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The bikes with the shop atm, as I said I wasn't taking it until something has been resolved. I cleaned the rim thoroughly when I had it back from the shop, and the mechanic took the pads off and de greased them today as they were pretty gunky for some reason. The mechanic called me earlier and said he had re bled the brakes and fiddled around and they seemed to have more bite, so I'll take a look when I finish work tomorrow. I bought the Maggies with the intention that was all I needed. After reading some of your comments it would appear the standard Magura still needs improving with pads & grinding etc. kinda shitty. If you could suggest some pads for me to get I'd appreciate it. Thanks for all the help.

It's the pads that come standard, yes they are black. So I won't need to worry about getting a refund and figuring something else out then? What pads do you recommend and how do I go about this rim grinding malarkey then? Thanks Edit: only just seen your above post, as I'm on my phone atm. Thanks a lot dude ! Really appreciate it.

So I picked up my first proper trials bike a few weeks ago, the Onza Pro. The rear brake was shocking and the front wasn't to good either, it just had standard cable disks on. There were a few other things I wanted looking at, so I took it to my local bike shop and said about upgrading to Maggies. I picked the bike up and the performance is awful, the rear rim doesnt hold very well at all, I can even turn the wheel while the brake is locked on. The mechanic was kinda like "well that's all in can do I'm afraid" so I'm in no better position than when i started but my wallet is a lot lighter lol. I can't run a booster as I have the fitting kit on too. What else do you Mod guys use? I'm 6ft 1 and probably a little over weight. Sorry for the waffle & thanks a bunch for any help

Sorry dude ! Good luck anyway though

Yeah those are all things I would have done anyway to be honest, cheers though. I bought it, the bike is sound apart from the brakes need sorting ( they're the cable original ) I'm thinking of putting a maggy on the rear. I need to change the grips as he had bmx ones on and also get some original pedals. Also the bloody brake levers are horrendous compared to my inspired lol.

good point! I'm pretty new to the trials scene, and brand new to the mod scene lol I'm going to see that onza pro that dan suggested later Is there anything in particular I should be looking out for ?

Thanks a lot guys, I was about to go buy it too! Glad I got your advice first. My budget is £300 as I already have an Element. I messaged the guy on gumtree Dan I thought the frame was old as I couldn't find Much info on the web about, but maybe thought the saving grace was the Maggies ?

Hi there I'm looking to buy my first mod trials bike, and saw this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONZA-T-PRO-20-TRIALS-BIKE-magura-HS33-ground-rim-monty-eagle-claw-rear-tyre-/180853766014?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7409211355951743144#ht_500wt_922 I've secured the bike for £240 if I want it from the owner, is this worth the money ? Or would I be better off buying an onza Pro with the cable discs ? Is there much difference in the T Pro and Pro ? Thanks