mackey Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 i have a magura with water in it and now it is getting colder i am starting to worry about it freezeing.So i dont no whether to change the fluid back to oil or put a little bit of anti freeze inside (as i have heard people say )if everyone thinks anti freeze is the better option how much should i put in? any help and advice would be good thanks :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) i have a magura with water in it and now it is getting colder i am starting to worry about it freezeing.So i dont no whether to change the fluid back to oil or put a little bit of anti freeze inside (as i have heard people say )if everyone thinks anti freeze is the better option how much should i put in? any help and advice would be good thanks :S i have hared that if you put half and half, half water and half anti-freeze! but if you keep the bike inside you should be ok because they will not freeze when you are riding beacuse the water is always moving! hope i help ollie Edited November 17, 2005 by ollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) Anti-freeze that fanny. Edited November 17, 2005 by N.Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Yeah i would say anti-freeze is probably the best thing to do with them, just nip down to halfords and pick up a small bottle for a couple of quid, wack it in and then your sorted for winter. Job done :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petit_pablo Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 A 50/50 mix of water/anti freeze should see you covered untill it gets to -20c lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey gav Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 a 70 /30 mix of water antifreeze is fine down to about -16 which is adequate unless u like to leave your bike out in the snow. Gavyn :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 how about just put mineral oil in like they are designed for or use the search function on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 magura blood dosnt actually cost that much its about £3 quid for a 50ml bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_ferret Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 go for oil! no freezing and not that expensive as watto said! oggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 magura blood dosnt actually cost that much its about £3 quid for a 50ml bottle yes, but its shit stuff. Anti-freeze should work :blink: Mine never freezes as its kept in my house, but i havnt been riding in the cold very often latley... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey gav Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 water is less dense than oil so the water reactes faster than oil. so when you pull the lever the pad hits the rim faster and comes off the rim faster anti freeze anti freeze is mainly made of water so is more sutible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_ferret Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 :P if its thta shit why would they put it in and have so many people stay with it :blink: i have just gone back to it from water and i actually prefer it NOTHING in trials is standard across the boardeveryone prefers different things! antifreeze will cost just as much as whacking oil in for the winter oggy :S :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 :P if its thta shit why would they put it in and have so many people stay with it :) i have just gone back to it from water and i actually prefer it NOTHING in trials is standard across the boardeveryone prefers different things! antifreeze will cost just as much as whacking oil in for the winter oggy :- :P Id still rather have the water option, i hated my brake when bled with oil, was just SOOOO slow, and didnt feel nice at all, but my water bleed it rapid and releases SOOOO quick and has a nice solid feel :) I need my new rear rim and pads though!!! :- So then my rear brake and rear wheel will be awsome!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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