Neil Cherry wrote:

...
BTW, if you don't need to be hosed down after riding a MTB (or
cyclecross) it was a boring ride. :-)

I am going to tell Mikey V that you are causing soil erosion! He will
sic one of his trained mountain lions on you, and you will end up as cat
food!

In all seriousness, many MTB trails should not be ridden when wet, as
excessive damage to the trail often occurs. However, you are supposed to
donate some blood when you ride off-road, otherwise you are not trying
hard enough.

--
Tom Sherman - Earth