Originally Posted by imi

This was the start of a track by a canal in France that got muddier and muddier.
It was more like clay and eventually clogged my v-brakes and derailleurs up so much that I couldn’t even push my bike without digging it out with my fingers. I don’t have fenders, but I can’t see how they would have helped.

My companion on the other hand has disc brakes and fenders. He kept on riding.

When we eventually made it back to a more hard packed surface, we luckily found a canoe club that had an outdoor water hose 😅