Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
I have been walking such patches myself - so it is safe to ride over the rocks with my road tires? I figured that I've been overly cautious but wasn't sure that it was smart to ride over them...
I wouldn't ride over rocks on road tyres. One, rocks are unstable and uneven so you could upset your steering and fall. Loose pebbles/sticks on bitumen are the same; I avoid them. Secondly, hitting a rock with road tyres can cause pinch flats. But if it's smooth enough to be comfortable as in tiva's example (so assuming it's not deep/loose gravel), I would ride rather than walk - and clean the drivetrain of grit afterwards.