THE trials commentator Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 I know what your saying adam. and as for where to get them.try different bikes. si uses this forum,cos I cant remember their website..I'll look it up and edit this post Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 I have no idea how people manage to make them so Poo. I have zeb, plaz pads, lightly ground D521, rb lever and a normal maggie booster. There is slightly more sponge than my original lever (but that had virtually no flex at all). This brake is immense. And I mean IMMENSE. The b*****d will not slip!!! Al_fel or johntheguru will back me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Thing is, brake power can be very different... you know Elliot Firth, that guy that won Expert Nass at Bath? He runs red pads that are highly glazed and a dirty D521 rim.... His back brake is nasty, it just slips doing anything... for me. He can pull his brake so hard however that its got enough power for him... Black pads, red pads, whatever... he makes any brake work.... I say learn to pull the lever harder! I expect its cus he is skilled and doesnt need the brake to be so powerful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 A few months ago I wanted to know what an RB looked like on the inside. Couldnt find any pictures though... Now I have one, and the seals popped. So for all of you I made this pic, explaining how one looks on the inside: 1. Body. Holds the bugger together. 2. Lever blade. 3. Golden looking things, these sit on the lever blade, on the upper hole (where the lever connects to the body). 4. Bolts that hold the lever together. 5. Piston thing. This pushes the oil. 6. Spring. This pushes the piston out when pushed in. 7. Cylinder. The spring goes into this, followed by the piston (in the way shown) 8. "TPA" thing, adjusts pad wear and bite point. 9. Rubber O-ring. You may think that it is a spare seal, but no, it's the wrong size. Sits on the "TPA" to aid grip when turned. 10. Little gold thingy, sits on the lever blade and holds the "TPA" together with the blade. And here's the lever fitted on my bike. Too bad my bars snapped, grips ripped and RB started leaking then :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 so can u buy replacement cylinder for them as alot of pepoles start leaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 so can u buy replacement cylinder for them as alot of pepoles start leaking It's not the cylinder, it's the O-rings that suck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 Hmm.. well my cylinder was scored. Which F**ked the O rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mink Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Have you plished your cylinder yet? Do you have my dremel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen-Rider Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 1. Body. Holds the bugger together. 2. Lever blade. 3. Golden looking things, these sit on the lever blade, on the upper hole (where the lever connects to the body). 4. Bolts that hold the lever together. 5. Piston thing. This pushes the oil. 6. Spring. This pushes the piston out when pushed in. 7. Cylinder. The spring goes into this, followed by the piston (in the way shown) 8. "TPA" thing, adjusts pad wear and bite point. 9. Rubber O-ring. You may think that it is a spare seal, but no, it's the wrong size. Sits on the "TPA" to aid grip when turned. 10. Little gold thingy, sits on the lever blade and holds the "TPA" together with the blade. The seals that start leaking are the o rings on numba 5,the piston, rite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mink Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 The seals that start leaking are the o rings on numba 5,the piston, rite? Correctomundo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Have you plished your cylinder yet? Do you have my dremel? Nope :"> Its still at Tomm®s I think. I dont remember taking it home with me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 ye but can u buy the cylinder new ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya mum Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 I was very lucky because I ordered mine from supercycles wen they dent have ne in but I rang up 3 weeks after the order I rang upthreatening them to send me 1 and they sed they found three that day and put it in next day delivery(for free) and a 5er discount.so im v happy josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv_ridin_koxx Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 where can I get an RB? supersycles say they haven't got any in at the moment, and haven't had for months and aren't likely to for months...where did all you guys get yours? is there anywhere in the UK where I can order one? ~Ben u can get them from koxx nse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 so because people complain they leak could I just replace the"o rings" with better ones and all will be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoShO Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 where do you get the o rngs from then? josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Tom Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 I got my Rb lever today. £40-last in stock from one of my LBS' cos of the new design so he'll not be getting any more in! I wanted black, but got red. It's a project for stripping then using obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser1 Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 one quick question: how wide are the blades? they look to be wider than 10mm, but not quite 1/2" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoShO Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 just a little tip,at night or when you put your bike away loosen the tpa fully off.this means when the fluid inside expands when it gets cold the pads got oout instead of touching the rim and expanding thus blowing the seals josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jang Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 just a little tip,at night or when you put your bike away loosen the tpa fully off.this means when the fluid inside expands when it gets cold the pads got oout instead of touching the rim and expanding thus blowing the seals josh thats true for normal magura though says it in the manual "to help magura life, loosen off TPA when not using" or something to that effect... but nobody bothers, if its going to freeze.. which will make it expand.. your pritty fecked anyways, takes ages to sort that out... Problem with moving the TPA is, when you have it in a spot on place.. you dont want to move it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I am replacing my o-rings in the next few days, for anyone whois interested the mesurements are 10mm inside diameter, and 13mm outside diameter.meaning the o-ring is 3mm thick for the less bright among us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick_spider Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I am replacing my o-rings in the next few days, for anyone whois interested the mesurements are 10mm inside diameter, and 13mm outside diameter.meaning the o-ring is 3mm thick for the less bright among us. I don't think so... By those measurements the O-Ring will be 1.5mm thick :- When I measured mine I thought it was closer to 9mm ID, and 2mm thickness... but I couldn't be arsed and put a magura cylinder in instead. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 haha, good one Bill You know it :- Shouldn't have mentioned the less bright amoung us..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jang Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 (edited) EDIT: RB Seals Are - 8mm inner, 13mm outer Edited January 12, 2004 by Class Team Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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