>>1446245>live in rural shithole>decide to ride bike into town for errands because I need to excercise>no bike lane so I ride on the dirt shoulder>people give me tons of space anyway but all it takes is one smartphone sally to send you to the ER>it's been raining so it's muddy>pedaling becomes three times as hard because my tires sink into the ground>have to walk it 75% of the time until I get to a sidewalkMy bike is a soft-tail "mountain bike" with 26×1.25" tires (almost bald in the center)
What would help the most, is it the tire condition, tire size, or is it just an inherent problem with cycling that I'll have to deal with?
