onzadude123 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 (edited) Hey, i've got a Magura Marta, was a gorgeous disc until i caught the lever on a bollard when i forgot the width of my riser bars (by the way, scaffolding on pavements should be banned ) so i've got a lovely snapped lever I've looked around a bit but i can't seem to find any info or levers that would fit for sure, anyone have any suggestions please feel free to write awayCheersJoel Edited November 28, 2006 by onzadude123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Beckett Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 ring the online shops up to see if they can order them in.........ebay would be a good place to get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie2000 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 here you mate http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Sorry to say it but I really wouldn't be surprised if the lever was cracked there before you hit the bollard... you can see from the position of the 'arm' bits in the right hand side of the picture that they've been flexing and bent in towards each other. I ran a Marta back in 2001 and the same thing happened to mine then and they still haven't fixed the stupid design- it simply isn't strong enough for trials use IMO.I read on OTN that guys in the US often replace the levers with Shimano units which could be a plan...Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzadude123 Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 here you mate http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4100 Cheers mate, and yeh i suspec there probably was but i love the feel of it too much to scrap the brake lol Thanks for you comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 (edited) Cheers mate, and yeh i suspec there probably was but i love the feel of it too much to scrap the brake lol Thanks for you comments Yeah but for the same price as the marta lever blade you could replace the entire lever with a Shimano complete lever! It seems to be the way some American guys have gone to produce a fantastic brake rather than an excellent one!!DaveEDIT: Found something online about the mod I mentioned... here Edited November 28, 2006 by monkeyseemonkeydo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I heard magura julie was a good swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzadude123 Posted November 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yeah but for the same price as the marta lever blade you could replace the entire lever with a Shimano complete lever! It seems to be the way some American guys have gone to produce a fantastic brake rather than an excellent one!!DaveEDIT: Found something online about the mod I mentioned... hereAha ! cheers boss, i'l deffinately look into a Shimano or equally strong lever boby, thanks for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_kial Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Hey joel, From those pictures i can tell you thats bens bike and you didn't snap it he did and then when you bought it of him. I snapped it HAHAHA Your a shit at liar mate !! hahaa !1!LiLkIaL!1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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