Nickkkkk Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hi, my magura hs33 keeps freezing when goin out on rides. should i be putting a little de-icer in or what? and if so how much de-icer to water? cheers. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 put some de-icer in with it, i havent done this before but i imagine a few squirts is more then enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) must be a damn thin cable, cos ive never seen one Edited January 1, 2009 by Ash-Kennard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ben John-Hynes Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 This happened to me and another lad when we tried riding Matlock yesterday, we tried bleeding it with anti freeze, really didn't worl. So I suggest, for the winter, use oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted January 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) must be a damn thin cable, cos ive never seen oneoh my god lmfao... Edited January 1, 2009 by Nickkkkk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe' Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 must be a damn thin cable, cos ive never seen oneThe're all from oop north ash (its colder up there) and also they dont just use mineral oil like your supposed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Putting antifreeze into a water-bled brake and expecting it to instantly be fine is, unsurprisingly, not going to work. You also need a decent concentration of anti-freeze for it to work too, so if you're adding diluted anti-freeze into your brakea, then that's not going to help either. But yeah, if you bleed it with a strong solution and leave it inside for a bit so it's not going straight into freezing temps you should be alright (At least it was for me. My bike used to live in our unheated garage too, and it didn't freeze once after I'd added antifreeze). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Just bleed your brakes with anti freeze and water lol.Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted January 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) yeh thanks i'll give it a try. I was up shipley glen yesterday not expecting it to freeze over because the brake was in use but it just slowly began to freeze heheNick Edited January 1, 2009 by Nickkkkk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Or....5 minutes in the car....turn on the heater, high temperature...unfreezes it.Worked fine yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 My Hs33 is water bleed, I went into my garage this morning and it was frozen, put it in doors for 5 minutes and it was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Mine used to freeze just riding along from spot to spot 'cos of wind-chill before, so "Put it in a car" or "Leave it in the house" isn't ideal Just bang some antifreeze in and you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted January 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Mine used to freeze just riding along from spot to spot 'cos of wind-chill before, so "Put it in a car" or "Leave it in the house" isn't ideal Just bang some antifreeze in and you'll be fine.yeh im gonna try what u suggested earlier Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Or....5 minutes in the car....turn on the heater, high temperature...unfreezes it.Worked fine yesterday. Yeah we did that yesterday, didn't work. As soon as you take the bike out, the water freezes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yeah we did that yesterday, didn't work. As soon as you take the bike out, the water freezes again.At first I thought my brake needed bleeding, then I realised the pad was going back slowly.Then I put it in the car, we drove 5 minutes to the street spots and my brake was working fine for half an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Putting antifreeze into a water-bled brake and expecting it to instantly be fine is, unsurprisingly, not going to work. You also need a decent concentration of anti-freeze for it to work too, so if you're adding diluted anti-freeze into your brakea, then that's not going to help either. But yeah, if you bleed it with a strong solution and leave it inside for a bit so it's not going straight into freezing temps you should be alright (At least it was for me. My bike used to live in our unheated garage too, and it didn't freeze once after I'd added antifreeze).hi would you no roughly how much anti-freeze to water i will need. im ready to make it up now as i got some anti-freeze this morning Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 hi would you no roughly how much anti-freeze to water i will need. im ready to make it up now as i got some anti-freeze this morning NickDont measure it out or anything, just put a bit in, like quater anti freeze or something.Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Dont measure it out or anything, just put a bit in, like quater anti freeze or something.Matok man but if it f**ks u get t-f beatings xxNick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16 years later Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 What temp can oil go down to before freezing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 What temp can oil go down to before freezing?I don't know the exact freezing point (if any?) but UK winter weather won't freeze it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyboy Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Think freezing point of mieral oil is about -30, youl struggle to get a frozen maggie if your running oil in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten@ScandinavianTrials Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Currently running Vodka in mine..."Absolut" 100 proof. Bit strange perhaps, but it works (at least so far). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Chinnery Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Currently running Vodka in mine..."Absolut" 100 proof. Bit strange perhaps, but it works (at least so far). Lmao, I can imagine you taking swiggs of it and ur bleeding it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 will probs rot the seals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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