indyfabz

Thanks. The road pitched up to around 9% for a bit, but there was no traffic so I could "deliver the paper" to cut down on the severity.

I have been incorporating more gravel into my tours. One usually gets less traffic and nicer scenery. Sometimes that happens accidentally, like last month heading south through Vermont.

But it's not always pretty. If you want to ride west from Butte, MT to Anaconda you have to ride dirt or spend some miles on I-90. Done it a couple of times. The last time I forgot about a spot that looks benign but is actually quite messy if there has been a lot of rain recently. Rolled through it instead of walking around the spot on on the grass and sunk into the mud abut 3". Had to power wash my bike and shoes when I reached town.