Lewis Morris Conditions
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Superfly100guy
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It's fine with the exception of a few wet spots
Did a bunch of TM today and it looked good to me.
Saw that last night....Thank you!!!!
It rained a lot overnight and this morning, so there will definitely be some mud tomorrow. I suspect there will still be a ton of people out pre-riding though, so I probably wouldn't worry about it.
Just back from walking my dogs on the north side of 24...everything is a swamp, there were ducks hanging out in one of the new ponds on patriots path.
Superfly100guy
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Patriots off Sussex must be flooded. I rode through that way last week and those low areas were over my BB. With that said I was in Lewis today and it was actually pretty good considering how much rain we've seen. Yes it has the usual mud turns and low lying mud sections but overall not bad. Place seems to drain well.
NJ Gator
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Don’t live near there hence the question
xc62701
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Yes patriots was a lake today. The low areas are totally under water.
johnnyrides
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Wrong. Common sense after all this rain says stay off the trails for a few days. There’s no way it won’t be seriously muddy in a lot of areas after only one day of sun when that park is 95% shade. I understand there is a race there tomorrow but it should be rescheduled. The same people running it are likely the ones always rightfully pontificating to stay off muddy trails. We’ll see if they practice what they preach. One badly-timed race may set those trails back many days in damage.
xc62701
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Lewis Morris is actually in great shape! There’s one low trail by one of the wooden bridges that’s a little crappy but the rest is decent. There are some usual wet spots but most will be avoidable or have a dry line probably by tomorrow morning. The race is gonna be a hoot!
Let me put my promoter hat on for a second here. Any promoter that is a cyclist does not want to ruin trails(There are always exceptions of course). They put in months worth of work for a single day event and pray that conditions are good. If not there is a moral decision to run a race(or not) knowing that there is a lot of time and money invested. There is also a contingency plan behind the scenes to repair trails that get damaged by a race. Most never know the amount of time and effort that goes on before and after an event like this. Don’t go saying that people don’t give a sh*t. That may be the case sometimes but I can assure you that it doesn’t happen locally.
Let me put my promoter hat on for a second here. Any promoter that is a cyclist does not want to ruin trails(There are always exceptions of course). They put in months worth of work for a single day event and pray that conditions are good. If not there is a moral decision to run a race(or not) knowing that there is a lot of time and money invested. There is also a contingency plan behind the scenes to repair trails that get damaged by a race. Most never know the amount of time and effort that goes on before and after an event like this. Don’t go saying that people don’t give a sh*t. That may be the case sometimes but I can assure you that it doesn’t happen locally.
The trails were 95% dry during the race. Rain in the summer is much different than early spring and/or freeze thaw events. Though I know what you're saying...everyone claims to follow the "rules" unless *race* or *group ride* etc.
Trails are in great shape today as of 7am. Watch out for the horse poop!