Is material used on cycle lanes hard on tires?

Run_to_da_hills

I was coming back from the the city and noticed the roughness of the red material used in some of the newer cycle lanes, is this bad for wear and tear on the tires?

C3PO

I'd be much more worried about the broken glass, potholes and debris on the cycle lanes around this neck of the woods!!

macadam

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I was coming back from the the city and noticed the roughness of the red material used in some of the newer cycle lanes, is this bad for wear and tear on the tires?

Probably is but would give better grip when stopping in wet conditions.

Dermot Illogical

macadam wrote: »

Probably is but would give better grip when stopping in wet conditions.

Better than tar, macadam?

funnights74

That material on the cycle lanes does provide better grip, but it breaks up easily after heavy vehicles cross it.
Extreme cold also causes it to crack and break apart which ironically causes it to be very dangerous.

jaqian

The red tarmac is a waste of money bit of bad weather and it breaks up. Then it holds all the bits of broken glass and other crap. The one outside Glasnevin isn't used, everyone cycles on the path.

Peadarmac1

On the Kilbarrack road at the junctions of Sarto road and again at Verbana Ave the red material has deteriorated so bad the it is reduced to grit.This accumalates in a mound from the traffic turning out onto the kilbarrack road. It would be very easy to lose control of the front wheel when riding over this material:eek:

macadam

jaqian wrote: »

The red tarmac is a waste of money bit of bad weather and it breaks up. Then it holds all the bits of broken glass and other crap. The one outside Glasnevin isn't used, everyone cycles on the path.

The only difference in Red and normal tarmac/asphalt is the dye, the stuff on 90% of cycle lanes is 6mm red chips (grit) laid on red epoxy resin which should be swept off after the drying process and if its laid on damp weather it will rupture in extremely cold weather.
Its actually the same stuff they use on anti skid areas at junctions, but these are always swept clean.

Raam

Peadarmac1 wrote: »

On the Kilbarrack road at the junctions of Sarto road and again at Verbana Ave the red material has deteriorated so bad the it is reduced to grit.This accumalates in a mound from the traffic turning out onto the kilbarrack road. It would be very easy to lose control of the front wheel when riding over this material:eek:

I think all that crap is from the large speed bump section just inside the estate rather than the track itself. The pile is getting pretty large these days!

seamus

Having hit the deck on both kinds of surface, I would have to say that the red **** is definitely more friction-y.

Probably because it's not being compressed by vehicles on a constant basis.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

it does wear down tyres quicker , my rear tyre more so ( armadillo) look like they are sanded down after a few months

and this is just along the canal from the barn to ranelagh.

but ive switched to schwalbes now cos the armies cant handle the glass and crap - even they are getting punctures .

canal is full of glass and nasties.