Had to push the bikes downhill 
back wheel jammed up with gunk and they weighed a ton! We should have turned back when we had the chance, instead of suffering 8 further miles of clay/chalk hell.
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So it was a touch muddy tonight then...
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Looks like your average SITS or MM
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Wow i havent seen mud like that on a ride in years.
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Where was that? Went out last night in East Leeds and it was pure slop. Not claggy. Just good wet, muddy fun.
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wooahhh!!
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impressive mud!
I love mud, I think I want to do a PHD in it
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Oh, we have the joy of the bottom of all the puddles beign frozen here... Solid ice under an inch of water. Pretty lethal....
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That looks like serious hard work!
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That does bring back memories of Mayhem. Where were you?
We just have a lot of slippy slop in the Malverns - going out for more tomorrow!
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I'm deep south. Chalk and clay of the south downs - old winchester hill (North of Portsmouth) to be more specific.
Yeah it was hardwork, but there was pizza and beer waiting for us at home Posted 1 year ago # -
ah i was going to say cotswolds.
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Similar thing happened to me the other day, stripped all the paint off the inside of my swingarm too.
I hate to admit it here, but I avoid mud.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Why didn't you turn back? Pushing downhill just doesn't sound like any fun...
(Hope you don't whine about horse riders messing the trails up when you go ride in those conditions, either!)
Posted 1 year ago # -
Conditions like that would overcome my love of biking. That cannot be any fun at all. I would move rather than ride in that. Or do something else.
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Looks like fun - thought you had a Pugsley there for a moment.
But it looks like serious cruelty to a derailleur. If you are going to continue in your filthy ways you need an Alfine.
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I feel your pain we had exactly the same on the ridgeway/oxon trails last night. I feel battered today
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I contemplated turning back at the top of Old Winchester Hill, we had just gone through a slippy and muddy climb/push. It was downhill+flat all the way back to some tarmac, so thought it wouldnt be too bad. It got worse
Got to clean the patio after work, it looks like we've had the landscape gardeners in. Also need to 2nd clean the bikes
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You've saved me joining the wagon wheel club today, think I'll head to swinley instead
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I'm not ashamed to say I hate riding in mud. Soul destroying.
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