Gravel roads

[sundial]

Yep, gravel roadie here too. I ride my mtb on the backroads and ride at a brisk pace. If I slow down, it's trickier rolling over the rocks. Good for you for being adventurous!

[wannaduacentury]

I ride my mtb on gravel/dirt roads too. The one I like connects to the paved road I like to take long rides on w/ the road bike. So that's fun, and yes, No traffic. Jenn

[uforgot]

I love exploring the gravel roads on my mountain bike too! The one thing that I absolutely need is my gps. I get turned around so easily. I went 10 miles out of my way one time and was actually thinking I was heading back to town, but was going the opposite way. Very little traffic, but sometimes you run into an occasional dog. Take your camera too. I've gotten some great shots.

[kat_h]

Thanks for the tips guys. Roads are all in a perfect grid, spaced a mile apart here so I shouldn't be able to get lost. The direction of the sun is enough to navigate by. I'll add more gravel into my life now.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I ride very rough gravel/dirt roads all the time. We live in a pretty rural area with lots of farms, fields, and wooded back roads.

I have 700x28 tires on my Rivendell. I tend to go slow on rocky roads, I've gotten quite adept at picking my way around the worst rocks. These 'lunar landscape' roads are so rough that if I went faster and nicked a big stone it could easily flip my bike over sideways.
Ironically, I haven't had a flat yet from rough roads....only from glass slivers on smooth roads!