apertome says, it depends on who you ask. By riding around you help to expand the area of erosion. Here in Maine where mud is an everyday occurence, we base our "through" or "around" on how big the mud hole is. Generally I ride through if I know I can expect a hard surface a few inches down. If it is a sippy hole, one that grabs your bike and sucks it into some muddy existence in another universe, I will usualy walk my bike around.<BR/><BR/>I favor "through" in most cases though. I have seen the damage "around" does.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-28200344745742800292008-05-23T23:24:00.000-05:002008-05-23T23:24:00.000-05:00There were a total of 4 mud pits, with this one be...There were a total of 4 mud pits, with this one being the most slushy. The rest of the trail was tacky but not wet, and no one was leaving ruts. After the first washout and mudfest, I just forded them straight through, which was not only funner, but faster and cleaner as well.<BR/><BR/>Any more moist and I would have left the trails alone. The local IMBA affiliate is good about fixing up stuff like this, which is usually the result of water streaming downhill and getting caught on the trail. They usually find these sections and fill them with limestone. That solves that.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-7254679924878946722008-05-23T23:03:00.000-05:002008-05-23T23:03:00.000-05:00It really depends who you ask about mud pits. Some...It really depends who you ask about mud pits. Some people say you <I>should</I> ride straight through them, otherwise you're widening the trail. Others say go around so you don't make the pit deeper. I tend to think the former, but in reality it depends on the situation.<BR/><BR/>That said, if there are many mud pits like that one, you should really wait until the trail dries to ride on it. But I also know from experience that there can be times when 98% of the trail is fine, and there are a few muddy spots.Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-83502387806350623602008-05-23T22:26:00.000-05:002008-05-23T22:26:00.000-05:00Like the deer photo.Backpack etiquette is to walk ...Like the deer photo.<BR/>Backpack etiquette is to walk IN the rut (muddy or not) so as not to expand the erosion. I would think this would apply to mountain bikes as well.Ray Craigheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835188481843907058noreply@blogger.com