Ask your friendly road department to leave you a little strip to ride on:
I just got lucky. I think what happened was that they put the oil down on most of the road, put the chips down, and then came back through a swept (it's a scenic byway in Idaho and gets tourist traffic...must keep the tourists happy). For most of the way (through the chip seal section, which really wasn't that long) I had a strip of about 8 to 12 inches to ride on.
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07-12-2009, 07:59 PM #1
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If they must chip seal the road...
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07-13-2009, 08:38 AM #2
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How fortunate! I have one or two roads that would definitely improve! As is is, I wander around the lane to spots that look slightly smoother due to wear, but I think it is more of a mirage, and I never really find a smoother spot!
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07-13-2009, 09:20 AM #3
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Yes, gorgeous scenery!!! What a lucky find to have that little path to ride on.
I loathe chip seal... but don't have much choice on the old country roads around here.
I think whoever thought of that should've have ridden a bike on it for 20 miles and when his "twigs and berries" were so shaken he surely would have changed his mind about the money savings being worth it.
Ok, so I don't have 'twigs and berries" but I sure do shake loose my fillings and rattle my bones.
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07-13-2009, 02:19 PM #4
zippadee-doo-dah
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Miss Aurora is snickering at you
We have no problem with chip sealed roads.
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07-13-2009, 04:12 PM #5
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What a cute little strip of road. And it's all for you.
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07-13-2009, 04:41 PM #6
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Beautiful scenery!
Nice that you can ride it without your inners being shook out.
I wish we had a little less chip seal around here.The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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07-15-2009, 12:22 PM #7
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Miss Carbon & Miss Ti have no problems with vibrations on chipped sealed roads - however, they still go faster on smooth roads.
Originally Posted by Zen
Miss Aurora is snickering at you We have no problem with chip sealed roads.
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07-15-2009, 12:55 PM #8
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Isn't that where the line will be painted?
I have ridden that line a few times...balancing on it because it's the smoothest part of the road."Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"
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04-12-2010, 01:14 PM #9
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That's nice. If you're in a hurry to get somewhere. Originally Posted by Catriona
But with a name like Zen that's not how I roll.
Especially if I was riding the road in the photograph on a day as beautiful as that.2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
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