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Tips for riding in sand?

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  • September 2, 2019 at 9:13 am #30074
    kil0ran

    I encounter very fine-grained soft, dense sand quite a bit in the New Forest. Tend to steer clear of it if I can as I’ve had a few tumbles. Any tips for riding across it? Road bike, 40mm tyres (WTB Nano knobblies), heavy rider.

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  • September 2, 2019 at 11:23 am #949331
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    L3gion

    As well as the obvious combo

    As well as the obvious combo of tyres/pressures…something I do is try to keep my weight off the front end as I transition into patches of sand. Anything that overloads the limited grip on the front tyre can have you off easily if the front starts to wash out. The more I encourage the front to skim the surface the better, as handling rear wheel sliding/loss of traction is much easier and tends not to throw me off the bike or cause me to need to bail.

     

    September 2, 2019 at 10:30 am #949329
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    ktache

    Dropping tyre pressure is

    Dropping tyre pressure is your best bet.

    And going down many gears.

    And riding slowly.

     

    September 2, 2019 at 9:58 am #949327
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    hawkinspeter

    I think it depends on whether

    I think it depends on whether the sand is wet or not. At Weston-super-Mare, the sand on the ‘beach’ is nearly always wet and it can support a lot of weight – it never gives in to pier pressure.

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