Ali C Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 people would and do (not restricted to front maguras) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Lets see Carthy do that into front with a hope disc. Never going to happen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 wut, get a working disc and of course you could (if you had the skill etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris H Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 If you watch the tarty video of dan and jack, dan is running front Magura. Clearly he him self knows there's pro's and con's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Turned stoppies down rocks are so handy... Disks win in my book. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Lets see Carthy do that into front with a hope disc. Never going to happen. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 For 'proper' natural Danny said he much preferred his front rim brake bike, but he did do some pretty rad stuff on his front disc brake bike too. Considering it's got an ickle babby 160mm rotor on the front it's surprisingly powerful (ain't no Saint, obviously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsalot Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I think theres an advantage and disadvantage running a front rim brake. A rim brake is inherantly powerful but you'll get lazy with regards to technique. With a disc you'll find that big stuff your technique needs to be bloody perfect and so does your front wheel placement with regards to trying to catch more corner/edge of obstacle. My 2 cents (I await my first "you are wrong" lol) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmertrials Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I think theres an advantage and disadvantage running a front rim brake. A rim brake is inherantly powerful but you'll get lazy with regards to technique. With a disc you'll find that big stuff your technique needs to be bloody perfect and so does your front wheel placement with regards to trying to catch more corner/edge of obstacle. My 2 cents (I await my first "you are wrong" lol) Nope, I'd have to agree completely with that. And to add... The style many people adopt from running front disc is so easy on the eyes (stan shaw). You definitely can't complain about the performance of some of the discs on the market nowadays. That said, you can't really complain with the performance of a rim brake either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 people would and do (not restricted to front maguras) You used to be so for front V ali, what happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 How's the bb30 (?) system fairing? The freewheels have quite a short life span, antt very reliable at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 magura is far more superior, I don't get how any body can argue differently. after many disk sets ups I have never used or seen one that is as good as a magura. obviously each have there own benefits, however I found that magura has the more advantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 magura is far more superior, I don't get how any body can argue differently. after many disk sets ups I have never used or seen one that is as good as a magura. obviously each have there own benefits, however I found that magura has the more advantages. Because everyone is different, rides different terrain in a different way and want different things out of a brake. Thats why not everyone rides the same bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 magura is far more superior, I don't get how any body can argue differently. after many disk sets ups I have never used or seen one that is as good as a magura. obviously each have there own benefits, however I found that magura has the more advantages. You can say this but on almost every ride when it's rainy, I'm the one sitting there crying while the disc users are still riding like nothing has happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 You can say this but on almost every ride when it's rainy, I'm the one sitting there crying while the disc users are still riding like nothing has happened. Ain't that 'cause you use slick tyres, smooth rims and tar? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0zzy Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 You can say this but on almost every ride when it's rainy, I'm the one sitting there crying while the disc users are still riding like nothing has happened. Ain't that 'cause you use slick tyres, smooth rims and tar? aha grind your rims then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Yeah good point A magura is never as good as a disk in the wet though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Yeah good point A magura is never as good as a disk in the wet though No it's far better, magura locks the wheel where a disc locks the hub which allows the wheel to stil move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James281098 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I agree with maguras aren't very good in the wet, i run a hope mono and a magura and in the wet it's like I just have a front brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Don't know if I'm lucky, but the performance on my rear mag doesn't really seem to suffer at all in the wet. Bite drops a tiny amount but the hold is still there, still sounds well too. Front Vee still works a treat too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Don't know if I'm lucky, but the performance on my rear mag doesn't really seem to suffer at all in the wet. Bite drops a tiny amount but the hold is still there, still sounds well too. Front Vee still works a treat too. nope my magura is still good in the wet, the only thing discs have over maguras is - there good for muddy conditions ... - good for modulation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robonatomz Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 I can't do with the noise from a magura. Nice quiet discs for me all day! High on the list of priorities when building a bike "how annoying do the brakes sound ? " Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I can't do with the noise from a magura. Nice quiet discs for me all day! High on the list of priorities when building a bike "how annoying do the brakes sound ? " Haha to be honest I think alot of people want a really loud brake, personally I wish you could get a silent magura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsalot Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Imagine a silent magura with a silent freewheel and not a single spot of chainslap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Imagine a silent magura with a silent freewheel and not a single spot of chainslap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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