For as long as I've ridden dirtbikes ruts have had a habit of putting a judo take down on me, I mean big ones, middle ones and little ones. Seems they're always at a slight angle to my intended path. For instance, last weekend the trail I was riding on had a wash-rut at about 20 degrees to the angle of the turn it was in. I never hit it because I slowed to about 5 mph and "tight-roped" my way around knowing that dropping into that 6 inch gutter would mean certain death! BTW the ground was dry, hardpack, and gravely. I know other guys go thundering through the trails bouncing in and out of these little dooseys all day long. What's the deal with that? I'm usually layin' on my belly gasping for air and wondering why my bike went that-a-way before I even knew the rut was there.