> The fire trails around here (I live kind of near Walnut Creek) are > roughly equivalent to dirt or gravel roads I've ridden in Minnesota, > British Columbia, Wisconsin, Oregon and other places that don't > immediately come to mind. They're just dirt roads, nothing extremely > technical, and I suspect that most Riv owners who have similar roads > in their area ride them.
Anne: Excellent observation. I do not think Illinois is the only state where most of its bicycle trails are crushed limestone. Obviously Illinois trails are not as up and down as California fire trails, but they are every bit as rough. As I have said oft times before, a Rivendell with a slick tire like a Schwalbe Kojak is a very quick bike. Maybe not Tour of California fast. But then people are not buying Rivendells to race the Tour of California. [dougpnirv] Agreed. Fire roads are designed for large, clumsy, not-off-road fire trucks, so they're really not too hard on a bicycle. At 10 mph, a decent dirt road is little different from a paved one, and usually less traffic. Take a look at this link for typical fire roads in Southern California. David Estes probably has the exact stats but I'm guessing we probably did 20 miles like this and only had to push our bikes for a couple of hundred yards up a loose, sandy hill. FWIW, we had 2 tandems on the ride with sub-teenage stokers. http://flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3298375779/in/set-72157614275209826/ dougP --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
