Fitting Magura Rim breaks

[FairfaxPat]

Magura Brakes

I had a set of those Maguras when they first came out, and I found that even though they were very powerful, on an extended downhill like our local Mt. Tam they would get the fluid hot and stop working until they cooled down again. This might be because they don't have a large resoirvoir for the fluid-thus giving it a chance to cool down. I would say they are great until this happens-then they are really pretty much crap until they cool down. So if you live in a flat area they are OK, but not on big mountains.

 

[andrewl]

Cheers all,

Time to find me a set in red i think!!!

Tomac sets are harder to find and naturally command a premium price...

 

[craiga]

Had them on my proflex xpx for 11 years & can recommend them, just pads in all that time.

Magura web site is great for instruction downloads etc. There is also a forum & magura techies post swift replies if you need any help. Fantastic level of support.

 

[hamster]

Re: Magura Brakes

I had a set of those Maguras when they first came out, and I found that even though they were very powerful, on an extended downhill like our local Mt. Tam they would get the fluid hot and stop working until they cooled down again. This might be because they don't have a large resoirvoir for the fluid-thus giving it a chance to cool down. I would say they are great until this happens-then they are really pretty much crap until they cool down. So if you live in a flat area they are OK, but not on big mountains.

Are you sure you mean the rim ones? The thick pads have always kept the fluid from getting hot on mine, even when hammering 5 mile descents in the Dolomites.

 

[tintin40]

Cheers all,

Time to find me a set in red i think!!!

Tomac sets are harder to find and naturally command a premium price...

I had a pair of red and the market must have dipped for me sold for £8.50 :cry:

 

[orange71]

came across this in the intsructions from their website on what you can use to bleed/fill the hoses:

Put the filler tube on the syringe
and fill completely with MAGURA
BLOOD mineral oil. In the case of an emergency,
cooking oil will work, but needs to
be flushed out after the return to civilization :shock: .
Never use DOT brake liquid!. Pay close
attention not to have any air in the tube or
syringe.
- Remove bleed

 

[FSR-Si]

The cooking oil thing does actually work, I was at my ma's a while ago and one of the olives mustn't of been tightened up enough and the rear brake pipe came out so i re seated it, tightened it up, then topped up with crisp and dry. That was about 6 months ago and its still in there now.

 

[s_zigmond]

Cheers all,

Time to find me a set in red i think!!!

Tomac sets are harder to find and naturally command a premium price...

I had a pair of red and the market must have dipped for me sold for £8.50 :cry:

bugger wish they were that cheap now!!!!


Cheers everyone for your advice.

Very helpful as always!!!!

 

[orange71]

The cooking oil thing does actually work, I was at my ma's a while ago and one of the olives mustn't of been tightened up enough

olive oil was it?

 

[FairfaxPat]

Re: Magura Brakes

Hamster asked if I meant the rim brakes from Magura and he is correct, I did say the Magura rim brakes fade like crazy when they get hot. I am 170 pounds or so, and the ride down Mt. Tam can be as long as 7 miles on the Mill Valley side, and 6 miles on the North side. That is enough to get brakes smoking hot if you are going for it. As an aside, I remember getting a flat once about 3/4 of the way down the mountain because the heat from the rim melted the glue on the patched tube I had on the bike that day-so I stopped patching tubes after that and always used a fresh new tube when I punctured-something I don't worry about now that I am running Tubeless tires.