Bristol dust

Bristol dust
 n.β€” Β«So what is the best tyre to run in “Bristol Dust” (what Bristolians affectionately call gloopy winter mud) or the slippery Limestone and roots that the autumn and spring bring to Bristol?Β» β€”β€œWhat rubber?” by Marcus Farley BikeRadar.com (Bath, United Kingdom) May 9, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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