Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Some lovely riding weather in a park that is finally dried out and also greening up nicely! Swapped over to Ibis carbon riser bars on the DV9 and I like the shape/fit better. Not sure the carbon makes a huge difference, but it does seem to “smooth things out” a bit (could be my imagination).
@hardtailparty Thanks Steve :-)
Some lovely riding weather in a park that is finally dried out and also greening up nicely! Swapped over to Ibis carbon riser bars on the DV9 and I like the shape/fit better. Not sure the carbon makes a huge difference, but it does seem to “smooth things out” a bit (could be my imagination).
@hardtailparty Thanks Steve :-)





![KY Gravel Rides :: Paytons Ridge Road
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Music © Mike Thomas 2021, 2022
About the Ride
Please check out http://gravelmap.com, which is how I discovered the road in this installment. Highly recommended!
Paytons Ridge Road is a gravel road surrounded by woods in Owen County, KY. I found it on gravelmap.com. Its one of the shorter trips from Lexington, so I decided to check it out.
Takeaway: while the wooded gravel road is pleasant (except for some deeper gravel sections), ultimately, Paytons Ridge Road is a disappointment for motorcycling. Along the way there were private and no trespassing signs, but they were facing directly at the road, which I interpret as stay off my property, as opposed to turn back. However, after about a mile I discovered a No Trespassing sign more obviously facing road users, which made me decide to turn around. KY Gravel Rides :: Paytons Ridge Road](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RHMuxg60qYE/mqdefault.jpg)




