Rain forecast for tomorrow so I had to make the best of today. I set out for another ride along the Meerdael BLOSO routes, this time in the right direction and with the Moots YBB. From the onset I noticed that my tire pressure was a bit too much but it took me until 30K into the ride to lower it a bit. The Magura Durin SL was at 60psi but I decided to lower it to 50psi for the next ride because it felt a bit harsh and did not use more than 6cm of it travel, which - with the big bumps I subjected it too, seemed a bit too little. I include some pictures, taken from the same angles as the ones of the Litespeed 2 days ago. The XTR rear derailleur on my Moots is the oldest I have in use. It's a medium cage low normal one from 1999, so its indeed 10 years old. And in case you were wondering its still going like a charm. So is the XTR crankset, which also dates from 1999 when I mounted it on my CAAD4. Its using its 3rd Bottom Bracket now but for the rest its still going strong. The fork obviously is a new one I purchased this year.
The ride took me along the BLOSO routes but I made a detour to check out the Dikke Eik and try to locate the tall tree in its vicinity. I came close and I know now exactly where it stands on the GPS map. One of these days I will walk over and try to take some pictures. For now it eluded me but it offered me an extra - slow - loop in and around the edge of Meerdael forest. Nevertheless the legs felt good and I had a very good ride, except for the tyres which felt harsh but I fixxed that some 25K from the end. I immediately felt the difference, the comfort was a lot better and the bike felt less springy. I think the tyre pressure in the 2.2 Nobby Nic in front and the 2.2 Nokian NBX Lite in the rear must have been around 2 bars, which seems like not a lot in theory but in practice I feel best with tyre pressures around 2 bars. They offer good grip without becoming too vulnerable to snakebites. On smaller tyres I would be more hesitant to drop the pressure that low but on 2.2 inchers 2 bars is fine. I received a pair of Continental Mountain Kings today (the 2.2 Protec versions) which I will try out soon. I have heard a lot of good things about these tyres.
Ride Stats : 57.5K and 545/559 heightmeters in 2h40mins
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