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Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:59 pm
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For some reason, our highway district decided to go crazy with road sealing late last year, such that some of our roads have treacherous corners due to these "tar snakes". It's a weird feeling to have your front tire slip in a corner. |
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Not a thing in the UK, they just let the roads fall apart.
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #1 I teach one of the safety curriculums and just relax isn't part of the section on tar snakes. Avoid, if possible, slow and limit lean angle when hot or wet. Basically, it's a low-traction surface/condition.
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The road maintenance thing here is to first seal cracks with tar, then some months later come back and "chip seal" the road. It's what you described, Wessie. One time I did a long loop day ride, and about 2/3 of the way through I encountered a highway crew just beginning to lay down the first of 20 miles of rock chips. There's no way you could ride on that, so my 150-mile loop became a 220-mile non-loop, because I had to turn back. |
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Avoiding is the perfect scenario, for sure. I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I've run Michelin Road 5's, Dunlop Roadsmart 3 & 4 and the Metzeler Roadtec 01 on my '16RS. The Metzeler was the most sensitive to the snakes. Maybe due to the size and construction of the tread blocks? |
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Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #6 That's what I'm thinking. I've ridden over tar snakes with Metzeler M7 RR's, M9RR's, Pirelli Supercorsa's and Michelin Road 6's and never had a problem like this. Just have to be more vigilant until these Roadtec 01's wear out...then I'll put on Michelin Road 6's. |
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Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #6 The roads around me are infested with tar snakes. I have run Metzeler, Dunlop and Michelin tires. The Michelins don't seem to notice the snakes nearly as much as either the Dunlops or Metzelers. Add in a little dampness and the Dunlops are alarming, even straight up, I don't remember what the Metzelers did. Frank
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On a trip in SD, we ran the Hill City road from Hill City to Keystone one afternoon. Sure enough, tar snakes on a sweeping curve [ had been no tar snakes on the road until then ]. |
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