We get a fair amount of chip seal around here for reasons already stated. Fatter tires at lower pressures (see the BQ charts for ideas) are very comfy on them, especially riding a steel or Ti frame, and surefooted as well. Cornering on loose stuff is of course always best done with caution and at a slower speed than usual.
To to OP: Glad to hear your spirits are up and healing is ongoing. On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:59 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks; weird -- definitely not a NM or Georgia thing. > > Next thread: widest tarmac expansion cracks? Must be documented. My > prizes reach almost 7 inches. > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> > wrote: > > It's a layer of tar sprayed on the road surface with gravel laid on top > of it. It's rolled into the surface by cars and trucks and sometimes heavy > machinery. After a few days the loose gravel is swept off. The problem is > that the loose gravel is like riding on ball bearings... Tough on single > track vehicles. The freeze-thaw issues of winter make this sort of thing > necessary or road have to be repaved in 5-10 years. > > > > Googling "chip seal" and looking at the images will show you how it's > done. > > > > Tim > > > > On Aug 21, 2012, at 6:16 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I'm curious about this slippery seal coat: is it tar sprayed on > >> gravel? What makes it so slippery? -- soft tar > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." > > Flannery O'Connor > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
