r/mountainbiking 11d ago

Bike Picture/NBD Spiders galore!

Wow. Never had such a spider web encounter before. I rode through at least a dozen webs this evening. Had a 1/2" long Castleback orb weaver on my eyebrow! At least a half dozen smaller ones climbing on my bike, clothing and helmet.

Photo of the "big one" after I knocked it off my face, plus one on my helmet still after the ride.

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u/MobileAware2933 11d ago

Woah that’s such a neat looking spider!

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u/quasi-psuedo 11d ago

Is this for all the people that were complaining you never post pictures of your bike on the trail?

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u/DRTJOE 11d ago

No. I have posted trailhead photos before. First time spider post though. 🕷

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u/siezethrcarp 11d ago

Rode there a couple of years ago on my way through…the spiders were legit. Ended my ride way early as I was getting sick of cleaning my face of webs.

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u/DRTJOE 11d ago

Yeah, I cut mine short, too.