Thread: Enough with the Gravel Grinder , How about a Pavement Pounder ?
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Old 06-25-19, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
"For" people who don't actually ride gravel are not my worlds.

"Used by" people who don't actually ride gravel are my words.

The people who wrote the copy at those two websites don't actually ride gravel. If they did they wouldn't use the term "Gravel grinder."

I've never experienced anyone who rides gravel actually using the term.


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Roughly 240 people showed up for the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder last week. I heard the term a lot.
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