Everyday I ride on sand and except for the deep stuff it's no trouble. Gotta watch the corners though. With that said, I use wax on my chains so less sticks to them, but the only real issue is when it's raining or has rained and a fine slurry is splashed everywhere on and inside the components. It doesn't help that this slurry is heavily laden with sea salt. I hose everything after every ride when it's wet out (lots of heavy morning mists) and do a complete over haul of bearings etc at the end of the rainy season. HTH