Big_Al

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i think if i lived in bonny scottland, id shoot myself! or start sleeping with the large amount of ginger men walking around in tartan hats! as the female tallent seriously leaves a little to be desired! id rather sleep with ben rowlands than 90% of those girls!

Sadly, Magura black pads are best used for throwing at people in the cinema! As a brake pad, they are about as much use as using a strawberry lace as a cable for an avid BB7. Unless of course your name is Rowan Johns, and you missed the bit where we were all told 'you need GOOD back brakes' Really though, they dont work overly well. You get a load of modulation with them, and they can be OK for a front brake, but generally, Id advise you keep clear of them! If you must use them, avoid using them on a grind, they just turn to dust! They will be OK with copious amounts of tar, although any pad will work with tar really! Al

I'm not so sure about that Padarik, i dont believe the RB lever has had anything to do with Magura at all. It's not ACTUALLY a Magura lever, it's simply a hydraulic brake lever, that happens to have a master cylinder capable of working well with the piston sizes of an hs33 slave cylinder, and happens to have the same thread size as a Magura hose! I dont think Magura have had anything to do with it!

Cheers Smurfy!!! Whatever my brake is, Im happy with it

The Ta26 is a lovely frame to ride! For they money, they really are amazing! I've ridden a few of my mates, and they feel really nice! I have however heard that you need to run a proper seat post in them, as they are prone to cracking at the seat-tube/seat-stay junction when used without a seat post. Just something to bear in mind Al

My Vote goes to the hope XC, I've been running one for about two years with no problems what so ever! Its still just as smooth now as the day it was bought!

I thought the answers would be along those lines. I just thought it made an interesting discussion. As its still clearly a magura, you would never call it an RB brake, even though the majority of its components are not made by magura at all! Couldnt you call it a frankenmag!

hey guys, im new to the forum, ive been browsing it for a few weeks now, and thought id sign up today random topic of discussion: when is a rear magura no longer a magura? and just a random hydraulic rear rim brake? i was thinking this looking at my brake last night, ive got a rear magura HS33, but its got an RB designs lever, a hope braided hose, koxx pads (in powerpad backings), echo CNC brake clamps, random stainless bolts, and an RB booster. so the only part of my brake actually made by magura is the slave cylinders! can it still really be called a magura brake? surely its an RB brake seeing as its got more RB components than anything else? what do you guys think? Al