Agree, to me "gravel grinding" is a cringe-worthy misnomer... although I DO cringe any time I encounter loose gravel *(at which point the 'grinding' part is spot-on).*
I formally refer to this kind of riding as "combo riding" *(which I'm sure many of us do as part of any normal ride)*. A bunch of my friends and I are planning a special combo ride next weekend from High Point (NJ) to Blairstown, on a varied mix of XC ski trail, paved road, wooded single track, dirt road, packed rail trail, and maybe even a little unplanned improv if the road/trail (on the map) no longer exists in the real world... these rides can get a bit crazy, so we've affectionately dubbed them "mutant" rides... They're my absolute favorite. BB On Thursday, November 6, 2014 11:00:04 AM UTC-5, Anton Tutter wrote: > > Right, and GP wasn't the only one preaching that sermon. There was also > Jan Heine and to a lesser extent and more recently, VO. > > I do dislike the term "gravel grinding", because it has connotations of > effort and exertion. I prefer dirt-road riding, or gravel road riding, or > even mixed terrain riding, but none of those sound particularly catchy. > > Anton > > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 11:13:20 PM UTC-5, Mike Schiller wrote: >> >> not quite decades... but certainly for the last few years. Many Rivs from >> the late 90's wont fit anything larger than 32mm tires. And lest we forget >> many sport tourers from the 60-70's fit 35mm tires. ....and of course >> those demi-balloon 40-50 mm tired bikes from France. >> >> as far as "gravel" riders.... the gravel races are races, full lycra kits >> and an emphasis on speed ... certainly not unracers. >> >> >> ~mike >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 9:21:18 AM UTC-8, Noah Deuce wrote: >>> >>> Hyperbole, sure, but the drum GP has been beating for decades (better >>> tire clearance, too much emphasis on racing, etc.) has finally turned into >>> a product "category" that may save the industry from itself. >>> >>> Just see the latest by Guitar Ted: >>> http://www.gravelgrindernews.com/less-about-the-rock-and-more-about-the-roll/ >>> >> -- 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.
