Towler Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Hey, basically Im going to try a magura out on the front again. My friend has gone back to a magura and he has improved alot, don’t think that has anything to do with a magura on front... he is pretty much just a beast although never admits it. I thought I might do the same because although the disk is powerful and don’t get me wrong I love mine and haven’t had any problems with it, but I don’t have much self confidence so hopefully if I try a magura again I wont be scared of hitting it. I also noticed benito uses a magura again, any reason? Anyways just wanted to know your thoughts, has anyone done so? or does anyone else feel that their riding is limited due to thinking about parts on your bike rather than fully concentrating on getting up the bloody wall or through a rock section.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I've just banged a front Magura on again. Reason being, I keep breaking my discs. They either leak, get hit or just arent consistant. Good thing about them, it's hard to kill a front Maggy I reckon. With discs, I'm always weary about hitting it, now I dont need to worry. Rossi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Look at Neil Tunnicliffe's latest video - gap to front wheel on rails with a Magura. If you set it up properly and use decent pads then it'll be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towler Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 yer only thing that im un sure about is missing of the sheer on / off that you get from a disk. Suppose I could whack a grind on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I had a grind with Heatsink pads and it locked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) yeah but look at the end of that video and hes using a magura louise on the front and thats a beast ^_^ A magura will lock ace on a front clean, mine did anyway and that was just kool stop pads. Tom Edited October 20, 2005 by Tom Booth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 you have no need to worry about getting enough power from a front maggie, you will get more than enough if you use the right set up. something like heatsink blue pads with a light grind would be awesome. i like the fact that with discs, you can run a light weight front rim and not be bothered about buckling it. i allways hit my discs, but they dont bend to much. except the rotors on hope mono trials are propper shit and bend if you drop a penny on it. also you dont need to worry about them fading when the weather is shit, which is a big plus in say a comp. and many discs are just put on and forget, you dont need to fanny around with discs at all, unless they propperly fork up. but its a very personal thing, i dont think i would get on with a front maggie, where as say tunni doesnt rate front discs at all and much prefers a front maggie. so its up to you, you have to just try it out. thats my 5p's worth anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineasmithpig Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 if u can get the pads to bite properly, a front maggie is just a disc brake with a 26in rotor. Might have a go at a 1 piece maggie setup one day ^_^ zero flex beast with custom sized, over-powerful pistons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 most of the reasons i chose to move back to a magura are listed in this topic, more so rossi's reply, thats exactly the reason i chose, its not perfect for a comp situation, but as your keeping your disk as spare, there will be no problem if you enter a comp. my main reason, was because i kept landing on rotor, and having to bend it back with my fingers. meh each to their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shovel Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 if you run it with some decent pads then you'll still get that on/off feeling towler and as ben said you can always keep a hold of your hope so you can switch it if need be you should try using a magura with the rim you've got on at the moment first though, that would be interesting . . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towler Posted October 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 if you run it with some decent pads then you'll still get that on/off feeling towler and as ben said you can always keep a hold of your hope so you can switch it if need be you should try using a magura with the rim you've got on at the moment first though, that would be interesting . . . . . . . lol (Y) that would, although how many pads would i go through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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