Originally Posted by
RollCNY
All of you must be much more tolerant to limestone dust than I am, as I have done the sections from Port Byron to Rome and end up plastered in white dust. Water bottles. Clothes. Chain. Everything. I also have found doing these sections on anything smaller than 28's to take so much concentration that it lessens the pleasant.
This is not saying not to do it, only to prepare to be chalked.
I experienced the same thing with the limestone dust but considered it only a minor nuisance. Daily wipes, a lube or two, and a good drive train cleaning at the end of the trip should do it.
I have socks on my stainless steel water bottles for insulation and evaporative cooling. The socks are cut long enough to protect the bottle top from dust. I agree with you about tire width.