Obviously the correct tecnique for riding in deep and soft sand is to accelerate through it. Riding below 30kph is a recipe for wobbly disaster. This should pose a bit a problem for a low powered slow bike.
If you are genuinely expecting to encounter soft and deep sand you should definately fit a rimlock on your rear wheel. A front rimlock probably wouldn't serve any purpose though. You can buy them for about a fiver, and fitting requires only drilling a hole in your rim. You will then comfortably be able to ride with tyre pressures as low as 5psi without the chance of your valve stem being ripped out the tube. An added bonus is if you get a puncture somewhere a bit hairy, you can continue riding on the flat and the tyre will stay on the rim, and if you're lucky the tube could survive as well.
Are you taking something like a c90 clone with big wheels? Here in London most food delivery bikes are Honda 'Innova 125's.
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Originally Posted by farqhuar
this where you have an advantage, however, as you can ride slowly without needing to worry about a lot of fancy clutch work,
Many of the dirt bike riders would often prefer to go slow in these conditions too, but find they can't because the engine will die at low revs (without a lot of clutching/declutching) so they have to go faster to maintain momentum
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What a strange thing to say.
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