Originally Posted by
NYMXer
I am not a fan of fresh oil/chip roads on my ride but those same roads a month later offer great wet road ridability for both car and cycle, so in the long run, it is a small price to pay to wait to ride that road as I go explore others.
Yeah, I see that they are good for traction on wet roads, but god I hate chip seal.
Even worse was when I was in Australia, where they use coarser gravel in their chip seal - more like almonds than peas. The road buzz was just miserable.