I've been trying even deeper sand with encouraging results. I'd say my tire pressure is around 30 psi, since I also want less rolling resistance on the harder surfaces. Seems to work okay for the terrain I've been riding on. I also forgot two other important things. Make sure to be in a easy enough gear before entering the sandy part, so you can keep spinning and don't lose momentum. Also if you can find a groove to follow, or in my case a tire track, do that. I've been getting better. First time out on some of the more sandy stuff last week I got stuck three times. Mostly because I didn't start in a low enough gear going uphill. The front tire turned sideways and I had to hop off the saddle to keep from falling over. I did have some success though. Next time out did much better. Didn't have to stop once in the sand. Yesterday did have one problem, but it was a fairly steep section/deep sand that I didn't have enough run up to build any speed. Overall, feeling pretty good where I'm at. Whenever I get into the sand I repeat to myself "stick with it" . Been exploring more roads in the forest and have some new ones to try. This is exactly what I was hoping for when I got this bike. One thing I have learned is I don't mind doing several yards of sand, but would not be happy trying to do miles of it. Too hard. I have a couple of months before hunting season gets going. Ugh! That will limit some of the roads I can feel comfortable going on.

Went really offroad. This started as a truck wide road that became more narrow. I thought it would lead somewhere, but just kept getting smaller. Someone also put up barriers to keep wheeled vehicles out. I turned around since I had no idea where I was going.


Typical forest road in the area. Some solid hard surface mixed with sand.


Got out at sunrise. Nice ride except for the heavy logging in the area. Depressing. Had to contend with some dump trucks preparing the next area for clear cutting.