threefour
Member
I see this as an interesting design problem and wondering if anyone wants to brainstorm solutions here with me?
The problem: We wait a day or two after a rainy day, but it’s a challenge knowing if the trails are dry or not (and one reason we use these forums). And new riders may not even know they shouldn’t ride on wet trails.
One idea is having some way to know the trails are wet before we ride them. I’m imagining a device, like a gauge, that could be placed at a trailhead and measures wetness (and ideally is connected to the Internet too so we can check it remotely). Maybe its a shallow tray that fills up when it rains, but lets the water evaporate over time. If a biker shows up to ride and there’s water in the tray, the trails are too wet to ride. The depth of the tray could match the absorption rate of the trail. Perhaps the tray has a cover with holes on top to avoid tampering and becoming a bird feeder.
How else could we make it easier to avoid riding on wet trails?
The problem: We wait a day or two after a rainy day, but it’s a challenge knowing if the trails are dry or not (and one reason we use these forums). And new riders may not even know they shouldn’t ride on wet trails.
One idea is having some way to know the trails are wet before we ride them. I’m imagining a device, like a gauge, that could be placed at a trailhead and measures wetness (and ideally is connected to the Internet too so we can check it remotely). Maybe its a shallow tray that fills up when it rains, but lets the water evaporate over time. If a biker shows up to ride and there’s water in the tray, the trails are too wet to ride. The depth of the tray could match the absorption rate of the trail. Perhaps the tray has a cover with holes on top to avoid tampering and becoming a bird feeder.
How else could we make it easier to avoid riding on wet trails?