Front Maggie No Stoppie

[stunt man t]

since ive changed from front disc to front magura ive regreted it ever since

the front brake dont hold

alot of people run front magura or vee so i must be doing something wrong?

can someone please tell me there set-up so i can do something about mine as its winding me up

my set-up:

echo tr rim brake

rock pads

trial-tech square hole rim (med grind + tar)

it just judders but doesnt hold

thanks xx

[AlexxRogers]

Take off all the tar.

Clean Pads.

Re-set up your brake.

Then see if it works.

Alex.

[Laurence--Trials]

Only a suggestion but maybe too much tar?

[Canardweb]

Take off all the tar.

Clean Pads.

Re-set up your brake.

Then see if it works.

Alex.

+1

Or buy a v-brake!

[trials owns]

Take off all the tar.

Clean Pads.

Re-set up your brake.

Then see if it works.

Alex.

+2

[angua]

I had the same problem and it was because of the tar.

[stunt man t]

I had the same problem and it was because of the tar.

i had no tar on the rim atall,

ive put tar on to see if it helps

which it does but still wont hold

loads of noise though

[Tom Canham]

I have tar + grind on my rear wheel and the brake is TONK.

On the front i just have a smooth rim and that's alright for me, thenagain i dont do much front wheel stuff.

[PaRtZ]

new pads (decent ones) plus a grind?

[padarik]

witch rock pads? if they are blue i can see why they dont stop? greens for a smooth never had a problem with them

[liam-pantera]

take a mop disk to your front rim and polish it so all the grind is gone and the surface is smooth , then clean the rim with brake cleaner or solvent degreaser then buy some very soft pads and use a tiny bit of tar if its not good enough , a grind on the front is just asking for trouble there's very little modulation and the pads seem to wear very quickly and the grind needs re-doing often . good luck

[stunt man t]

take a mop disk to your front rim and polish it so all the grind is gone and the surface is smooth , then clean the rim with brake cleaner or solvent degreaser then buy some very soft pads and use a tiny bit of tar if its not good enough , a grind on the front is just asking for trouble there's very little modulation and the pads seem to wear very quickly and the grind needs re-doing often . good luck

nice one

witch rock pads? if they are blue i can see why they dont stop? greens for a smooth never had a problem with them

it has a grind and there rock blues x

[padarik]

should of kept it smooth:(

[stunt man t]

should of kept it smooth:(

ive never ran a smooth rim in my life

[Danny Metcalfe]

had a zhi rim with a grind and heatsink yellows on front was nasty

just gone smooth - echo urban and its well nioce

[craigjames]

I run a front maggy with rock blues on a DX32 rim with a 2month old light grind and its awesome. Definitely clean the tar off your rim, rin a light sharp grind and set up everything nice and square and it should work fine. Mine certainly bites and holds a million times better than my rear brake.