I have an affinity for riding gravel. Logged quite a few miles on Pasela TG 700x35's, Schwalbe Marathon Supremes 700x42, and the Jack Brown greens. The Pasela's in the range of 50-60psi are my favorites. I seldom really pay much attention to tire pressure. The Marathon Supremes never lived up to my hopes for a bigger version of the Paselas. Despite their comparatively narrow width, the Jack Browns handle wonderfully on gravel.
Having logged hundreds of miles on crushed limestone, I find that conditions vary. Traction is seldom an issue, certainly not enough to justify entertaining any thoughts about using a tire with any tread design. Mostly, gravel roads are lightly traveled and it's plenty safe to ride in the one of the 3 tread lines that seem to develop. (3 because it seems everyone driving on gravel tends to hug a bit of the "center line" and the middle of the road gets shared by both "lanes") I would think that it would depend upon where you are in Vermont as to what kind of gravel conditions you might find. There seemed to be a lot of different type of rock used for road construction material. On Jun 25, 4:47 pm, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't regularly ride on dirt or gravel except when I come to Vermont > in the summer. Now I'm riding on gravel all the time and I find > descents in particular very unpleasant. Lots of bouncing around and > skittishness. One of my bikes has 700c Grand Bois tires and the other > has Ruffy Tuffy's. I have plenty of clearance on both bikes. Are > there tires that will make me feel more comfortable that won't break > the bank? Jack Browns? Fatty somethings? > GeorgeS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
