Steel Rockhopper Upgrade Advice Wanted

[noworktoday]

With your existing set-up, the two best ways of improving the brakes in the wet without resorting to discs would be either Maguras or a ceramic wheel and ceramic-specific pads. I shouldn't really say it I suppose because I have a Hope/517 Ceramic front wheel for sale at present, but I hope others will soon correct me if I'm gilding the lily.

Had lovely mavic ceramic rims at one time, they got chewed to shreds by flints and my clumsy riding on the SDW and began to consume pads like a who-er with a bad crack habit..... and boy did they judder when chipped.

To be honest I didn't consider Magura's, didn't realise they were still made. Bright yellow bling too though more subtle shades exist it seems! £120 for a complete F+R set is do-able maybe.... HS11 or HS33???

 

[Anthony]

To be honest I didn't consider Magura's, didn't realise they were still made. Bright yellow bling too though more subtle shades exist it seems! £120 for a complete F+R set is do-able maybe.... HS11 or HS33???

Good used HS33s seem to sell for about half that on eBay

 

[noworktoday]

got a pair of HS33 Evo II's off ebay. they arrived this morning. will fit tomorrow night and see whats what.

any hints tips or owrds of wisdom about fitting magura's?

 

[Mark S]

I come to the font of all retro MTB wisdom....

Of course, that should be "fount".

Regards, Mark.

 

[Kestonian]

I come to the font of all retro MTB wisdom....

Of course, that should be "fount".

Regards, Mark.

No, no. Font is fine. This is a religion, after all.

 

[noworktoday]

actually font or fount are pretty much interchangeable in this context according to my dictionary. but what of my brakes....?