watto Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Sorry to be blunt but most of that is bullshit, you should bleed your magura every time it feels shit basically and the oil will prlly be like dust after five years. Water may cause some damage to seals "n" Stuff but my brake has been bled with water four 4 years and i have only had one burst hoseSorry to be blunt but most of that is bullshit(using your words there, and enlighten me on how mineral oil will become dust after 5 years then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 DO NT USE WATER IT WRECKS YOUR SEAL S ANND MAKES EVERYTHING RUST AND IVE SEEN SOMEONE LEAVE THERE BIKE OUT IN THE SHED OVERNIGHT WITH A WATER BLEED AND THE NEXT MORNING THE WATER HAD FROZEN AND THE LEVERS DIDNT MVE AND THE BRAKE WAS LOCKED ONHOPE I VE HELPED JOSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Goch Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 (edited) A lot of people have water bled brakes that have been working flawlessly for years. For rust to occur, you must have both water and oxygen, which is present in air. As the whole idea of bleeding is to prevent air being in the system, the brake must be poorly bled for anything to rust. As well as this I'm sure maguras are made of aluminium, which, funnily enough, doesn't rust!To prevent freezing, use antifreeze (the clue is in the title) or alchohol (don't know if anyone uses this though).Try turning off caps lock too, and if you're feeling crazy, try using punctuation!Alun Edited May 20, 2006 by Alun Goch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasthetrialsrider Posted May 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 sorry but antifreeze with water will mess up your brakes big time and anyone who has done this is stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Goch Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 *awaits the many many people who have been called stupid to argue against this*Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 sorry but antifreeze with water will mess up your brakes big time and anyone who has done this is stupidThats pretty much everyone who has a water bleed over winter, which i'm quite sure is over half of the riders who use magura's. I personally didn't bother with antifreeze and my brake has frozen twice this winter, the only thing that happens is that the pads get pushed onto the rim. All i did was throw a rag over the lever and another over the slave cylinders and after about 10 minutes i had a normal working brake again... if thats the only downside to bleeding with water then roll on next winter... its most definately worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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