Addiction LXVII
10-05-17, 11:58 AM
#676
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,355
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
Mentioned: 246 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11404 Post(s)
Liked 4,761 Times
in
2,770 Posts
10-05-17, 11:59 AM
#677
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TC, MN
Posts: 39,520
Bikes: R3 Disc, Haanjo
Mentioned: 354 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20810 Post(s)
Liked 9,456 Times
in
4,672 Posts
10-05-17, 12:12 PM
#678
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,355
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
Mentioned: 246 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11404 Post(s)
Liked 4,761 Times
in
2,770 Posts
Therein lies the problem. The original issue was a slow checker.... I hate to say it, but I don't go straight to the nitrile gloves. I browse a tad just to see if there's anything I can't live without. Playing dodge-cart is another good game there. Using shopping carts as combo walkers/gear hauling, seems to be a thing. Controlling them is not a thing, however.
10-05-17, 12:27 PM
#679
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,250
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18423 Post(s)
Liked 15,572 Times
in
7,335 Posts
10-05-17, 12:40 PM
#681
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,250
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18423 Post(s)
Liked 15,572 Times
in
7,335 Posts
The amount of B.S. on BF seems to reaching an all time high.
10-05-17, 12:41 PM
#682
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,006
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11973 Post(s)
Liked 6,655 Times
in
3,486 Posts
Oh stop. Technically this isn't gravel, it's hard-packed dirt that dried out and allowed the topmost to get blown away, leaving a smattering of small stones on the surface.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
10-05-17, 12:42 PM
#683
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,006
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11973 Post(s)
Liked 6,655 Times
in
3,486 Posts
THIS is gravel.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
10-05-17, 12:42 PM
#684
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,056
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Mentioned: 560 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22600 Post(s)
Liked 8,928 Times
in
4,160 Posts
10-05-17, 12:47 PM
#687
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,006
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11973 Post(s)
Liked 6,655 Times
in
3,486 Posts
To qualify as gravel, all the stones have to be touching other stones. Google it. 
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
10-05-17, 12:49 PM
#688
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,250
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18423 Post(s)
Liked 15,572 Times
in
7,335 Posts
Go here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/105349...7667672266654/
Left click on the image. That will enlarge it and allow you to see that the road surface was mostly covered with small stones. I was actually fishtailing a bit going up hill.
A few miles back, on a different road, was hard pack with a smattering of small stones:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/105349...7667672266654/
10-05-17, 12:50 PM
#689
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TC, MN
Posts: 39,520
Bikes: R3 Disc, Haanjo
Mentioned: 354 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20810 Post(s)
Liked 9,456 Times
in
4,672 Posts
That's the whole point of gravel - the varying size and shape of the aggregate is to allow it to compress and lock together firmly so that it's stable. Your pic is more decorative landscaping stone than anything and wouldn't provide much of a foundation without adding a mix of smaller stones and stone dust.
10-05-17, 12:52 PM
#690
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,250
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18423 Post(s)
Liked 15,572 Times
in
7,335 Posts
10-05-17, 12:54 PM
#691
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,250
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18423 Post(s)
Liked 15,572 Times
in
7,335 Posts
That's the whole point of gravel - the varying size and shape of the aggregate is to allow it to compress and lock together firmly so that it's stable. Your pic is more decorative landscaping stone than anything and wouldn't provide much of a foundation without adding a mix of smaller stones and stone dust.
10-05-17, 12:57 PM
#692
Custom User Title
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SE MN
Posts: 11,239
Bikes: Fuji Roubaix Pro & Quintana Roo Kilo
Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2863 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 31 Times
in
14 Posts
Here in Minnesota we used crushed limestone rock for gravel roads. When freshly graded they are large rocks and are garbage for riding on, but as the cars use the road they crush the rock and it becomes more condensed down.
10-05-17, 12:57 PM
#693
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,355
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
Mentioned: 246 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11404 Post(s)
Liked 4,761 Times
in
2,770 Posts
You people just like to say smattering.
10-05-17, 01:08 PM
#694
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,006
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11973 Post(s)
Liked 6,655 Times
in
3,486 Posts
Uh huh. 
And all this time I'm thinking you guys are riding on gravel . . . loose, REAL gravel . . . but you're riding on dirt roads.
The silver lining is youse are not as crazy as I thought.
And all this time I'm thinking you guys are riding on gravel . . . loose, REAL gravel . . . but you're riding on dirt roads.
The silver lining is youse are not as crazy as I thought.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
10-05-17, 01:10 PM
#695
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,006
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11973 Post(s)
Liked 6,655 Times
in
3,486 Posts
... and to ride on dusty, dirt roads.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
10-05-17, 01:11 PM
#696
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,355
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
Mentioned: 246 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11404 Post(s)
Liked 4,761 Times
in
2,770 Posts
10-05-17, 01:12 PM
#697
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,006
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11973 Post(s)
Liked 6,655 Times
in
3,486 Posts
Doesn't make them bad people, though. Just a little dusty.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
10-05-17, 01:13 PM
#698
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,056
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Mentioned: 560 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22600 Post(s)
Liked 8,928 Times
in
4,160 Posts
10-05-17, 01:53 PM
#699
serious cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin
Posts: 21,147
Bikes: S1, R2, P2
Mentioned: 115 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9334 Post(s)
Liked 3,679 Times
in
2,026 Posts
10-05-17, 02:15 PM
#700
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 28,682
Bikes: 1990 Romic Reynolds 531 custom build, Merlin Works CR Ti custom build, super light Workswell 066 custom build
Mentioned: 109 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6556 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 58 Times
in
36 Posts
You do speak the truth. I agree.