1-modd-1 Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 well i was riding to day with me freinds and all of our brakes froze up loljust wondering if anybody else has had this problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Yup, had it today. So f**king annoying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Mine haven't frozen yet... Probably will now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 (edited) use anti-freeze be ok until it gets to about -20 Edited December 28, 2005 by Monty Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 use anti-freeze Or oil. About 20% anti freeze in with the water should do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-modd-1 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Or oil. About 20% anti freeze in with the water should do the job. yer thats what i did seems to work ok now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 or just fill it up with anti-freeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 You can either use anti freeze or put the orginal magura fluid back in to put antifreeze in put about a quarter of the syringe full of anti freeze and then the rest water and bleed through as normal.You should change your brakes to antifreeze or fluid because it can ruin the seals etc on the magurasCheers Mackey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxx1 Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 haha, that did suck didn't it bill lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 I've got anti-freeze in mine, haven't frozen yet Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Greenan!!!!!!!!!! Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 (edited) Is the water bleed realy worth it? I was going to do it a while ago but i wanted to keep my guarantee. Edited December 28, 2005 by joshyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramps Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 use maggie oil. water is crap a few of my mates use it and theirs freeze quite a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 my mates froze and myne didn't myne stil has its original bleed and his has water and anti-freeze they were in the same shed aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Kearney Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 I think water wrecks the brakes eventually, but being cheap i use it anyway, i plan to get new brakes/bike before they pack in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 My brake froze for the first time ever tonite, o well was on the way home anyway.It's really quite good actually, if it freezes it's a sign you shoudln't be out riding anyway cus it's so god damm cold!!!! Roll on forkin summer, ridin in shorts and T-shirt till 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxx1 Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 i don't like using oil, water seems to work better i've got anti freeze in my brake at the moment and its not freezing so my brake is working fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up'n'away Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Yes exactly the same thing happend to me lastnight , back wheel totaly locked up and i had to wheel a mile home ..Then i put the anti freeze in and all seemed to be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swize Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 (edited) or just fill it up with anti-freezeAnd rape the seals Personly i won't use anti freeze its really not good for the brake.Just run magura blood, baby oil or cooking oil. Edited December 29, 2005 by samthebiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecoust Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 well i was riding to day with me freinds and all of our brakes froze up loljust wondering if anybody else has had this problem ? baby oil is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Personly i won't use anti freeze its really not good for the brake.no it wont.If you think about it, if you use the correct amount of anti-freeze mixed with water, then the anti-freeze becomes nuetral, and it wont even harm the seals or anything (most of the water bottles n pipes on a car are plastic or rubber...)Baby oil is menna be fooking awsome, i might try it, but my water bleed it VERY awsome, it hasnt froze at all, and its been through 2 winters (hasnt got any anti-freeze in ether ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 (edited) use maggie oil. water is crap a few of my mates use it and theirs freeze quite a lot.tell them to add a little anti-freeze / coolant to their de-ionised water next time they bleed them, that way they can still keep the feel you get with water, and not have to worry about them freezing, Mike!!!Edit: Baby Oil? what like johnson's bath shizzle? how the hell did you discover that one? sounds interesting though, let me know how it goes if you do decide to put it in your brakes, good luck! Edited December 29, 2005 by mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 My mate's brake has froze up solid lol he's really worried, i imagine if you have your pads close enough to the rim it could crack the frame with the amount of pressure on the welds and it being like that for 6-7 hours non-stop. Just a thought, bet you're all paranoid and checking your mounts now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 I doupt that the frame would go, the brake cable might split, unless you were running the braided ones, methinks that the frame would die before they do, but i think the cable would die before the frame did (plastic vs metal) unless the cable was thermosetting, but it's to bendy for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 (edited) do you actually mean that you ride magura brakes on water? OMFGEDIT: maybe you should run it on tetley's or earl gray? that would be so english.. Edited December 29, 2005 by Inur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sembo_trials Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 well i was riding to day with me freinds and all of our brakes froze up loljust wondering if anybody else has had this problem ? lmao........... i had the problem last nite lol use propper fluid ..or try using de-icer in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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