Michael: You're well equipped. Just take it easy until you get a feel for dirt & you'll be fine. Pre-Atlantis, I rode stuff like that on my old steel racing bike with 25-28 mm tires, just short-cutting areas & generally adventuring. Loads of fun. In general you will walk more on dirt than you may be used to. And it's always handy to have a bike that's easy to push (or carry, depending on terrain).
dougP On Monday, November 11, 2013 8:46:57 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: > > Michael, sounds like a perfect route! What kind of grade does it have > going up or down? If it's mostly flat, just keep pedaling! The worst > thing you'll experience is deep sand (especially if there's a lot of > construction traffic) and maybe washboard ruts. > > Your bike is perfectly set up for it, although maybe a bit high > pressure on front tire. Check out this to confirm: > http://www.biketinker.com/tire-pressure-calculator/ > > > On 11/11/13, Michael <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > You Riv-folks seem to be into off road riding a lot so I figured I'd > ask. > > > > There is a section of a commute-route I am pondering that takes me along > > what looks like an abandoned dirt road made and used by construction > crews > > for their big vehicles. > > It cuts through a wooded area, runs along a river, and looks to be wide > and > > > > clear. I am gonna hopefully try it out soon and see how it goes. Looks > like > > > > fun and hopefully will be nice riding in such a secluded and private > area. > > > > I am Sam bar-ending with drops and just don't want to get bounced and > > tossed off the bike during all the bumpiness. > > I use Marathons at 55psi. > > I guess go slow and keep it in a gear that you can just stay in the > whole > > time? > > What should I look out for/avoid on these types of dirt runs? > > > > Thanks for any advice. > > > > > > -- > > 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
