Mag21SL brake arch / Mag21SL

wadsy":3myxvz4c said:

TOMAS":3myxvz4c said:

Hi there, so I have Mag 20s on a bike and a set of Mag21SLs on another (the non-Ti versions). Other than colour I cannot tell the difference in the brake arch? I have a couple of sets of old yellow Quadra Rs, would one of these suit? I thought I'd done a lot of reading into the Mag21SLs and was of the opinion it is the same brake arch as the others, the SLs are light due to alloy stations and also different crown? The SL Ti even lighter as it has Ti Bolt and canti stud set on it, but I really did think all the arches were the same?

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It's as Fluff says above; the SL and SL Ti forks have a lighter (magnesium) fork brace than the 'standard' forks.

I know: a) because I've weighed them, and b) because I've had magnesium ones welded to repair them!

Cheers

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gert":e6rlsq8x said:

FluffyChicken":e6rlsq8x said:

No the Silver (and yellow) are a magnesium made brake arch compared to the Aluminium iirc, they are lighter.

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mine is not alu but magnesium (mag 21 from 1991-1992)
pain in the ass about the black paint on it and from an other 21 also, they break easy

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FluffyChicken":1wz289wh said:

gert":1wz289wh said:

FluffyChicken":1wz289wh said:

No the Silver (and yellow) are a magnesium made brake arch compared to the Aluminium iirc, they are lighter.

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mine is not alu but magnesium (mag 21 from 1991-1992)
pain in the ass about the black paint on it and from an other 21 also, they break easy

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91-92 was RS1 (steel brace) or Mag20 and they used a different 'style' brace, still Aluminum iirc
Mag21 was 1993 onwards.
The SL getting a Magnesium brace (as did the Quarda 21R at one point)

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