If your tires are fat and soft, real gravel isn't bad. I admit that the route I have in mind is hardly all gravel; it's mostly dirt and gravel. But there are sections where the gravel is inches deep. Fat, soft, and, I daresay, 700C tires make it fun.
Patrick "28 is fat on pavement, 2" is skinny on dirt" Moore On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com > wrote: > [Opinion] Something about "gravel" and "grinding" makes me want to grind > my teeth... There's probably nothing worse that riding on pure gravel > (other than perhaps railroad ballast)... Why can't they better describe it > for what it really is???... it's riding unpaved road... whether purely > dirt, gravel with dirt, grass, or even ancient pavement... I'd say it's any > road where cars may technically be allowed, yet you're likely to see few if > any cars... to me these are pure bliss, and something to be savored, NOT > to grind through (unless you're racing, in which case that's like guzzling > a great cup of coffee). > > Peace, > Bobby (sorry, I don't grind gravel) Birmingham > > On Sunday, April 6, 2014 5:23:29 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Here is a forum I just discovered for and about riding gravel (gravel >> grinders), in case anyone else is interested. It's based out of Colorado >> but open to everyone. >> http://ridinggravel.com >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
