swill Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 price id imagine. think how old and unchanged the concept is, back then i would imagine it was as good as the technology of the time could manufacture. if it isn't dreadful most things never or take stupid amount of time to innovate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Maguras and hydraulic brakes in general should be lower maintenance as cable stretch and get grotty . But people like to bleed maguras with water so the seals are no longer lubricated and causes issues and shortens the brakes lifespan. Cable stretch might had been an issue 10years ago, modern cables are pre-stretched, so there is no amount of stretch human fingers could sense. So with maggies you have two options-leaky brake which feels almost as good as vee, or brake that feels like shit and doesn´t leak? Nice. But seriously, my bro has 05 maggie with 4finger lever and bled with antifreeze,LGM pads, it feels nice and all, but it doesn´t have hold of my vee even with 4bolt booster nor it´s as easy to pull the lever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Not really, number of topics with title:"Something´s wrong with my magura" only proves it. I don´t know if I have seen here topic about vees not working, I´m very positive I haven´t. They are easier to setup or repair if something goes wrong as well. No sticky or swollen pistons, no air in the system, no pad wobble or broken crossovers. So yeah, not really easier to maintain. to be honest when my pads wear out totally i get new ones, set them up perfect and then never do any thing but use the brake as intended, until they are worn out when i had a v it was great for a while, couple of months later and plenty of rainy rides the cable was all slow and felt shit. Cable stretch might had been an issue 10years ago, modern cables are pre-stretched, so there is no amount of stretch human fingers could sense. So with maggies you have two options-leaky brake which feels almost as good as vee, or brake that feels like shit and doesn´t leak? Nice. But seriously, my bro has 05 maggie with 4finger lever and bled with antifreeze,LGM pads, it feels nice and all, but it doesn´t have hold of my vee even with 4bolt booster nor it´s as easy to pull the lever. Lgm pads dont have much hold though so you cant compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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