Mad Phase 1.3

[I'm hungry]

does anyone know if the frame will take maguras? or only vees and disks?

thankss

gav

[Revolver]

looks like v only on the rear

never fear, u cn buy an evo2 mount hs33 from CRC that will fit it.

front has a disc on already, but no v bosses, so stuck with front disc only

[I'm hungry]

thanks mate.

[Mackay]

Yeah as said before evo2 mounts will fit magura's on, but why not just keep the vee's?

can be just as good as magura's if set up right.

unless you dont like vee's at all then dont mind me

[I'm hungry]

i keep hearing this more and more but can it actually work?

and i know with a ground rim vees work pretty well but i never thought it could replace a maggy.

i supose you mean an avid or xtr? ive heard some good feedback about xtr's but never considered using a vee on rear.

sounds like its worth a try?

[Revolver]

evo2 hs33:

+an extra £20 when you move to a 4-bolt mounted bike and you can keep it for that

+instant, frictionless response

+incredible power

-bleeding isn't exactly quick and easy

-the tpa is 'mcshite'

v-brakes:

+cheaper to buy (generally)

+power can equal hs33 when set up right

+adjustable whenever you want, with just an allen key

-small amounts of cable stretch

-if not set up well, will be mcshite

personally, if you were gna get a v, i'd go for avid single digits

Edited December 14, 2007 by Disasterboy

[MadManMike]

Local Bike shop to me is closing down, they have a Mad for sale - will be knocking it out cheap as they are closing at end of month.

Can give you their details if you like?

[I'm hungry]

ohhh that sounds good! yes please mate.

is it a phase 1.3?

doesnt really matter

yes if you could pm me some details or put them up but i dont want anyone else to jump in and steal it from me

let me know bud

thanks

[MadManMike]

Can't PM new members unfortunately, here's what I put though:

Hello mate!

If you're interested in that bike, give this number a call: 01424 446886.

The guy that runs the shop is called Nick, he's sound - say Mike with the DMR recommended you

Anyway, he's been knocking stuff out super cheap because of closing down, he'll send it to you too probably so give him a buzz and see what he says!

Cheers, Mike.

[I'm hungry]

Thanks alot mate, ill give him a buzz a little bit later on to see whats going on

thanks again for the heads up mate

gav

by the way where abouts is the shop so i can google it and see roughly how far i am from it

cheers

Edited December 14, 2007 by BigMac

[MadManMike]

Thanks alot mate, ill give him a buzz a little bit later on to see whats going on

thanks again for the heads up mate

gav

by the way where abouts is the shop so i can google it and see roughly how far i am from it

cheers

It's in Hastings, but he sells on eBay so I'm guessing he can send you it

No worries mate, always happy to help out a fellow rider!

[Sir_Hops_Alot]

Why not save up some extra cash and get the mad phase 1.2? I started out on one of them and they pretty good, all i would save is convert them to single speed. The phase 1.2 also comes with front and back maguras, but if you do decide to get one shop around on the net as you can get them really cheap if you look.

[NicP]

i've got a phase 1.2 and there mint

yeah id single speed it as the rear mech on them are shit

but as far as i can tell there nice bikes

Edit: they also have disc mounts but obviously doesn't come with hubs lol

NicP

Edited December 14, 2007 by NicP

[I'm hungry]

right ive rang nick from hastingscycles i think it is ?!

spoke to him very helpful guy, ill definetly consider the mad he has for sale but at the same time ill keep an eye out for bargains on ebay.

i was also think about an cheapish onza maybe a t-raptor or a t-rex.

does anyone have any feedback on t-raptors as the frame doesnt look to comfortable and easy to chuck around.

ive heard alot of good things about the t-rex, the geometry of the frame is meant to be very good and comfortable to ride.

decisions decisions...