Originally Posted by
Jakedatc
I dunno. as i've said I ride my main bike 95% of the time and our roads in RI are really crappy much of the year due to poor upkeep. just dodge stuff that will bite you. even on our group rides we're pretty good about missing the big stuff. for small but annoying stuff you have to go mtn bike style and absorb the bumps with your arms and legs. on less busy roads.. ride further over if it gets you out of the crap.
we're doing a battenkill style ride in a few weeks that has dirt sections and many will still be on their 23mm tired road bikes.
Its really my fault. The pathways are gravelled in the winter and they haven't been swept yet. There were so many areas that were completely covered with sharp gravel that I should have taken a different route. I chose this pathway because I knew it wouldn't be icy. Completely the fault of my tires and pilot judgement error. So in the spirit of the thread topic, I can safely say, "not yet, but soon"