Lotsa rain + lotsa wind = ...

[RebornRider]

I don't think I can pick my way through this! My regular ride in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park had several forced detours and stream crossings that were not emtb friendly.

Most years this stream is dry during summer and no big deal to ride through in winter. Not yesterday!

 

[Hobo Mikey]

If you had enough speed up you could have jumped it.

 

[Plummet]

For me lots a wind = go kitesurfing....

 

[irie]

For me lots a wind = go kitesurfing....

Wind from Tuesday onwards, almost forgotten what my Enduros look like!

 

[JStrube]

That looks pretty! What trail is it?

 

[RebornRider]

That looks pretty! What trail is it?

The upper pic is the single track that parallels the main (double track) Ridgeline Trail (single track Shady Creek Ridge trail according to Trailforks). The lower pic is where Bay Leaf double track trail crossed Sinbad Creek. There as much mud along the Sinbad Creek trail as I've seen in videos from England!

 

[JStrube]

The upper pic is the single track that parallels the main (double track) Ridgeline Trail (single track Shady Creek Ridge trail according to Trailforks). The lower pic is where Bay Leaf double track trail crossed Sinbad Creek. There as much mud along the Sinbad Creek trail as I've seen in videos from England!

Thanks! We have friends in Livermore with MTBs, this would be a nice ride for us all to do. Just an hour and a half away...

 

[RustyIron]

There as much mud along the Sinbad Creek trail as I've seen in videos from England!

I still dislike mud, but this year has taught me to tolerate water and cold temperatures. Next year I think I'll buy some long pants for riding.

 

[Plummet]

Wind from Tuesday onwards, almost forgotten what my Enduros look like!

Same, been doing a lot more biking this summer think I've pick up my kites 2 or 3 times.....

 

[JStrube]

I still dislike mud, but this year has taught me to tolerate water and cold temperatures. Next year I think I'll buy some long pants for riding.

I bought a pair of the Tasco pants, they are half off right now:

Scout Pants

The Scout MTB Pant is an evolution of our famous Scout shorts. Featuring a 31" inseam, tapered leg and recycled stretch fabric. Built for adventure and on-bike movement, the durable Scout Pant is MADE FOR ALL TRAILS.

www.tasco-mtb.com

 

[Tubby G]

Just out of interest, do North Americans ever use the word ‘trousers’, or has it always been ‘pants’ ?

In the UK, ‘pants’ are underwear, although the word is beginning to be used to replace ‘trousers’ by our younger members of society

 

[RebornRider]

I heard trousers as a kid (60-ish years ago!), but it was a word that only really old people used. Looking back, they may have been immigrants who didn't grow up hearing pants in the US.

Pants has been the go-to word for "outerwear" in the US for at least as long as I've been alive.

 

[JStrube]

I'm 56, and I've never called them trousers, though I've heard the word used by older folks, long ago... and once in a while, I'll see or hear it, but it is not the go-to word.

I better poll my kids, all in their 20's...

 

[RebornRider]

I better poll my kids, all in their 20's...

My grandson is in his 20s!

 

[A06]

In the US we only refer to underwear as Banana Hammocks. You should try to make that stick across the pond as well.

SoCal has been getting dumpped on but there are still dry places to ride. I imagine NorCal is just getting blasted right now.

Unfortunately I predict there will be so much erosion at many local spots a considerable amount of trail work will need to be done to restore the more flowy favorites.