Gravel

No. Gravel is annoying. Also "gravel grind" is an annoying meme that needs to stop.

>>896376
>Also "gravel grind" is an annoying meme that needs to stop.
The term or the events? If the former, what should they be called? If the latter, why?

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>>896375
Fuck yeah. I honestly hate riding on the pavement.

>>896376
>Gravel is annoying

Faggot

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Yeah, probably 85% of my riding is on dirt roads. They're a lot nicer than the paved ones where I am. The dirt roads around me have way less cars, they're more scenic, and theres a lot more climbing.
I actually like riding on paved roads a lot more if they have nice road surface but here in New England they are so horrible it tends to be a lot harsher riding than most dirt.

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I dont think its really all gravel... I do like the easy single tracks and dodging trees though.

>>896376
shred the gnarmac bruh

>>896389
That looks really fun.

>>896395
yeah it is a lot of fun. I was going to hit this trail today but its still muddy which would leave ruts and destroy the trails and also 20+ miles of mud isnt as fun as it sounds.. I'm not trying to make a sports drink commercial.

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I like gravel roads where you aren't riding on gravel. Either where rain softened the road and all the gravel got packed into the dirt, or where vehicles have cleared a few smooth channels to ride in. Riding in loose gravel blows.

The dirt roads around here are really nice when dry, but unusable when wet. Pic is smooth dry clay.

>>896386
Nice water bottles

>>896375
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Gravel is worth it for the solitude.

>>896806
>get far enough away down seldom used road that you can't see city or any buildings at all
>wonder to self, if you die out here how long until they find the body

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last thread was a shit show, FUCK OFF YOU SCUM, GO ATTENTION WHORE ON TUMBLR

>>896824
http://www.dermandar.com/p/dFhQJb
>pedal out of town
>keep pedaling
>keep pedaling
>keep pedaling
>no people, no responsibility, no commitments
>absolutely nothing except what you brought with you

I want to tour more. I want it so bad.

>live in los angeles
I aint never seen one of these gravel roads in my life

>>896375
Is this what people call gravel ? Or is this rather considered hard packed dirt? Shouldn't gravel be like at least 5cm deep loose rocks rather?

>>896828
Would you like help finding several hundred more miles of gravel roads near LA or is this enough to get you started?

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.066456,-118.2460566/34.3583311,-118.3099964/@34.3525658,-118.3216809,13z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e1

>>896831

Needs more Rincon.

>>896830
On these roads, gravel and probably dirt and/or sand get laid down and then it gets packed down over time.

>>896831
So I'm supposed to do 50miles of roads round trip just to get to some dirt that isn't even flat?

>>896883
Of course. 50 miles is fuck nothing. What are you, a filthy casual?

>>896550
>queen

I dont mind gravel when its actually gravel, the 28c tires on my road bike can handle it. But where I live the gravel roads produce clouds of really fine powdery dust that cling to everything. So if I were to ride my bike on it I would have to clean/degrease/grease my gears every month which would suck hard.

>>897188
>cleaning your bike
>once a month
>too much work

Jesus christ you should be cleaning yourndrivetrain at least once a week. The fuck is wrong with you nigga

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>>897188
>greasing your sprockets

>>897188
its kinda fun to leave mud on my road bike and then go troll all the other roadies, I usually only clean mine once every 2 weeks.

>>897216
Why would you do it that often if you're not getting it wet or muddy?

Fuckin' hate dealing with drivetrains.

>>897180
>implying queen means grill

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>>896375
Nearby there was some proper deep gravel, I presume they just shoved it down and let the cars bed it in sort of thing, great fun to ride on, surprised I didn't get a puncture though.

>>897376
forgot pic?

tfw no l'eroica to go riding on gravel with other steel cycling enthusiasts in my country.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/blog-riding-leroica-2015-italian-cyclings-celebration-of-steel-194962