crushed limestone trail
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Iron Dan posted 20 weeks ago.
If it was me, I wouldn't. You will mostly end up with a dirty bike, but you also run the risk of chipping paint and damaging your wheels. Road bike wheels are not built to go off road. Also, crushed rock is very abrasive and you run the risk of wearing out components.
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Anton posted 20 weeks ago.
If riding on a trail like this, (I'm assuming it's a rail trial) is a something you could do often, is a good place to train and and is fun...look around for a beater road bike or mountain bike. Yard sales are a great place to pick up a bike to use on stone rail trails or, like around here Forest Service roads (dirt). Great training to push a heavy old bike around. Makes race day on your road bike seem wicked fast!
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ChunkyB posted 20 weeks ago.
+1 on both comments. I would look for an older mountain bike instead of putting unneeded wear and tear on your road bike.
Another thing is that, with skinny tires on gravel, you have a much greater risk of losing control because your tires will kind of sink in a bit and stuff. Also, if you do fall, it will hurt a lot more on crushed limestone than on pavement (I could be wrong about that one).
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RV posted 20 weeks ago.
Also agree - that type of surface is best for a beater bike.
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should/can I ride my road bike (a 2005 trek 1000) on a crushed gravel trail? will it damage my bike or will i just have a bumpy ride and a dirty bike? thanks!