Best Way To Set Up Back Maggie Pads

[Cundog123]

Hi, i am just wondering what is the best and easiest way to set up maggie pads square and close to the rim, because whenever i try to set up my pads square i tighten up the clamp bolts and i can never get the square or it is really far away from the rim

any tips would help

thanks matt.

[LukasMcNeal]

Heres a good place to start mate

http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/media/guides/maintenance_hydraulic_rim_brake_setup/m3.html

[Cundog123]

ah thanks mate

[Franksx2005]

ive found if you take the tube and tire off and then re fit your wheel, its easy to set your brake up. also use a set of brand new pads (original magura blacks) if you have some lyin about because if your pads havnt worn straight then it can be hard to judge square.

[Ben John - Hynes]

ive found if you take the tube and tire off and then re fit your wheel, its easy to set your brake up. also use a set of brand new pads (original magura blacks) if you have some lyin about because if your pads havnt worn straight then it can be hard to judge square.

It's a long way to go about it. But a good idea if you want them perfectly set up.

[theom]

What i do is push the pad all the way up to the rim so its sqaure, nip the clamps up and pull the lever to ease the cylinders out.

[matt.price]

What i do is push the pad all the way up to the rim so its sqaure, nip the clamps up and pull the lever to ease the cylinders out.

that sounds like a good idea...

[6ft-midget]

I either guesstimate, or use the ol' trick of using 1 or 2 store cards or similar between the pad and rim to set up my brake.

[SamKidney]

I either guesstimate, or use the ol' trick of using 1 or 2 store cards or similar between the pad and rim to set up my brake.

+1

Hold something like a credit card against your rim and push the slave in so the pad is flat agianst the card. Nip up your clamps, pull out the card, you have a squarely, sharp brake with maximum pad contact. Works a treat every time for me.

[Dan6061]

Get clamps that don't use the plastic washers, they clamp straight onto the cylinders. If your mounts are welded on square, the brake will be spot on. - If not you'll have to let the pads wear into it a bit.

You can grind down standard Magura clamps to do this too.

[Ali C]

ive found if you take the tube and tire off and then re fit your wheel, its easy to set your brake up. also use a set of brand new pads (original magura blacks) if you have some lyin about because if your pads havnt worn straight then it can be hard to judge square.

the only issue with that is with single wall rims, inflating the tyre actually expands the rim outwards, so it messes up what you have just done.

I am the same as Theom, I push the pads against the rim, nip up the bolts then pull the lever to push the cylinder out, I will tap the cylinder with a mallet (or fist..whatever is a bout) to make sure it stays flat to the rim. It's the best way I have found after setting up hundreds of bikes at Tarty's.

[matt.price]

Get clamps that don't use the plastic washers, they clamp straight onto the cylinders. If your mounts are welded on square, the brake will be spot on. - If not you'll have to let the pads wear into it a bit.

You can grind down standard Magura clamps to do this too.

i'm getting the echo tr clamps for chrimbo

also heres how to get your clamps square-ish

[Ali C]

I am not a fan of washer-less clamps. I am yet to use/see one that is flat to the rim and it definitely doesn't work with any rims with angled sidewalls (Trialtech, viz, some Onza's etc)

[Dan6061]

Should've seen my old set up then! Was lovely.

[Sprog!]

use an old c.d

[SamKidney]

if your mounts arent square then you can file them flat. Im sure theres a tnn guide on this on youtube. Ive recently done this as im due to get some tnn clamps which are washerless. The mounts are now perfectly square. Braking has improved with this even with my atomz clamps.

[matt.price]

if your mounts arent square then you can file them flat. Im sure theres a tnn guide on this on youtube. Ive recently done this as im due to get some tnn clamps which are washerless. The mounts are now perfectly square. Braking has improved with this even with my atomz clamps.

look a little bit up the page

[SamKidney]

woops! Im on my phone and it jumps to most recent post. Should have read up cant see which video it was as my phone wont let me play it

Edited December 5, 2010 by Echo Lite 09

[dirt jumper jake]

What i do is push the pad all the way up to the rim so its sqaure, nip the clamps up and pull the lever to ease the cylinders out.

+1 exactly what i do. works perfect

[Filo]

I am not a fan of washer-less clamps. I am yet to use/see one that is flat to the rim and it definitely doesn't work with any rims with angled sidewalls (Trialtech, viz, some Onza's etc)

i used rims with the angled sidewalls,i just bomb down a hill and wear them into the rim

[Ali C]

not ideal though is it? Plus it's not exactly hard to set pads up flat with normal mounts.

[Filo]

not ideal though is it? Plus it's not exactly hard to set pads up flat with normal mounts.

not really,but it works