The roads near my home

Yup, looks like fresh rail trail.  How ya like those 42mm tires?  I'm usually on 32mm on that type of stuff, but some fast 42s could be a lot of fun 

These Gravel Kings are nice tires. Hard to beat. Comfy and still fast on mixed surfaces. They measure out to 45mm on these rims. Perfect for the roads around here. Even the paved roads are rough chipseal, or potholes and patched up. I'm around 180 lbs with gear, and run the tires at 38-40 psi.

I looked in the dictionary under the word gravel and they had that picture. Sweet.

Nice looking surface. It almost looks manicured.

Another view. The roads are mostly like this with sand/gravel mix. Only the lucky sections get the crushed limestone smoothed out with steamrollers.

well don't tell us where this angel gravel is......unless your hording it for yourself.

Lol, this the Michiana area. I'm in South Bend, IN and the roads are mostly the southern Michigan border. We have a race every spring called the "Melting Mann". It's part of a Michigan gravel race series.

We are truly blessed with gravel and excellent rail trails in Michigan. 

 I managed to get out on my bike for 2 hrs yesterday in 40 degree weather. My first outdoor ride of the year felt great!

I'm in Southwest Ontario (1hr outside Toronto) and those two photos sum up my gravel riding around here.  Makes for great mixed surface riding, as you don't need 2.1" to tackle gnarly, so it makes for easy paved riding and pretty relaxed gravel riding.

   

Noonievut wrote:I'm in Southwest Ontario (1hr outside Toronto) and those two photos sum up my gravel riding around here.  Makes for great mixed surface riding, as you don't need 2.1" to tackle gnarly, so it makes for easy paved riding and pretty relaxed gravel riding.

I've ridden around London, ON area once when I had some work over there. It's a nice area.

I found some fun new gravel for me to ride on! It's a service road alongside a railroad line. I'm not quite sure how far I can take it, but it'll be fun to find out. I did a 36 mile out and back trip, and it is a great training spot. No turns, and no unexpected traffic. I wonder why I don't see more bikes here, and no one I ride with has mentioned this trail before. I have also been trying out several sets of tires and found the perfect setup for me.
  

Valencia has so many kms of dedicated bike trails both in and outside the city. No unleashed dogs, no cars, and no horns lol  

GuyverII wrote:Valencia has so many kms of dedicated bike trails both in and outside the city. No unleashed dogs, no cars, and no horns lol  

I would love to do some riding there someday! Looks great

Sweet.  I do that too.  The great thing about gravel is when I think:  oh, I wonder where that goes and how far down it I can get?

Of course if I wanna be analytical about it, I can look at strava heat maps and see what others have done...

Turbogrover wrote:I found some fun new gravel for me to ride on! It's a service road alongside a railroad line. I'm not quite sure how far I can take it, but it'll be fun to find out. I did a 36 mile out and back trip, and it is a great training spot. No turns, and no unexpected traffic. I wonder why I don't see more bikes here, and no one I ride with has mentioned this trail before. I have also been trying out several sets of tires and found the perfect setup for me.
  

I've been on an old mill kick around Valencia, There are so many of them. This one was built in 1836 with six original grindstones. It is still used today as a marble sawmill in Paterna, Valencia. 

 

[QUOTE username=Bikeman71 userid=8121633 postid=1326725065] This is a typical road west of the Ann Arbor area. I’m fortunate enough to have hundreds of miles of roads like this right from my doorstep. The terrain is a combination of flat stretches interspersed with light rolling hills. [/QUOTE

Yup, know it well.  I often ride 32mm in the summer because those roads can be smoother than the paved ones.  Just be careful when they chloride them!