multi tasking male Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 i have been looking at the v to magura mount converters, are they any good ? would i be better off going for disk front and back, convert or stick with v ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 i have been looking at the v to magura mount converters, are they any good ? would i be better off going for disk front and back, convert or stick with v ? Stick to V and just get some good pads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Metcalfe Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Depends, What Vee set-up you have already, And your Budget to get optimum braking, Just if you're shellling out for an Evo kit and a maggie, Or if your Vee is uber sh!t, Which would be cheapest and easiest, and obvs your optimum braking mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Trott Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) . Edited May 7, 2011 by Ryan Trott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 i might have a look at the converters then, are the old maggies any good ? theres a pair going on ebay with converter kits and it still prety cheap with only 2 days left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 you would have to be mad to put maggies on your bike when you have vee posts! If you get a good quality vee brake (anything by avid or shimano) and some good cable (bmx slic ones are pretty good) and some good pads (TNN) then your brake will be powerful, light, easy to pull, easy to maintain and low profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) If you get a good quality vee brake (anything by avid or shimano) and some good cable (bmx slic ones are pretty good) and some good pads (TNN or Heatsink) then your brake will be powerful, light, easy to pull, easy to maintain and low profile. +1, a good lever always makes a vee feel better too. Heres a good example of a non-exspensive, but good vee. Shimano Acera arms, £12 - link. Avid SD7 lever, £11 - link. Heatsink CNC'd vee pads (Get the 'snowys' - the white material), £19 - link. Odyssey Slic brake cable, £3 - link. And that excellant vee brake comes too £45 without post and packaging. EDIT: Now think about what you get with a Magura, for £70 you still only get standard black pads that are useless in trials! Soby going with the vee for £25 less you'll be getting a much better brake (providing you know how to set up a vee brake well! If not just bring it to your local bike shop) Edited January 23, 2010 by cai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 i am starting to like the idea of vs now, are the onza pad converters any good ? or would it just be better to get some cnc pads and just get the refil when i need them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konstant Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) I know that a lot of people get good results with the Evolution adapters, but I never liked them. I found that the calipers would often move slightly after hard riding and they're also way more flexible than the 4 bolt mounts. If the cost of discs is putting you off, go for a decent V setup as the others have mentioned. I've always preferred the Avid levers over anything Shimano. Edited January 24, 2010 by konstant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch-119 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 you can buy the mounts for maggies to weld on, if you know anyone that could be an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 i think i might just stick with the vee at the moment and then in the future maybe get some maggie mounts welded on. who would be able to do this and is it possible ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch-119 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 yea of course it's possible, i think i've seent them for sale on www.chainreactioncycles.com, and if there is an car mechanics near you they should have a welder, i reckon they'd do it for a price /\ Magura Braze on Kit 4-Bolt From <-- googe that and look for above website /\ bout' 15.00 quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 just a idea but would it work to just get spacers ( square ones ) and drill a hole in the center of them and then throught the frame and put them on with the same bolt going through the brake mounts on the frame and the mounts that go on top if you know what i meen ? then you could put them where ever you want on the frame. or maybe get the magura brake on kit and weld it and then for extra strength put a nut on bolt through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 don't f**k around with your frame, use vee brakes! i've run maguras, discs and vees, i'm confident i won't go back to a magura any time soon i love my vee brake! i'm a big b*****d at 106kgs but i've not felt it slip since i got some decent pads, i even got reasonable performance from the standard black pads (better than magura blacks, so that says alot for the power of vees....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 ye i might just stick with vees, much cheaper and easyer. thanks everyone for your help. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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