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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: hutch-judge on February 09, 2008, 10:18 PM

Title: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: hutch-judge on February 09, 2008, 10:18 PM
Anybody used these, any good ?

Just bought a frame which has some fitted and can't decide if to leave them on or not ? (Think they look pretty cool)

Cheers Jase
Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: pickle on February 09, 2008, 10:24 PM
the best rim brake you can get!  never seen them on a BMX but all the trial guys used to run em, till they made disc brakes reliable.

i suspect lots of people still swear by em
Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: Dingobmxer on February 10, 2008, 07:14 AM
I ran one for a while back in 1999ish and whilst it was an amazing brake it had no "feel" compared to a v-brake

 :) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: Philbert on February 10, 2008, 01:56 PM
still very highly rated amongst the trials riders.

most still use one on the rear with disc on front. the old flourescent yellows were the pick of the bunch bitd!

what colour are they?

the base range were in charcoal grey if memory serves me correct, i think they may have done blue, then at the top end wer red and then the creme de la creme were the yellows
Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: TwoBobRob on February 10, 2008, 07:57 PM
A friend of mine used to run them on his Standard.  Bloody effective, in fact I couldn't get on with them as I felt they were too good. On/off and nowt in between.  I can see why trials riders like em   :)
Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: perry on February 12, 2008, 07:28 AM
the ones to have were the greens  8)

Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: pickle on February 12, 2008, 07:47 AM
the ones to have were the greens  8)



yeah i make you right there mate!  weren't they called frog pads or something??   :-\
Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: perry on February 12, 2008, 05:21 PM
hmm something like that

my memorys hazy but i think they were the same as the common yellows which were better than the reds and blues but had softer pads
Title: Re: Magura Hydraulic ?
Post by: zed4130 on February 12, 2008, 08:59 PM
yep frogs were green pads, i think they were the winter pads, ive been usuing hs33's for the last 5 years on my old kona, they are the best brakes ive ever used, i change the pads every year, ive used the green ones, didnt notice much difference my self, ive never changed the break flued, highly recomend them, ive seen them on some race bmx's. good if only got one break, and more powerfull than v's  :daumenhoch:
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