Hi guys,

I need some tips for sand, there's a green lane I use that often has loose sand in places, it's reasonably technical for a large bike like the XTR but think if I could handle the sand better I could ride it quicker. It isn't really deep sand but enough to wash out wheels if you catch it wrong.

I have trouble getting enough confidence to get up on the pegs on this lane and that is mostly down to the sand.

I'm using pretty aggressive tyres on the bike, a mitas army front and mitas e09 rear, so I don't think my tyre choice is to far off the mark for this kind of lane.

weight back to keep the front wheel light..
hard bit ... go faster then you would like to keep the
bike on top of the sand.. the probs start when the
wheels are plowing though it...

this goes for most lose surfaces...



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cheers for the tips Pete. think I need to get the armour on and give it a good try.

Sand is easy. Drop your tyre pressures, so nice wide traction areas and won't dig in. Get your weight to the back, keep the front end light and don't brake! That shifts the weight to the front wheel which digs in unless its pointing dead straight. Getting your weight off the back i.e. standing helps a lot because you can move your weight forward and back. This controls the back wheel, you want it driving but not spinning.

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