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manueloFRCR

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Dec 29, 2020
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todays ride on my backpack
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steve_sordy

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Nov 5, 2018
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i see I am not the only one to try to get the Guinness record of mud on a bike :) let me guess :) you went next to a crop field :) ?
No, not next to a field of crops, just grass. That photo was taken on the Viking Way, an ancient right of way, known as a public bridleway. The term "bridleway gives away what they were originally for, horses. A bridle is the headgear on a horse.
The soil there is predominantly clay based, so it is sticky and does not drain well. I would not normally ride there at that time of year because I know how muddy it can get, but it had been dry for weeks so I thought I'd be OK. The section of the Viking Way I was on at the time is quite steep, but despite that it was still very muddy. I almost turned back at the point where the photo was taken. I had stopped to clear the mud because although the wheel would go round I was concerned that I might lose the paint off the frame! Two walkers were coming up the Way and assured me that it "wasn't too bad". It was worse! :eek:
 

manueloFRCR

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Dec 29, 2020
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No, not next to a field of crops, just grass. That photo was taken on the Viking Way, an ancient right of way, known as a public bridleway. The term "bridleway gives away what they were originally for, horses. A bridle is the headgear on a horse.
The soil there is predominantly clay based, so it is sticky and does not drain well. I would not normally ride there at that time of year because I know how muddy it can get, but it had been dry for weeks so I thought I'd be OK. The section of the Viking Way I was on at the time is quite steep, but despite that it was still very muddy. I almost turned back at the point where the photo was taken. I had stopped to clear the mud because although the wheel would go round I was concerned that I might lose the paint off the frame! Two walkers were coming up the Way and assured me that it "wasn't too bad". It was worse! :eek:
Well it was proper mud :) I got similar result on a path between 2 cornfields...
 

OldBean

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Apr 28, 2018
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Snap............. a plastic paint scraper has now been added to my tool kit.......amazing how you can never find a suitable stick when you most need one
Note deliberate mistake .....lying bike down on the derailleur ugh


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