<!--quoteo(post=840:date=Sat 25th Mar 2006, 05:39 PM:name=tdm850rider)-->QUOTE(tdm850rider @ Sat 25th Mar 2006, 05:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You have brown salt? Have you checked the expiration date? ![[Image: unsure.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif)
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The good old local town councils have grit lorrys (trucks, my dear US cousin) that take rock salt grit (which is brown), mixed with sugar...to make it sticky. Then drive around spraying it all over every road.![[Image: ohmy.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif)
This then mixes with any water (rain snow etc) lowering the freezing point, so the roads are less slippery than if it were iced over...![[Image: biggrin.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif)
...except the cars spray the brown mucky water all over everything, it corrodes everything metal - oh and aluminium bits in bikes go all furry. And for good measure the sugar allows it to stick to everything (supposedly the road, but it's good on cars and bikes too.) and on the pipes its sort of caramalises and bakes on and permenantly stains the the stainless steel (that's a paradox too!)![[Image: mellow.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif)
anyone that washes the car/bike then drives/rides 1/2 mile on wet road will end up with a shit coloured vehicle covered in road salt...its a loosing battle to try to keep anything clean!![[Image: sad.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif)
Gary commutes everyday...so his bike is always brown salt coloured.![[Image: rotflmmfao.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rotflmmfao.gif)
and I personally (who is a wimp and tends to only ride occassionally during the winter, will either go out on dry roads, or will wash the bike down as soon as I get back) ![[Image: ph34r.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ph34r.gif)
...as I was saying, I personally enjoy teasing him about his dirty bike...you know rubbing salt into the wound, so as to speak
Yes it does sound rediculous doesn't it!![[Image: huh.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif)
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The good old local town councils have grit lorrys (trucks, my dear US cousin) that take rock salt grit (which is brown), mixed with sugar...to make it sticky. Then drive around spraying it all over every road.
This then mixes with any water (rain snow etc) lowering the freezing point, so the roads are less slippery than if it were iced over...
...except the cars spray the brown mucky water all over everything, it corrodes everything metal - oh and aluminium bits in bikes go all furry. And for good measure the sugar allows it to stick to everything (supposedly the road, but it's good on cars and bikes too.) and on the pipes its sort of caramalises and bakes on and permenantly stains the the stainless steel (that's a paradox too!)
anyone that washes the car/bike then drives/rides 1/2 mile on wet road will end up with a shit coloured vehicle covered in road salt...its a loosing battle to try to keep anything clean!
Gary commutes everyday...so his bike is always brown salt coloured.
and I personally (who is a wimp and tends to only ride occassionally during the winter, will either go out on dry roads, or will wash the bike down as soon as I get back) ...as I was saying, I personally enjoy teasing him about his dirty bike...you know rubbing salt into the wound, so as to speak
Yes it does sound rediculous doesn't it!