Gravel Roads Making A Comeback?

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Originally Posted by Skierchickie

Pretty much like the others. I live on a gravel road (in Michigan, in the U.P.). We get plowed daily. They don't generally salt the gravel ones. Our road is actually better with a nice snow matte on it than it is in the summer (washboard).

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I'm a Yooper that now finds herself living in Cincinnati. Only FOURTEEN DAYS until we come home for a week. We had plenty of gravel roads in our town too and had no problem riding on skinnies. Funny how it's all relative. I was instructing at a Women's MTB Clinic last weekend and one of my students was commenting on how confident she's become on her road bike since taking up mtbing.

Skierchickie - are you on the west end? I'm just south of the Soo on Lake Huron but we plan on hiking/backpacking in the Pictured Rocks a couple days while we're home.

Hey TrekJeni - yeah, I'm over near Calumet. Pictured Rocks should be great - I've never really explored that area, but I understand it's wonderful.

I agree with the dust issue, but I'll take gravel or a pot hole any day!