Excellent muddy ride yesterday from Worsborough to Sprotborough and back. Wife and one of the kids joined me and a cycling buddy and we had a great day. Mostly.
Around Conisborough area there are some hidden wooden rails in the middle bump between the two paths. My buddy hit them first but stayed upright - he said it was like it was an old railway and his wheel caught it at a shallow angle and almost took the bike from under him. Getting off to look there are wooden planks about 1" wide buried in the middle bump but sticking out by a few inches. The grass and mud hides them in most places. My son then commented they had almost got him in the same way a few weeks ago.
A few hundred yards further on they got me good and proper. I switched tracks to avoid a tree, the middle looked totally smooth but the bike went sideways and I landed hard on my left kneecap. Hopefully nothing too serious as I cycled 20 miles after that, but it 'popped' in the night and hurt like f@&k so I'm off to the hospital for a checkup.
On the way back from Sprotborough we found another cyclist on the side of the same part of the trail with blood pouring out of his knee and a buckled wheel. He was ok and the wheel was just rideable enough to get him home, but exactly the same had happened to him.
I'm writing to the TPT site now to let them know about the danger.
Around Conisborough area there are some hidden wooden rails in the middle bump between the two paths. My buddy hit them first but stayed upright - he said it was like it was an old railway and his wheel caught it at a shallow angle and almost took the bike from under him. Getting off to look there are wooden planks about 1" wide buried in the middle bump but sticking out by a few inches. The grass and mud hides them in most places. My son then commented they had almost got him in the same way a few weeks ago.
A few hundred yards further on they got me good and proper. I switched tracks to avoid a tree, the middle looked totally smooth but the bike went sideways and I landed hard on my left kneecap. Hopefully nothing too serious as I cycled 20 miles after that, but it 'popped' in the night and hurt like f@&k so I'm off to the hospital for a checkup.
On the way back from Sprotborough we found another cyclist on the side of the same part of the trail with blood pouring out of his knee and a buckled wheel. He was ok and the wheel was just rideable enough to get him home, but exactly the same had happened to him.
I'm writing to the TPT site now to let them know about the danger.
. My & i friend were on each side, but an oncoming cyclist meant I had to cross to other track. I thought i had just slipped on the mud, never noticed the wooden rails, but that would make more sense
