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In Texas I don't remember ever doing a century without chip seal, we love it here for paving. But fresh chip seal is another problem! Those little chips stick to your tires and are way rougher. If you can't re-route funny signs will at least make the ride memorable. I have had rides where they comically announce water over the road ("We filled the low water crossings just for the ride") or rough roads ("They didn't realize we weren't hosting cyclocross") or a controlled burn ("In case you don't get hot enough the forest service built a fire for you on the route"). I just giggled each time when I got to those sections. People will complain but some for a lot of people a little humor goes a long way.
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Our county just got nailed up by us. I haven't ridden up our way in at least a week and now huge swaths of my regular routes are unrideable (I rode a few blocks on an area that was freshly done and it was yucko). These are the roads that were in beautiful condition to begin with. The roads that actually NEEDED to be resurfaced are ignored. Sheesh.
