TrialsMan Dan Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 A mate of mine who used to ride trials said to me that i could still put a HS33 on my bike even though it only has mounts for Vees. He said it would move about slightly and i may have to get a booster. Has anyone done this and if so, is it okay like that? I'd really like a maggie because my current vee is on its last legs. Any advice welcome.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubuntu_user Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 A mate of mine who used to ride trials said to me that i could still put a HS33 on my bike even though it only has mounts for Vees. He said it would move about slightly and i may have to get a booster. Has anyone done this and if so, is it okay like that? I'd really like a maggie because my current vee is on its last legs. Any advice welcome.DanSure you can do that! I would for sure recommend running a booster otherwise you would get quite a bit of frame flex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) The old style Magura Evo mounts should work on pretty much any trials bike. The wider spacing used by a lot of trials frames to accommodate wide rims means you may not be able to use the new version of the Evo mount which has a brake booster behind as well as in front of the brake. The brake boosters that came with the old style Evo mounts will often rub on tyres wider than 2.3" unless you're really careful in setting them up. Have a look at the magura manual to see the details of the new system (You're not going to get the old system except for second hand I reckon) - see page 6 for some photos:http://www.magura.com/uploads/media/downlo...rakes__09_E.pdfBefore 4 bolt fittings became standard I used Maguras on single bolt mountings without problems (Except one brake mount pulled off the fork I was using after about 2 years - given my Echo Urban fork snapped in 6 months and that's supposed to be designed for trials that isn't really a bad thing). With the grabbier brake blocks and ground rims most people run now there may be more risk of things going wrong, but given that the forum isn't full of stories of V Brakes ripping the brake mounts off, Maguras won't be any more damaging as they apply more or less the same force to the same frame mountings. Edited May 25, 2009 by psycholist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted May 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Would I have to use a Vee brake booster or a 2 bolt Magura booster? Im running a 2.35 tyre on the rear, so it might have to be well set up. I could try to get some of the old Evo mounts my mate, assuming he still has his brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 It works just fine.See here.Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) evo mounts I used to use them on a dmr sidekick, worked wellI think you would be better off investing in a decent vee though Edited May 25, 2009 by MikeCottTrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Buy my magura evo mounts with carbon fibre booster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Ok, how much?Matt Edited May 26, 2009 by Matt Vandart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Ok sounds good, obviously nothing wrong with using it on a vee mount. Thanks guys.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 It is also quite commonly used on onza t-vee's. I know of a boy who uses a maggy with vee mounts it holds perfectly fine for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Description and pictures of the ones I have on sale are HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Mine was terrible, i had the new style versions, and where the frame is a bit too wide, the back booster bends out, and when positioning the clamps and cylinders, one of them would be slanted, and it was a bugger to set up, because you would have to position the cylinders to compensate for the slant of the clamps. I would recommend just getting a good vee with decent pads.Kieran. Edited May 26, 2009 by Julius Czar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Quoting Jack Chinnery is full of fail.. Edited May 26, 2009 by Sam F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Quoting Jack Chinnery is full of fail..Ok Sam, thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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