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Got the Moots back in working order yesterday. Filip Sport had finally gotten a tyre to close on the rear rim using NoTubes. The Continental Mountain King wouldn't close, so I opted for a Rocket Ron as a good second choice. The normal RR wouldn't close so Filip had to fit a UST version. This one did close and was still hard when I grabbed the Moots for a quick ride in Meerdael Forest this evening. Putting NoTubes fluid in a tyre requires riding the bike to evenly spread it around so that all holes fill up nicely. The tracks were a little splashy because it had drizzled most of last night. But at least it wasn't raining anymore now. I chose for a perimeter ride, opting for the bigger tracks.

Stopping at the Mollendaal cabin for a brief rest and then continuing along the south-easterly rim of the forest. The wind was blowing hard but at least it was not too cold. With an average 11 degrees I could not complain. The bike performed flawlessly. Filip also did some maintance on the Chris King hubs which improved the freewheeling considerably. The brakes also did not drag anymore. This is possibly due to the colder outside temperatures diminishing the oil volume just enough.
Ride Stats : 22K and 265 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h11mins
7827/83305
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