I'm new to mountain biking so I have lots of fun challenges. I live in the often wet western Washington. I've come across lots of wood 2x4 bridges on trails. When they're even the slightest bit moist they are dangerously slippery. Anything I can do to make those bridges more tire-friendly? I thought about skate-board tape or something but I wasn't sure how well that'd hold up. Any thoughts?
Slippery wood bridges
- Thread starter moose81
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Staple chicken wire over it. That's works better than grip tape when dirt gets tracked on
Yep! Vinyl coated is best. Just don't use it if the area is frequented by horses. The wire gets caught on their shoes.
We use welded wire mesh(1/2" squares) on the bridges around here. Haven't heard of any horse problems with it, and yes, they ride horses over it including the park rangers.
If you didn't build the bridges/stunts, you shouldn't be modifying them.
If you didn't build the bridges/stunts, you shouldn't be modifying them.