• aasatru@kbin.earth
          19·
          6 months ago

          Yeah, I think the problem here is a lack of distinction between different types of bike paths. All things considered it could have been a lot worse than this.

          • PlantJam@lemmy.world
            42·
            6 months ago

            Personally I would expect a road bike to be usable on 100% of paths on a maps suggested route. I would really like something that could look at my strava history and make suggestions for other routes or trails to try, though.

            • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
              5·
              6 months ago

              I was under the impression OP looked at something like Google reviews on Maps and this isn’t a suggested route to get somewhere.

            • XIIIesq@lemmy.world
              5·
              6 months ago

              Despite it clearly being called a “road” bike you expect it to be usable on all paths?

              I mean I’d be with you if by path you mean pavement or bikepath but there are an awful lot of paths that don’t meet that criteria. If you want to be able to do all paths, buy a gravel bike at the very least.

            • Glent@lemmy.ca
              53·
              6 months ago

              I drive a vintage corvette and think google maps should map zero gravel or dirt roads because I dont want my paint chipped. Google should only map paved roads because of what I drive. Sounds ridiculous yea?

        • Dearth@lemmy.world
          1·
          6 months ago

          That’s absolutely not true. Properly built road wheels are just as strong as mtb wheels

      • Azzu@lemm.ee
        111·
        6 months ago

        I mean maybe I’m just wired differently but this looks pretty fine for any bike? Water seems to be only about 20cm deep and the ground below is relatively even stones. And on the other side, the path goes up fine.

  • Destide@feddit.ukEnglish
    27·
    6 months ago

    That looks fun, much better than the usual google bike suggestions of join this main road that has a 70mph speed limit

  • Auk@kbin.social
    27·
    6 months ago

    Looks to be shallow enough to (at least mostly) avoid getting wet feet and the bottom looks firm, I’d give it a go without worrying too much. Could be awkward with the skinny tyres of a road bike but I’m assuming from the lead in and out being dirt that this is a track where one has at least brought a gravel bike.

      • plactagonic@sopuli.xyz
        7·
        6 months ago

        I had to. It is few weeks old foto - behind me is steep gravel downhill and you see this streem in the last moment so I had to slam my brakes. One side had pretty big stones so if I didn’t check it I would end up in it.

        • aasatru@kbin.earth
          3·
          6 months ago

          How bad is it when you end up cycling into a pit like this, potentially at some speed? Has the water made the soil soft in the road leading the front wheel potentially getting stuck and throwing you off, or will you most likely cycle through with a significant splash and be on your way?

          I guess a huge part of it might be the problem of not being able to see so well what’s under the water, in case the road has been damaged?

          • plactagonic@sopuli.xyz
            2·
            6 months ago

            You are right - you don’t see what’s under water. These are streams (op’s and mine photo) so there is usually hard gravel so no problem with 30mm+ tires.

            In my case there were bigger stones so if you hit them in best case you fell off bike, in worst case you fell off and damage wheels.

            Sometimes it is best to get off and push your bike.

  • rbn@sopuli.xyz
    12·
    6 months ago

    If it’s just a one time road block and you don’t want to drive through the water, you could have still get out of your shoes and carry the bike over there. On the left side you could probably even hop from trunk to trunk.

    The path looks nice and thanks to the little creek, it’s probably less crowded. ;)

  • intensely_human@lemm.ee
    61·
    6 months ago

    A downed tree and a puddle. Depending on how strong you are, you might even be able to move that tree and solve the problem yourself.

    Puddle looks pretty new, so the ground probably isn’t horribly soft underneath it.

  • p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world
    5·
    6 months ago

    Google Maps is whack now. For some reason, they decided to get rid of the camera following directly behind your GPS marker.