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Thread: Gravel trail with a road bike?
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03-19-2009, 02:28 PM #1
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03-19-2009, 03:18 PM #2
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You'll have to post or send me a link - sounds like a fun loop!
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03-20-2009, 09:17 AM #3
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Pedal, I'll map the route and post it.
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03-20-2009, 12:17 PM #4
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Here's the link to mapmyride. First time mapping, so it's not perfect (the program added a little on the end through a neighborhood).
Originally Posted by Pedal Wench
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ga...23757960793023
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03-20-2009, 12:36 PM #5
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Forget this link. When I went back to check, all sorts of additional points had been added. Way too confusing. When I get this figured out, I'll repost. Originally Posted by skinimini
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03-21-2009, 07:44 AM #6
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We ride the Katy Trail in Missouri on street bikes all the time (700x23). It's small pea gravel. Give it a shot. It will slow you down a bit, and is stressful at first--but just relax. Occasionally some deep gravel can be "loose" but just pedal through. The scenery makes it worth it.
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03-21-2009, 03:30 PM #7
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I rode part of the Katy Trail in MO 2 summers ago on my road bike, pulling my dog in the baby trailer! I might have gone faster if it weren't 102 degrees that August!
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03-21-2009, 03:59 PM #8
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gee, Skinnymini, you are doing really well!
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03-22-2009, 07:33 AM #9
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Last fall, we saw a couple pull up to our favorite coffee house off the Katy. As we watched they pulled TWO (not small) dogs out of the baby trailer! What a riot! Originally Posted by Tuckervill
OH, and the best part of gravel? You feel like a rocket when you get back on the pavement. I suspect it's good training (increased resistance)."Well-behaved women seldom make history." --Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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