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I have them all sorted now. I have also blead them... Yeah you're right thay are crap! I'll be upgrading them this year along with the forks.

It will when I get the cash togeter. I would like some Marzocchi 888's. As for why? who know's!

Thank you... That looks better! That was bothering me (ignore the quickrelease... yes previous owner tightend it up hard with the lock open!). Wasn't going to take tools to it till the week end.

Ah! I see what you mean the same bracket will fit 160 or 180mm rotors like these ones Ebay link

I mesured the rotor it's definetly 180mm. It's like the bracket isn't tall enough.

Hi, I just bought this run down SPECIALIZED BIG HIT EXPERT 2003 (the year might be worng). My plan is to get this back to decent mechanical condition. My main focus right now is the front breaks. I've never had a bike with disk's before and I'm confused on the correct bracket because I'm...

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I gather the author is the kind of person who likes the sound of his own voice.

Crap fix but. It's lighter than oil / random glue!

Expanding foam!?

Rim brakes? 100c+ temps? really? REALLY??? rIm BrAkEs!

From what I've read it should be fine. It lubricates and prevents swelling. Thinking I may do a distilled water and PG mix and run it for a year. 60/40 water/PG

Thanks for the very informative and funny suggestions! I've done some digging and it looks like: Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade (PGI) is an excellent choice for the production of polyglycols for use in hydraulic and brake systems to provide lubricity and anti-freezing protection, and to...

Noted thank you!

Sorry to dig up an old thread. Do you think a mix of water and isopropyl alcohol would be ok as a permanent solution to bleeding Maguras (to stop freezing)? Or since I vape maybe: VG (vegetable glycerin) or PG (propylene glycol)