fathopper Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Right heres the situation, Ive had maguras on most of my trials bikes now for about a year and 4 months, and each magura I've had keeps going wrong, I either get lazy pistons or the hose just splits or I get contaminated pads, So I'm starting to think enough is enough. Do you reckon I should:A. Stick with the magura and buy another new one and new pads and start from fresh?ORB. Buy a new brake set like Avid Ulitmate Vee for the rear and Avid Disc for the front?Any suggestions would be much helpfulAlso Should I upgrade my front Deore Vee to a Hydro Disc?Cheers for comments and advice would be very helpful Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomer Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 rebuild/clean old maggie and buy a avid bb7, sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott-mad Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 same problem as me! i got sick of hydro power and went to v-brakes front and rear! i definatly havnt looked back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 cant go wrong with ultimate on the rear and a bb7 upfront at all, some serious braking equipment ive had that setup for ages (although currently got a monotrial upfront for some reason)get some heatsink v backings with coust material, some linear slick cables, and xtr/ultimate levers and you will wonder why you even bothered with maguras in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott-mad Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 (edited) In all honesty its personal preference. This argument of hydro or cable brakes won't ever end. You get your hardcore cable worshippers and hardcore hydro worshippers. Just get whatever you want, take a chance here or there and see what you end up with and then you can tell other people about your findings! But just for abit of brake porn: Edited December 25, 2006 by scott-mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathopper Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Hmm choices, choices, maybe I should have put a poll up, still not sure but edging towards Vee, with my track record with Hydro brakes in genral aint good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 vee, I cant believe you are taking the time to think about it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathopper Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Well made up my mind going to try somthing new and go for the Avid Ultimate Vee, but not sure about what pads to go for also thinking about getting a SD7 avid lever, cheers for the advice and help choosing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 coust pads for sure considering the weather, or crvs in the summer also lever wise, sd7s arent bad, just once you use an ultimate, you dont want to go back...dont forget you will need 4 bolt adaptors, heatsink (mk2s) and bonz both make some damn good ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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