Tacks strewn on the road

[markhappyguy]

I understand right at the beginning of the route there were tacks on the road and I suspect it was a deliberate and malicious act for the RTB riders.  I have heard of and know several people who got flats at that stretch.

Question: Can the ride organizers do anything about this?  post ride?  before next year's ride?

Mark

[jensi]

We are always concerned of course about keeping the route safe for riders, we have folks riding the course for that express purpose and will continue to do so.  Regarding the rumor of tacks being laid on the roadway this year; my understanding is that there were a lot of flats after a certain section but I have not had any substantiated reports of actual tacks being seen or found.  It is quite possible that a certain section of roadway had more small damaging debris than other sections.  Though tacks could do this, an accident that was not thoroughly cleaned up also could leave that sort of debris.  Or an uncovered truck carrying small items blowing off that could puncture tires.  We have a lot of support throughout the route in the communities we go through and I want to recognize and say thank you to those communities.  Of course there will always be folks who are frustrated with large rides and with the impact of shared use on those days, there are also many people looking out for us as we go through.