Gravel trail with a road bike?

[OakLeaf]

Give it more than a few feet. give it a couple blocks. the fact is, you can probably do it, the crux is; do you like doing it?

+1

If you find you do like it (or at least don't mind) and you plan to make a habit of it, it wouldn't hurt to shield the entire bottom half of your frame with some of that nice static-cling plastic like people put on their chain-side chainstays or under motorcycle luggage.

Gravel will put all kinds of chips in your clearcoat, which is not a problem if you ride it as rarely as I do, but over time could get pretty ugly (and possibly even damage a carbon frame).