2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

[Jeremy McCreary]

Thats not riding on sand, its parting it like moses

No experience with fat tire bikes, but I know what it's like to ride in the loose, dry, deep beach sand that @RabH showed with 38 mm (1.50") and 60 mm (2.35") gravel tires: It's hopeless. Can't imagine any skill level making it rideable at those widths.

Q1. So how wide a tire do you need to ride that stuff comfortably on a reasonably powered ebike?

Once saw a guy really struggling on 4" tires. Got bogged down a lot. But I think the late Matt Robertson got 4" knobbies to work well on this kind of sand on a 2 wheel-drive ebike he built himself. (Miss that guy.) Makes sense.

Q2. Would 5" be wide enough with RWD only — without kicking up a rooster tail?

 

[Chargeride]

At least 4inch and running low pressure, you can make 2.6s do it, but at practically flat.
If I overinflate the 4.8s for the road, they are useless in super soft sand.

 

[Chargeride]

I fitted my spare gopro under the peak which allows me to film without reaction, we dont see many orthodox jews, but theyalways look like theyre on a mission

Its strange that the fire completely misses the path

Bit close, if it was in another few feet I would be turning back for a mile or scrambling the bike over

In the summer the beach fills with various ethnicities, we never see them again till next summer

I noticed the guy in pink was eyeing me up, the other guy completely ignored me.

The lovely young lady had an amazing voice and whistle, she was playing only to me at this point.

Several supercars were being shown off.

Nearly finished dismantling the Open stands, loud American golfers.

I love this tiny cemetry, so over the top

Octopus postbox

Anyone lost a log?