Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
tomorrow morning I am going to take my Sunday morning ride and go down to the river and ride along the edge which is a place you normally cannot take a bicycle as even the widest MTB tyres do not have enough float.
It is sticky clay and mud...

Sounds like exactly the kind of place you shouldn't ride. Snow? Sure. Sandy public beach? Hey, it's your drivetrain. Mud? No.