Adventure riding instructor Bret Tkacs is back with a handful of tips on a particularly gritty topic: How do you get your bike unstuck when you’re riding in deep sand? This time, he’s brought fellow adventure riding instructors Paul Solomonson and Ben Dragoo to demonstrate a solid trio of techniques to keep in the back of your mind.
The first two techniques, as demonstrated by Solomonson and Tkacs, rely more on childhood skills than you’d probably expect. If you get your bike really stuck in some deep sand, Solomonson advises looking around to see if some parts of the sandy area look more solid than others. In plenty of cases, you may have a part that’s super deep, but also a part that’s a bit more firmly packed and easier to deal with.
