KEEPING DOWN THE DUST

[JZO]

My son and I did just over 50 miles on the hill yesterday and it was a bit dusty. Now I know it would be diffcult to water the roads as it would dry up in a short amount of time.  During our young days at the lake they would oil the roads that worked great "BUT" I believe that would be jail time in these days. I believe during the wind mill project the roads had been sprayed and I don't believe it was always water,  ANY IDEAS??

[mixerdriver]

calcium will draw moisture to the surface an keep dust down

[JoeR]

calcium will draw moisture to the surface an keep dust down

This is true, but it will also eat your machine to pieces.  Road salt sucks!  :-)

Joe

[JZO]

Joe,

Interesting point!

Any ideas on what we can use to keep the dust down on some of the roads open to ATV's

[JoeR]

I don't think there are any good solutions for it.  It's part of riding off road.  You get muddy when it's wet out, and dusty when it's not.  The dust can be a real pain though.  It kills your visibility, you breathe it in, and makes you want to ride by yourself.  It also makes me glad I don't live out west where they rarely ride in anything else.

Joe

[jsahara24]

I realize this article is pretty old, but some of these methods may be worth looking into. 

I suppose the most crucial areas would be around residences and areas that do not have a good canopy to keep the sun from hitting the road. 

http://www.usroads.com/journals/rmej/9806/rm980603.htm

[Phantom]

The town (West Turin) puts down something in front of the camps on their seasonal roads... I think it is calcium but it may be worth a call to the West Turin town barn, they can tell you what they use. You can tell if an area has been treated because the road will be dry looking until you get to the treatment and it looks like it just rained because the ground is darker.

[mirageags]

be the first rider in the group. wala! your dust problems will be a thing of the past! haha.

thats the thing i hate about riding with my brother or wife, im so much faster id leave them behind in a second if i was in front. so i get stuck in the back  eating dust sandwich all day and have to clean my air filter after one weekend of riding!

[Phantom]

be the first rider in the group. wala! your dust problems will be a thing of the past! haha.

thats the thing i hate about riding with my brother or wife, im so much faster id leave them behind in a second if i was in front. so i get stuck in the back  eating dust sandwich all day and have to clean my air filter after one weekend of riding!

You should just do what I do... Ride the front at your own pace and when you get to a turn that you want to make or quite a distance in front turn around and run back to the slower riders until you see their headlamps then turn around again and ride back. This way you can ride at your pace and you get to cover twice the miles and have twice the fun plus no dust. With a bike it's easy to make the flip flops quickly.