Mountain Biking - Are Mag's better then Nines?

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earlygrace
12-17-04, 10:57 AM
I have a set of Nines right now, but one of the levers is wreked, so I found a good deal on a used set of compleat f&r Hayes Mag's

Am I better off with the Mags or the Nines, I know the problems the Nines have, but I don't know anything about the mag, are they very different?

Maelstrom
12-17-04, 11:17 AM
Mags are better, better modulation.

And don't take that deal away from me, I am going for that 269 deal myself :)
BikeInMN
12-17-04, 12:57 PM
The Mags have a better lever, calipers are the same...

earlygrace
12-17-04, 01:20 PM
so are the calipers interchangable? I mean can I use my old one with these new ones if need be? I would think so.
BikeInMN
12-17-04, 01:37 PM
so are the calipers interchangable? I mean can I use my old one with these new ones if need be? I would think so.
Yes they both use a Hayes G2 caliper, so hang on to the old ones. The big difference is in the master cylinder design with the Mag being the better of the two.
Hopper
12-17-04, 05:11 PM
I used to have nines and my new bike has the mags. The mags have better modulation and they feel more comfortable to use.
Kidafa
12-18-04, 12:59 AM
I have ridden hopper's old bike and new

The mags have SO MUCH more power than the nines...........