Obi-Juan
Retro Guru
In general, magnesium hasn't performed as expected in the cycling market. I remember having some magnesium Mach1 rims. The rear one broke within two months, and they gave me another one. By then, the front one had already broken, and they gave me another one, but the rear one broke again. 3 rims in four months was a very high percentage; in fact, they disappeared from the market shortly after.No están subestimados, pero la construcción del elenco es un callejón sin salida interesante.
Desde entonces no se ha vuelto a hacer, por una buena razón.
Es un diseño muy interesante, pero no cumplió con lo prometido:
Es muy pesado, muy flexible y muy propenso a romperse.
Aunque tiene un aspecto asesino de los años 80![]()
I also had a Selle San Marco Magma magnesium saddle. It had no coating or padding; it was just a metal plate. Curiously, it's the most comfortable saddle I've ever had.
After about six months, it cracked completely, and they didn't give me another one because they had stopped making it. They refunded me my money, which bummed me out because that saddle was incredibly comfortable. And they probably don't sell that many, because I've been looking for one for years, even if it's just to collect it, and only one appeared about a year ago at an exorbitant price.
Anyway, magnesium hasn't been very successful, even though Merida or Pinarello (ah! the Dogmas, how beautiful!) and some others have used it at some point.
In Kirk's case, I think he really needed more time to evolve. Perhaps many of his "youth" problems would have been resolved. We'll never know, but I want to believe that's how it was.
The cheap builds in an attempt to get quick sales didn't help either; he deserved better pieces.